Ten per cent increase in people seeking employment support, says charity

At its recent New Year New Career event, the charity saw a 50 per cent increase in attendance from 2024, with 120 people attending a day of talks, Q&As and workshops.

Participants came from all sections of the Jewish community and included secular and religious people, students and job seekers in their 60s and 70s, and people seeking entry-level jobs and those looking for senior roles,

Attendees were given advice on how to break into the job market from employers and recruiters, including Charlotte Collins, editor-in-chief at Sheerluxe, David Freedman, CEO of Confero, a call centre business, Adam Bloc, head of Fusion Recruitment, Amy Clyne, associate director at EMEA HR and Eszter Bobvos, who leads JW3’s people and culture department. Participants were also given a motivational talk by Adam Taub, a leading presentation coach.

Work Avenue's New Year New Career event (Photo: Leivi Saltman)[Missing Credit]

Other sessions covered the impact of AI on the job market, addressed concerns about being an older job seeker and gave advice on how to break into the legal sector, which was standing room only.

One attendee said afterwards: “This was such an informative day, especially learning how you can use age to your advantage”, while another said: “I learnt so many new things. Being able to hear directly from recruiters and employers about the skills they look for will really help me going forward.”

Lebrett said afterwards: “That’s why Work Avenue is here… to help our clients to earn a living with dignity.”

On February 1 and 2, Work Avenue will run a 36-hour fundraising campaign, aiming to £1.2million. Go to theworkavenue.org.uk to find out more or click here