The Careers Podcast

Is there anything more important than the decarbonisation of the energy sector?

It's National Careers Week and tapping into your passions and beliefs is what it and this podcast is all about.

Hannah works for the Royal Meteorological Society and Amelia's role is with Aurora Energy Research. They both make some fascinating and educational points about how you get into this sector and how both those organisations go about recruiting.

If you've ever wondered why the weather is the way it is, or how you can play a part in mitigating climate change, these are the roles and this is the podcast for you.

Encouraged by his parents to study for a joint honours degree, Richard Howe loved maps and could count geography as one of his strong subjects. Here, he picks over the kind of approach and attitude that really enhances your experience in higher education and guides you through his careers story.

Just what is a geographic information system and how can it show real world phenomena that will benefit ecology, organisations and society.

If you're choosing this career path, Richard is well worth a listen.

Elon Musk has called them "a world leader" in their remarkable and hugely innovative sector. They are Surrey Satellite Technology who have a fantastic and awe inspiring pedigree in new technologies on satellite products and services. Their earth observation spacecraft are capable of some staggering and highly educational functions like humanitarian and disaster management, national security and infrastructure and asset monitoring.

Kishan is an Aerospace Engineer and works for SSTL in Assembly, Integration and Testing. His is an inspiring story of being fascinated by space and applying determination and tenacity to secure a position in this unique and highly rewarding sector.

Hear him talk to the careers podcast about his route in, how he feels about his work being launched into space and the rewards of this exciting role.

In the first ever episode, Kaylee lets you know about the right university course and the experiences that got her to where she is now - being a radio producer !

We've some fantastic pointers on goal setting too and ways you can learn about your own personal leadership through LMI's Making of a Champion workshop in schools.

Charlotte is a wedding and special events co ordinator for The Granary in Fawsley ( Northamptonshire ) and her reasons for going into this line of work were really personal, yet really selfless at the same time. There's some indispensable advice here about the right attitude to take when forging a career in this part of the hospitality industry.

An appreciation for the work of colleagues, mucking in and adapting at the last minute are all key elements of doing what Charlotte does.

She also talks about the value of apprenticeships, learning essential sales skills in a consultative way and meeting and exceeding a customer's expectations. Nick Howes from LMI UK and presenter and producer John Rose bring together all the elements of this monthly podcast and chat about the lessons you can take home.

If you're at the point right now where careers choices feel unclear, or you'd like to change jobs, this is the podcast you need.