the career farm ltd
Hi, I’m Jane Barrett, co-founder of The Career Farm and co-author of “Taking
charge of your career”. I started my career in in-house recruitment (recruiting
MBAs for PricewaterhouseCoopers) and retained search consultancy for blue-chip
clients, private companies and start-ups across a variety of sectors including
Finance, IT and FMCG. As a recruiter it was clear to me that many well-qualified
MBA and Masters candidates were poorly prepared for the interview process, and
were unable to explain what they wanted and what they had to offer. This lack of
preparation meant that good candidates were failing to get offers. We founded
The Career Farm to support the careers teams at Business Schools across the UK
and Europe, using our 3-step “GPS” process to help students get better jobs on
graduation. Over the years we’ve worked with thousands of students, originally
in face-to-face workshops and more recently through our online courses. The
Bigger Picture The work we do with Business Schools and our corporate clients
helps to support “The Future of Work”, a not-for-profit initiative aligned with
the UN Sustainability Goals that gives young people an opportunity to explore
the jobs that will help our economies and communities meet the diverse
challenges of the 21st century. Our offices are based in the spa town of
Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the north of the UK. If you would like to know more
about the services we offer to Business Schools, corporate clients and
individuals, we’d love to hear from you, so please use the Contact page to get
in touch.
