Structured support to help secure the right early-career opportunity
Practical, personalised guidance to help you stand out and succeed in competitive processesThis programme provides structured, personalised support to help people secure meaningful early-career opportunities, including placement years, internships or entry-level roles, designed to complement what is typically available through schools, colleges or universities.
Support is tailored to your interests, strengths and goals, helping you to present yourself effectively, navigate opportunities with confidence and perform strongly in competitive selection processes.
It is designed for:
• People preparing to take their next step, whether that is through a placement year, internship, apprenticeship or early career role
• Those who would benefit from clearer direction, stronger positioning, and practical support to navigate application and interview processes with confidence
• People considering alternatives to traditional university routes, where securing the right opportunity early on can have a significant impact on longer-term career progression.
Sessions are online.
How I work
Mentoring is practical, experience-based support grounded in real-world leadership. We focus on what actually helps you make progress and where appropriate raising your profile – we put ‘Brand You’ at the core! My approach is direct, thoughtful and supportive. I challenge where needed, ask the right questions and help you focus on what matters. This works best for people who are willing to engage, reflect and take action.
Support options
Short term challenge
30-45 mins each
For up to two months
Focus includes placements and first job
60 mins each
For up to six months
Sprint
Targeted, short-term support to strengthen applications and prepare for immediate opportunities.
This option focuses on refining a CV, improving how you present yourself in applications, and building confidence and capability for interviews. It is designed for those who are already applying or about to begin.
Sessions are practical and focused, ensuring that each interaction leads to tangible improvements.
Includes three 30–45 minute one-to-one sessions over a period of up to six weeks. Cost: £250
Career-readiness
Sustained support to prepare for and secure a placement, internship or early career role.
The programme begins with building a strong foundation, including developing a high-quality, tailored CV and clarifying direction in terms of sector, role and type of organisation. From there, the focus shifts to positioning, for example, social media content on appropriate platforms and detailed application process support such as covering letters.
As we progress, increasing emphasis is placed on interview preparation, confidence in the workplace and performance, ensuring you are able to convert opportunities into offers. Support adapts over time, responding to progress, feedback and changing priorities. Where appropriate, guidance may also be provided on how to proactively access relevant networks and opportunities, helping clients to broaden their approach beyond standard application routes.
This option is designed to provide continuity, accountability and structured progress over time and is typically delivered between October and late spring/early summer, aligned to application cycles. There is flexibility depending on individual circumstances.
Includes regular 30–45 minute one-to-one sessions (typically monthly), with light-touch support between sessions. Cost: £900
Book a free discovery call
I am a second year Business Management with Marketing student. In our first two session of working with Di, we have improved my CV to create a professional document in both presentation and content. She has opened up her extensive network, bringing new opportunities to me and has introduced new routes into sectors I didn’t even think about applying to. I have gained new confidence due to her guidance and honest feedback, and she has truly made a once stressful process into an easy, comfortable one.
From the first session, Di gave me tips to improve my CV, including how it should be structured to highlight my transferable skills and personal projects, and how to write a strong personal statement. She also helped me focus my job search into a specific sector. When I had gotten an interview for a Data Analytics role, Di advised me on common interview questions, and how to compose and present myself to a panel, which I believe was key to passing to the second stage of the interview.
Get in touch
+44 7836 620439
info@digarfield.com