CAREER PURSUIT 2021

RESOURCES 61 identify each spouse’s strengths and areas that need development. Our in-house coach also carries out an in-depth onboarding process for our coaches joining the Career Academy, in which we identity the strengths and experiences of each of our volunteer coaches, resulting in a diverse pool that allows us to provide bespoke resources to them on their journey with us. Each member from our volunteer- coach pool provides an individual approach to coaching; this enables us to establish an optimum match between coach and coachee, creating a strong professional bond to procure the very best outcomes from the programme. In the past 12 months, we have seen 72 military and veteran spouses successfully complete our six-month coaching programme. Additionally, we have just celebrated the opening of our RfS Career Mentorship Programme that launched as part of our inclusive partnership with our client Virgin Red, in April 2021. In the next 12 months, this free service will see over 30 military and veteran spouses follow a similar journey to that of our coaching programme. Our members will be able to access a tailored, three-month professional mentoring relationship with access to an array of industry-leading expertise from Virgin Red’s talent pool, ranging from directors of finance, heads of business development, as well as project, portfolio, and delivery managers. As you may have heard on our RfS podcast, we have also been running ongoing virtual events and resources through our various social media platforms. Since the beginning of the year, we have supported over 2,000 of our members through our monthly awareness campaigns, from career preparation to mental health, as well as resilience and diversity programmes that see field experts and fellow spouses alike share their diverse wealth of knowledge, stories, and support to our community. We are delighted to be continuing our journey as military and veteran spouses supporting military and veteran spouses. The next 12 months will see a multitude of opportunities being created for our members, from two new certified digital marketing programmes, a social media marketing course, business start-up support services, and round table leadership events amongst many other initiatives. All of which will continue to be delivered to our members free of charge, online, and following a flexible timeline. Resourceful, resilient, and reactive − three key words that describe the military and veteran spouses in our community, and, oh boy, 2020- Won is your year! For more information about our free coaching and mentoring programmes, email our head coach, Becky, at coaching@recruitforspouses.co.uk. For more information on our free six-week certified Mike Alpha Digital Marketing online course, email Ella at e.mountney@recruitforspouses.co.uk. To join over 2,000 military and veteran spouses on our private members forum with access to our free career resources, CV toolkits, online events, and networking pools, search Recruit for Spouses − Private Members Forum on Facebook. To register with us and discover the career opportunities, lifestyle support, and industry experts available to you, head over to www.recruitforspouses.co.uk. Alternatively, catch up with us over on our socials: Instagram: @recruitforspouses Twitter: @recruit4spouses Whether it’s starting their own business, re-entering the job market after a career break, or simply gaining enough confidence to put themselves forward for employment, our coaching programme is just one of our tried-and-tested initiatives which has seen spouses upskill and thrive since its 2017 launch. RECRUIT FOR SPOUSES