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Lizzi H

Celebrity Director
Cosmopolitan

Lizzi quit her English degree after work experience led to a job offer.
Andrew W

Second Officer
P & O Cruises

Andrew decided to change track after two week's IT work experience.
Nicky S

Digital Empowerment Manager
Birmingham City Council

Nicky found law was not to her liking so went into digital project management.
Misha G

Computer Programmer
Digital Science

Misha found it hard to learn at school but later taught himself programming.
Shupikai M

Recruitment Consultant
Lewisham County Council

Shupikai finds the right people for the right job for council departments.
Fiona M

Fashion Advisor
John Lewis

Fiona started out as a machinist, before going to work for a designer.
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