The Graduate One

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Episode Links:

Women in the Workplace 2025: Key Findings and Takeaways

Over mentored but under sponsored: A hidden barrier to women’s progression | Brightmine

Graduate Apprenticeship Report

Employers turn to apprenticeships as graduate hiring falls, research finds

Assessment Centre Exercises 2026 | Full Practice Guide

Which parts of your assessment process are vulnerable to candidates using AI?

How to Succeed at Assessment Centres (Graduate Guide) | Whali

Using Generative AI to help you get ready for an Assessment Centre – unicamcareers blog

What’s actually happening with entry-level and graduate jobs?

10 Emerging Skills for Professionals – Professional & Executive Development | Harvard DCE

18 Future Skills for the Workplace | Indeed.com

The Future of Skills for Future Jobs | Oxford University Careers Service

‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI | US news | The Guardian

UK Graduate Jobs Drop Below 10,000 for First Time, Adzuna Says – Bloomberg

Is Your Ladder Breaking Before Careers Even Begin? – Forté Foundation

Graduate 12 Month Placement jobs – London

Mental health and coping among graduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a gender-based analysis – PMC

What ever happened to the Class of Covid? | ISE

The impact of COVID‐19 on recent graduate career prospects, trajectories and outcomes – Tomlinson – 2023 – Higher Education Quarterly – Wiley Online Library

Industrial Placements | Bright Network


This week’s first guest is Laura Paget. Laura is the Founder of Novature Solutions, a people strategy consultancy for scaling businesses. She works with founders who are spending too much time solving people’s problems that should never reach their desk, building the structure and systems that free them to focus on growth. With a career spanning Aldi, Evri, and Just Eat Takeaway.com, she has spent over a decade building people systems that allow businesses to scale without falling apart. A trained CQ practitioner, Laura helps businesses build onboarding, development and retention strategies that are both people and profit focused. She works with founders ready to build something that lasts.
Find out more here: https://linktr.ee/novaturesolutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-macfarlane-novature-solutions/

Hannah Frame is a creative and tech-savvy L&D professional who enjoys making learning inclusive, collaborative, and impactful. From launching innovative bespoke learning apps to designing award-winning VR training experiences, Hannah is passionate about using cutting-edge tools and technology to enable collaborative, peer-to-peer learning. She has her own podcast, “Every Day’s a School Day”, and led projects that have earned multiple awards and a spot on 2024 Learning Technologies’ Thirty Under 30. With over 7 years of experience in L&D, and a distinction level in her CIPD L&D Consultant Business Partner qualification, Hannah combines experience, creativity, and strategy to drive real change. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/framehannah

Leah-Sunshine Garrett is the co-host of AI for Equity, an intergenerational podcast she runs with her mum, where they explore how AI can make workplaces and communities fairer. She’s also the founder of Dawn Intelligence, a safety-tech startup using real-time data and AI to help prevent gender-based violence. A survivor herself, Leah brings honesty, humour, and a human lens to every discussion – from ethics to equity to everyday life. She started coding at 11, DJs for fun, and believes the best ideas often start as chaotic voice notes. Mostly, she’s here to make tech feel human, accessible, and hopeful. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-sunshine-g-91b643134

http://dawnintelligence.co.uk/

https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZSdDh62GB1BRe5H2uIbL6?si=ea92db9a65cf4c67

https://open.spotify.com/show/5wYOGyXGVklrxmIl5jaRtC?si=d22b7d461e8f4ba5

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