Blog
Julie Graham, CEO of Ingeus' Employment Services, reflects on the success of this year's ERSA Employability Day.
3 July 2023
Case Study
When Alan Beal decided to switch careers, a complete change in both industry and the type of job was not on his radar. He thought he’d move industry a...
11 June 2023
Professor Stephen Hawking once warned that AI could spell the end of the human race! However, we don’t need to panic just yet. Used wisely and respons...
2 June 2023
After leaving her job just before the Covid pandemic struck, mental health and substance misuse nurse Marlo struggled to find employment despite more ...
2 May 2023
Things are heating up in Paulette’s kitchen! Thanks to the perfect blend of her talent and Ingeus' JETS scheme, her dream is coming true.
17 April 2023
John has nine children to look after, so when he lost his job and found himself homeless, he needed help. Thanks to Ingeus’s JETS programme, his situa...
10 February 2023
Successful entrepreneur Soraya Daniels found her life falling apart during the pandemic. With support from JETS, Soraya is now enjoying working in a j...
23 January 2023
Lydia dreamed of running her own business -and now thanks to Job Entry Targeted Support this is becoming a reality!
6 January 2023
Katy spent 19 years raising her five children, and when the time was right to enter the world of work, she dreamt of becoming a teaching assistant. Fi...
23 December 2022
Henock was losing confidence after a bad back and the Covid pandemic left him without paid work for four years, but with loads of support from Central...
18 December 2022
Sammy struggled to get back into work after taking a break from her role as a carer, but now says she’s ‘flying’ after help from JETS and a new job.
12 December 2022
He had launched a community interest company to create a place of friendship and creativity for people with health conditions in Middleton.
3 December 2022
Tracey from Oldham lost her job as a catering manager during the pandemic. But following a referral to the Working Well (Work and Health Programme) Jo...
3 October 2022
Jim had launched a community interest company, but sadly had to close operations when the pandemic struck. Now, thanks to the JETS programme delivered...
28 September 2022
Losing his job due to the pandemic left former events steward Marcus struggling to find a job in the industry he loved. But with help from JETS, Marcu...
27 September 2022
Stephen Rands hit rock bottom when he became homeless, but the baker-by-trade is now back on his feet and doing what he does best – making bread.
5 September 2022
Samuel had taken a law undergraduate degree and thought finding a job would be easy. After searching for three years in vain, he found support with In...
31 August 2022
Abu-Bakar Kayani has had several jobs since he left school, but the 21-year-old was struggling to find employment after his previous role came to an e...
8 August 2022
When two financial experts joined forces in November 2020 to form Ingeus’s first Money Management team, little did they realise the impact they would ...
19 July 2022
After losing his job due to Covid, Ben was devastated to find himself unemployed for a year – losing all the money he had saved to buy a house. But af...
13 July 2022
When Lucy from Blackburn was made redundant, her confidence was at an all-time low. Fortunately, Lucy’s work coach referred her to JETS where she was ...
18 May 2022
Conn had the willingness to work but a lack of previous experience on his CV put him Hughes at a disadvantage. Thanks to the JETS programme, delivered...
10 April 2022
Feeling sceptical about finding employment when she joined the JETS programme, Rachel now has a new job and increased confidence.
28 March 2022
A new job has transformed life for Jim Gleeson, who has experienced depression for over 30 years. The 56-year-old, from Millom in Cumbria, now wakes u...
21 March 2022
When engineer Laura Suddens lost her job due to Covid while on maternity leave, she seized the opportunity for a big career change. She'd worked in th...
14 March 2022
News
The Money Management team from Greater Manchester JETS has collaborated with Citizens Advice Regional Energy Leads to deliver a new workshop for front...
The Covid pandemic brought an end to Lilian Miller’s 22-year job at a hotel but thanks to the JETS programme the cleaner has got her life in order aga...
14 February 2022
Finding himself unemployed due to the pandemic set Chris Bardsley, an architectural technician of 40 years, onto a career path he never thought he’d t...
6 January 2022
The lasting effects of heart surgery brought a halt to Denis Mogg’s fantastic 32-year employment history.
22 December 2021
For 39-year-old Ian Duckworth, joining the JETS programme 12 months ago proved to be one of the best decisions he ever made. Little did he realise at ...
14 December 2021
Many workers found themselves furloughed during the first coronavirus lockdown – and Dana Nicholson was no exception. Unfortunately, due to uncertaint...
2 December 2021
Relocating from a different country, having a career break and childcare to consider hasn’t stopped 44-year-old Adebola Oluseyi-Ogunlana from re-start...
26 November 2021
Dolly Green lost her job of over 17 years due to the Covid pandemic but thanks to Ingeus, has now found a new role tackling the virus – where she even...
22 November 2021
After being out of work for nearly two years, Juliana Oliver was at a low ebb. She’d left her previous job believing she would find something new in a...
24 October 2021
Living in London, 54-year-old Colin Bell has always found getting a new job within his ideal commute a challenge. But, thanks to support from the JETS...
15 October 2021
Lindsey from London once had nowhere to call home but has recently found a new job and financial security, thanks to help from Ingeus.
13 October 2021
Finding himself bankrupt, homeless and unemployed in December 2020 forced Carlisle businessman James to face a situation he never thought he’d be in –...
10 October 2021
Beth’s confidence reached an all-time low when she found herself unemployed last year due to the pandemic. But, after applying for almost 50 jobs with...
7 October 2021
Former security guard Simon Hart felt completely demotivated when the pandemic began in March 2020. With support from the WHP JETS programme, he soon ...
4 October 2021
Ingeus is running open days in Blackburn and Liverpool to explain how JETS can support local jobseekers.
3 October 2021
An Ingeus jobseeker who left school at 16 with no qualifications has found himself back in the classroom… in his dream job.
21 September 2021
Single mum Helen felt a weight lifted off her shoulders after securing a job that suited both her own and her children’s needs – just three weeks afte...
15 September 2021
When 56-year-old Jane Price decided to leave her increasingly pressurised job, she thought her age would make finding a new role challenging. But, tha...
27 July 2021
A young woman who was helped into a job by Ingeus has sent an uplifting video message of thanks to show how her life has been turned around.
6 July 2021
Computer science student, Simona Moga has devised the perfect programme of paid employment and university study to create a new and rewarding career p...
14 June 2021
He had the enthusiasm to succeed but a lack of confidence was a stumbling block for university graduate Ben Calcutt. Not only was there the pandemic t...
6 June 2021
As a design manager, Kate from Greater Manchester was used to visualising future British fashion. When she lost her job, Kate decided to design a diff...
3 June 2021
Shanae Dunkley sought help from an employment support programme in the West Midlands – now she has a new career helping unemployed people to improve t...
31 May 2021
A young man who fled war-torn Syria to make a better life for himself has clinched an exciting new job thanks to JETS. Husam Numan joined the programm...
6 April 2021
For talented Ballroom and Latin dancer Ryan Ward, losing his part-time job at a dance centre stricken by the pandemic not only took the spring from hi...
5 April 2021
All was going well for business professional David Pritchard until the pandemic tore through the country last year and left him without any clients. H...
Gabriela Benewiat has always described herself as a person with great empathy for others. Now she believes she has found her true calling in her new r...
“Listening to other people’s experiences was so helpful and I no longer felt worthless.”
“Ingeus came to the rescue and purchased a replacement laptop and headset to enable me to begin my new job. Ingeus was a life saver.”
28 February 2021
"I work with lots of other people my age so it’s fun, but I also feel useful and like I’m contributing at home... Christmas will certainly be much che...
7 December 2020
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