Join us at the Next Empower Together!
Redefining YOUR Career Landscape — Together
Speakers & Topics
Sharing Your Expertise - Michelle Johnson
how to communicate your value and speak about your experience with confidence, including LinkedIn"
- Creating your One Liner [practical prep for recruiter conversations, networking events, LinkedIn Profile]
- Embracing the ick [tips on building an authentic LinkedIn presence using YOUR voice]
How Recruiters Use LinkedIn To Find You - Anna Flynn
Have you ever wondered how recruiters actually find candidates like you on LinkedIn and why some profiles seem to get noticed whilst others just don’t?
In this interactive session Fractional Head of Talent Anna Flynn will share real recruiter search techniques and a live behind the scenes look at how recruiters search for specific candidates, including the keywords, filters, and strategies they use to narrow down thousands of profiles into a shortlist. In just a few minutes, you’ll see exactly what appears on their screen—and how small changes can dramatically improve your visibility.
Through interactive discussion and practical examples, you’ll learn how to optimise your LinkedIn profile so it works for you - and the recruiters you want to find you, increasing your chances of being discovered for the right opportunities.
Whether you're actively job hunting or simply want to strengthen your professional presence, this session will give you clear, actionable insights to stand out in recruiter searches.
What I Wish I knew About Early Career Job Hunting - Arushi Singh
Practical lessons from navigating the UK job market as an early-career international graduate.
This session shares key insights I wish I had known when I was job hunting, covering timing, CVs, strategic applications, networking, and managing the job search process. The focus is on simple, actionable advice to help you approach early career job hunting more effectively and avoid common mistakes.
How to Talk About Yourself When You Don’t Fully Know Your Next Move Yet - Yulanda Duff
This session tackles one of the biggest hidden blockers in interviewing successfully - knowing how to communicate your value when you’re in a period of change.
Many professionals aren’t lacking experience or capability; they’re struggling to confidently articulate their story when their career path isn’t linear or fully mapped out. This often shows up in interviews, networking, and even internal conversations, where uncertainty gets misinterpreted as a lack of direction.
In this session, I’ll show attendees how to reposition themselves with clarity and confidence - even if they’re still figuring out their next move.
What attendees will gain:
- A clear, repeatable structure for answering “Tell me about yourself” when pivoting or exploring new directions
- How to own and communicate a non-linear career path without sounding uncertain or unfocused
- A practical “bridge narrative” framework (past → present → direction) to position their experience in a way that lands with employers
Interview Examples: Technical & Behavioural - Ann Marie Robinson
This session covers how candidates are assessed in both behavioural and technical interviews, and what employers are really looking for beyond just answers.
We’ll also look at common interview formats and STAR-based behavioural questions.
The session is to help participants understand what both behavioural and technical interviews are really assessing, and how to approach them with structure, clarity, and confidence - focusing on communication and thinking process rather than just getting the “right” answer.
A Year of Saying Yes - Aaron Ward
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