2022 Student Success Update | Monday September 12
Welcome to the Learning People Student Success update for the week commencing 12 September 2022 – our regular weekly round-up previewing a selection of up to the minute successes, including exams sat, certifications gained, interviews attended, and new positions attained.
IT and Cyber Security
Another successful hiring round with isms.online has seen offers extended to three candidates based across the UK. All roles are InfoSec and were made available EXCLUSIVELY to Learning People students.
The three students will now join a twelve week Academy training program led by Learning People graduate Toby Cane. The training is an equal split of theory and practical covering InfoSec Governance, Compliance and Risk Management.
- Leanne has over 7 years’ experience working as a Global Account Coordinator and is currently preparing for her CompTIA Security+. isms.online loved her experience in working with different stakeholders across the world, and her confidence in processes and systems as well as relationship building skills.
- Giles has a background in Development, IT Support and IT Leadership + IT Project Management and holds an MSc in Computer Science is now certified in CEH, Security+, Network+, PRINCE2. He is delighted to be joining isms.online in an InfoSec capacity due to Cyber Security being a passion of his for many years. Based in Scotland, Giles will work fully remotely in his new role.
- Chris has extensive Project (Events) and Sales Management experience and also coordinated the production of several Cyber Security conferences in his previous role is now CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certified.
All three Learning People graduates will join isms.online in the first week of October and will take on the titles of Management Systems Executive and upon completion of the Academy will move into specialist roles within the organisation.
They join Simon, Stu, Mark and Luke who have recently graduated from the Academy training program along with Mike and Sadia who have been making an impact since their start in January.
Elsewhere Oluwole has joined Phoenix Group as a Cyber Risk Consultant having completed a year in the role of Assurance & Architecture Specialist, he is now pivoting to the Risk side of Cyber Security.
Code
Zainab has become a Graduate Software Development Engineer with Analog Devices in Edinburgh
Project management
Kimberley is now a Project Manager with Community Fibre, Matthew has secured the role of CFCD Administrator for the Department of Pensions starting on the 19th and Lian has joined Arup as a Senior Project Manager.
Poppy has been offered 2 roles – one of which is as a PMO Analyst for Safran Aviation with the other being a Project Manager for Jacobs MOD (which she has accepted). Poppy has a background in retail management (for Molton Brown) so was delighted to be offered a project management role. This is very well deserved for Poppy and is a result of her excellent soft skills and utilisation of Career Services networking training which made her approach to companies, personal and friendly.
After working through all three phases of Career Services support, Alexandra has now been offered two project management roles in the space of three days. She initially secured a position as Graduate Project Executive with Firefly, and has now accepted her second offer of Project Coordinator with ASDA where she will be involved in new project areas as part of ASDA’s new Business Transformation. She was offered a higher salary than she asked for and will begin working with them in October. This is a great achievement for Alex who dedicated a lot of time to CV Reviews, Networking and Preparing for her Interviews – a testament to a truly fantastic and proactive student.
A huge congratulations to all of our students on their well-deserved success and progression – from all of us at Learning People.
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