Tinker Tailor

Fresh, current, bespoke and commercial. A group of passionate and professional coaches that are bringing the human element back to career mentoring.

Working with young people between the ages of 16-25, we help individuals at any ability level, with any ambition and from any background. Putting the power to choose into their hands, we take the time to listen and understand, creating personal relationships that are so important to help the young mind grow.

12/09/2024

Are you (or is someone in your life) about to start applying for apprenticeships, internships, or graduate training programmes? Tinker Tailor has a few spaces left for VOLUNTEERS to participate in our pilot Mock Assessment Centres, which will be formally rolled out later this year. This is an opportunity to practice, gather valuable expert feedback, and prepare for the process - For FREE

Our assessment centres have been designed by an experienced candidate assessment and selection professional.

WHEN
👉 Monday, October 28th 10am – 3pm – For Apprenticeship Applications (for Year 13/Upper 6)
👉 Wednesday, October 30th 10am – 3pm – For Undergraduate/Graduate Internships/Programmes (for 2nd/ 3rd year Undergrads/Grads)

WHERE
Online

PURPOSE
To simulate a REAL assessment experience.
To make the experience beneficial, you will be observed and assessed during each exercise by our TRAINED ASSESSORS will evaluate you against behaviours similar to those used by REAL Graduate or Apprentice employers.
You will have the opportunity to interact with other participants and perform the following exercises:
👉 Interview
👉 Group Exercise
👉 Analysis/Presentation Exercise.

After the assessment centre, we will provide you with CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK to help you prepare for any future assessment centres.

The entire experience will last approximately 5 hours, including breaks.

COMPETENCIES ASSESSED
Collaborating with Others
Personal Effectiveness
Critical Thinking
Learning Agility
Adaptability and Resilience
Effective Communication

There won't be any costs involved, just your time and your enthusiasm.
Please get in touch if you’d like to take advantage of this opportunity or would like to know more [email protected].
Please can you tell us:
👉 Which assessment centre you are interested in
👉 Which year you are in
👉 Why you'd like to take part
👉 Roles you are potentially interested in applying for in future

Alternatively, please SHARE with anyone in your network who you think might be interested.

28/04/2021

PAID WORK EXPERIENCE!
We're looking for a grad/undergrad to do a small research project (would prob take a total of 1-2 days max) which needs to be completed by Fri 14 May. Ideally suited to someone studying Business but happy to talk to any subject specialists who have a strong interest in business and commerce. We'll of course pay you for your time! Please do get in touch if you're interested - [email protected] or 07920 774214. Thanks

17/03/2021

Uni applications. It's that time of year again! We’ve spoken to 250+ students in the last 3 weeks. Here are just a few of the questions we’ve answered:
Medicine or Health Economics? Architecture or Product Design? A career in Law or International Development? Should I choose the course over the uni? Degree or Apprenticeship? What does an impressive Personal Statement look like? What if I have no idea what I want to do after uni? What if I don’t have any work experience?

Applications don't open until September so now's the time to research, reflect and prepare. Schools will be taking a well earned break for Easter, but we'll be open and ready to answer your questions via Teams or Zoom.

Please do get in touch if you’d like to arrange a 121 session to discuss your options. [email protected] or 07920 774214.

23/01/2020

Am looking for anyone in my network with experience in theatre direction/production. I am working with a student, not fortunate enough to have an extensive network, who is exploring the ideal qualifications and routes into the industry. She's keen to back up her (very thorough) research with insights from people in the business. Can you help? Huge thanks in advance.

08/10/2019

*PAID WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS* calling all students/those with networks of students. This extraordinary initiative is working to democratise how we access work experience. For just £5 pounds a ticket you can enter a raffle with the chance to win a weeks PAID work experience in the summer of 2020. 100% of the proceeds go to supporting cancer charities (UCL Cancer Institute, as well as Shine and CLIC Sargent). There are already 30+ organisations that have joined. We all know how work experience can boost employability and help young people work out what career to pursue.

12/02/2019

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