Everyone gets nervous about interviews. Feeling nervous is a natural feeling that everyone gets in certain situations. And that means beating nerves is hard work and preparing yourself affectively can make a huge difference. So, for this week’s #LFTWednesdays we’ve asked our Supported Employment Coach to give us her top five tips for beating interview nerves:…
Never be too old or too shy to ask. That’s the topic of today’s #LFTWednesday post – never stand in your own way of asking, ‘Why?’, ‘Can I just check that again?’, or ‘Will you show me? I’ve no idea how to do it.’ I think there’s something quite admiral in being able to hold up…
It’s supported internship applications time! And this makes me think about all the wonderful things that happen here at Lighthouse Futures Trust that we probably don’t tell you about as much as we could. It’s easy to say that we’re the best around, everyone says that right? You’ve got to. So, what does make us…
Do you remember your first interview? The nerves, the sweaty palms, stumbling over your words, can’t remember that brilliant question your mum suggested… Whether it’s for a paper round, a Saturday job or you’re coming out of education and want to join the full time world of work, the first interview is the hardest. Or…
Some of the supported interns that were at the event have only been with us since September, and some of them, back then, would not have said ‘Boo’ to the proverbial goose. Yet here they were, sat next to their peers chatting away about what they do at their work placement, what their key skills…
Thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate our Supported Interns graduating at Leeds Civic Hall. We all had a lovely afternoon, and thank our Trustees and Councillor Hayden for also attending and for all their kind words. Photographs can be found here: Class of 2025 Graduation Photographs – Lighthouse Futures Trust
