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Job search in good company.
From campus to shortlisted, in 5 days.
Graduate hiring is brutally uneven. A small number of candidates get the majority of interviews - not because they're more qualified, but because their story is sharper and their profile is visible to the right people.
We work with graduates targeting competitive employers. Once your story is right, the market moves fast. The London Sprint is built for this: five days, people at the same stage, and coaches who know what the best employers look for.
London Sprint
Cohort · 5 days
Search momentum by Friday.
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You're not competing on experience, you're competing on story. Understand which sectors are actually hiring graduates this cycle, what makes a candidate memorable to a recruiter sifting hundreds of near-identical CVs, and how to position what you do have - coursework, projects, internships, curiosity - so it reads as evidence, not padding.
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Your CV is rebuilt from the positioning, not a template you found online. Same for LinkedIn - with six rules that make both work harder, for human readers and the algorithms screening graduate applications first. You leave with a hiring list of companies and schemes where your profile is a genuine fit, not a spreadsheet of a thousand logos.
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Most people think networking is a skill they're missing. It's a habit they've stopped practising - or never started. The best networkers are often introverts, because they treat it as generosity, not a transaction: pay it forward, stay curious, help before you ask. You leave with the discipline built in, and a first list of people worth reaching out to.
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Everyone your age uses ChatGPT. "I use AI" isn't a skill, and recruiters can tell. You build a functional AI stack for the search itself, and learn to use it in the work you'll actually be doing once you're hired - the difference between candidates who talk about AI and candidates who visibly use it well. Build with AI. For your first role.
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If they've invited you to interview, they already want to hire you. Read it as a signal, not a test. Learn to read the room, project yourself into the role, and turn a two-way conversation into an offer - interviewers are more eager to find the right person than you think. You close the week with a shortlist, a story that lands, and a path towards an offer.
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The sprint ends on Friday, the support doesn't. Three weeks of check-ins, office hours, and warm introductions keep the momentum going while the first offers come in.
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Join remotely (talk to us first).
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These are the 10 things you won’t hear from career services:
#1 Finesse your AI stack Everyone uses ChatGPT. "I use AI" is not a skill. You'll get noticed once you build functional workflows and use cases, applicable to the job you want. Perplexity, Claude, Notion, Paper. Know what you'll use and why.
#2 Be humble You have less experience than everyone else in the room, your core strength is your capacity to grow. Own it and show your real self: how you grew up, what you navigated, what makes you weird (avoid TMI). Interviewers live for stories.
#3 Put skin in the game Show dedication and bring a point of view. Do the work nobody asked you to do: a short deck, market research, AI fixes that need doing, something that proves you thought about the business. It will get noticed.
#4 STOP using AI for job applications Everyone sees through it: AI applications are the new spam. Write like a human, do your research, be specific, use our you/me/us method. Flatter and converse. Cover letters used to be hand written for a reason.
#5 Look elsewhere Everyone wants to work for a shiny startup or in a fancy industry. The money and growth are in new sectors you know nothing about: GenAI, energy grids, cybersecurity, society as a service, defense, longevity.
#6 Look abroad Luckily, some countries are better than others at creating graduate jobs, often with immense growth opportunities. If you have any flexibility, just do it - before a mortgage or aging parents make it harder.
#7 Learn to network Not LinkedIn spam or asking strangers for a job: conversing, being curious, and staying in touch without an agenda. Find people doing work you find intriguing and suggest a coffee chat. Do that every week.
#8 Lean into communities This is your superpower. Find the Discord, meetup, or substack comments section where your tribe lives. Contribute something. Just help someone. Communities are where jobs and introductions circulate.
#9 Say yes to growth Do things that scare you, pick projects nobody else volunteered for. Join that AI bootcamp. Talk to people 10 years ahead of you. Optimize for your learning curve, not for vibes. Don't be the smartest in the room.
#10 Learn to handle rejection Stop chasing perfection. A no is never personal: companies are distracted, under-resourced, and choosing between great candidates. Move on, say thank you, stay in touch, learn from it, and keep applying.
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