James reflects on his first appointment with Chris “I had, I think 8, hour sessions, and he helped me. He helped me find a job which I am now doing. All praise to him and the team for helping me.”
Chris recalls James’s confidence being at an all-time low at the start of the Restart Scheme, “Getting interviews was a challenge, let alone getting a job.”
Chris took this opportunity to work on building James’s confidence and motivation. “I would leave my appointments with Chris on a high. Pathway Group made me feel like the gap between my last job and now wasn’t a problem and helped me feel motivated that I would work in the future. Chris signposted me to some job fairs to help my networking skills.”
Chris soon identified several transferable skills from James’s experience, “we looked at my previous jobs and skills that could be transferred over to employment. For example, he saw my stock-taking skills from earlier jobs in hospitality management and knew that I could do the role capably.”
“Before having Chris as a Skills & Career Progression Coach, my confidence and motivation were the lowest they had ever been. I didn’t believe I would ever again and wasn’t motivated to search for the right jobs.”
“Pathway Group was sympathetic to my situation, and the whole team made me feel like I could contribute to society again, which helped me get into work.”
