Heather / Routes to Work
Heather had been unemployed for a year when she applied to the Routes to Work scheme after seeing it advertised on the East Thames website.
Through the scheme Heather was able to secure a two week placement as an administrator with Bovis Land Lease at the athletes village.
Routes to Work also gave Heather one to one support during her placement, with a point of contact available to answer any questions and interview practice.
"The course helped me because I wasn’t confident in interviews. They put us in groups of three, an interviewer, an interviewee and then someone to observe. Then we got feedback. It made me more confident."
Thanks to her keen interest in construction and the skills Heather had acquired through the Routes to Work scheme, she was able to gain permanent employment with East Potential as a construction project officer.
She said the best thing about the scheme was that it helped her get back into a work environment.
Heather’s advice to anyone looking for a job: "Keep searching because eventually something will come up."
