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• Could hobbies and interests open up ideas?
  Followed passion indirectly

  Job qualification misfit

  Languages

  Opportunities

  Passion

  Science

  Travel
• I can't decide whether to go to university or not
  1st in higher education

  Adult learner

  Earning and Learning

  University story

  Wrong course
• I can't see beyond school or college
  A-level results

  Academic disappointment

  Blossomed after school

  Childhood aspirations

  Exams

  School stories negative

  School stories positive

  School to work
• I just feel it's all going wrong
  Adversity

  Balance

  Discrimination

  Faith

  Family stories negative

  No plan

  Stress
• I want to find the right job for me
  Academic disappointment

  Accident/injury

  Baby

  Boredom

  Bullying

  Children grown

  Discovered a passion

  Discrimination

  Enjoy work

  Entrepreneurship

  First career decision

  First job

  Getting a job

  Graduating

  Had children

  Illness

  Job qualification fit

  Luck

  More than one Job

  Not stated

  Opportunity

  Realisation

  Redundancy

  Relationship issue

  Relocation

  Took a risk

  Travel

  Trouble with law

  Worked way up
• I want to get started but don't know how
  Apprenticeship

  Disability

  Family stories positive

  Help from others

  Made redundant

  Turning point
• I've tried something, but now it's time to change
  Came to UK

  Changed career

  Changed employer

  Gap year

  Making a difference

  Personal circumstances

  Took risks
• Finances

Stories from selected employers:

• Arcadia Group
• BT
• Bank of America
• Freshfields Bruckhaus
• IBM
• Lola
• Tiger Aspect
• Virgin Active
• WPP