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29 February 2024
My Journey with Scottish EDGEThe Scottish EDGE pitch competition has become a fixture of the business calendar in Scotland. Twice a year, early-stage founders from across Scotland are invited to apply and potentially win up to £100k in funding to fuel their growth ambitions. In this blog, Calum Purdie, Technology and Life Sciences Ecosystem Manager, discusses his involvement with Scottish EDGE, and how Johnston Carmichael support the competition.
Elisa Henderson
Early Careers Pathway Manager
21 February 2024
The Benefits of JC FuturesSo, you are finishing up with school, armed with a suite of respectable exam grades and ready to start your new life as a professional. Great! There are so many options for getting a head start on a professional job, that it can be quite daunting.
Kimberley Watson
Head of Early Careers
21 February 2024
Meet our Early Careers teamThe right support is crucial at all stages of your career, but particularly when you’re starting out. At Johnston Carmichael, our dedicated Early Careers team help our students get their careers off to a flying start! Whether you’re a university graduate, school leaver or summer intern, we’re here to advise and support you every step of the way along your JC path. So, let us introduce ourselves!
Murray Scott
Trainee Restructuring Administrator
21 February 2024
A word of advice – top tips for accounting apprenticeshipsDiving into the world of work directly from school can seem daunting – but it’s also a brilliant opportunity to gain real-life experience whilst you work towards your professional qualifications, and earn while you learn!
05 December 2023
Generation What? – Why we look for individual not stereotyped talentGiven all of the conversations about how allegedly challenging it is to engage millennials in the workplace you’d be forgiven for avoiding employing young people altogether. And this makes me deeply concerned. In some respects, we do live in a world of labels. But who are Generation Y or X or Baby Boomers? And if my birth date falls a week outside of that neat generational sweep, am I suddenly so different? It is dangerous to stereotype anyone, and we are in danger of doing this with our young people.
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