Skinners Academy’s recent careers fair showcased some of the top creative industry experts, and careers advisors in the UK. The speakers and organizations involved, such as BBC and Virgin were equally as inspiring as the students of Skinners Academy who showed a hunger to learn about the working world and career options. Many of the UK’s top Universities, such as Royal Holloway and Cambridge were present with information stands to inform the young people about further education. Motivating speakers at the event included Susana Giner from Youth Media Agency, a young enterprise which helps to give young people work skills and experience within the creative arts. The panel also included The MAD Experience, a charity which holds creative workshops for young people across London, Natalie May and Paris Pillay shared their own experiences in the Media and alerted young people to the hurdles they could face in such a competitive environment, the prevailing message however, was to network and to be persistent and passionate about your career. Harriet Prest from Sky News also gave inspiring words of advice, amongst a panel of industry experts discussing journalism.Events such as this careers workshop are greatly needed, unemployment levels are at an all time high, Mail Online has reported that ‘One in five 16- to 24-year-olds is jobless and searching for work at a time when five unemployed people are chasing every vacancy’.This level of unemployment can lead to the increase of depression and crime, free , motivating careers events help to boost morale and career focus in these challenging conditions.
“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.” –Napoleon Hill
"Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, esprit de corps and determination.” –Gen. George C. Marshall
