What Career are you in, and what sort of things does this entail? I train assistance dogs for autistic people What inspired you to go into your chosen career? My love for dogs What advice would you give to anyone interested in working in your career area? Start at the bottom picking up poo and if you have talent you’ll be recognised What do you know now, that you wish you'd known when you were leaving Malbank? I’d have my own house, car and a good salary at 18

What Career are you in, and what sort of things does this entail? Working in a children’s care home. This includes everything that parents do on a daily basis! I take our lovely children to school, cook, clean, laugh and cry. I take children to fun activities such as safari trips, theme park trips and even on holiday. What inspired you to go into your chosen career? Malbank always made it abundantly clear that every one matters, this community and family feel inspired me to help those who may be in a less fortunate position than me. What advice would you give to anyone interested in working in your career area? Always be yourself, keep up to day with current news and training and get lots of rest while you can!! What do you know now, that you wish you'd known when you were leaving Malbank? Use your teachers! They have been in your position and they know exactly how you’re feeling. Utilise their knowledge, contacts and wisdom - they are there for you and they are amazing at what they do

What Career are you in, and what sort of things does this entail? I work in Marketing for an online beauty retailer. My daily role consists of meetings with beauty brands, creating marketing plans for new product launches, analysing data from activations, collaborating with internal teams such as social, content, CRM, to create successful marketing plans and campaigns. What inspired you to go into your chosen career? I wanted to go into a creative role after studying Media & English at Malbank, at GSCE and A Level. I also had work experience at a Marketing agency while I was studying at Malbank Sixth Form, which inspired me to go into Marketing. What advice would you give to anyone interested in working in your career area? I would advise to study Marketing to some level, whether that means as an apprentice, a course or degree level. I also think studying courses/subjects that will help you in Marketing eg Business Studies, Media Studies can be very useful in a marketing role. What do you know now, that you wish you'd known when you were leaving Malbank? Try not to stress/worry if you don’t know what to do for your career, start by doing what you enjoy and then you’ll always do well!