Early Careers Manager Review
at St Austell Brewery
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Recruitment, Human Resources
St Austell
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
I oversee all early careers attraction and recruitment activity. This involves working with education providers across the southwest and networking with bridging agencies.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Thoroughly enjoyed the learning journey, excellent level of support form the workplace and great level of support form the training provider.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Learned lots about career guidance, the theory behind career choices, how the education sector is measured on its career provision and the role of bridging agencies. Am now a level 6 qualified career guidance professional and what I have learned is shaping and informing our early careers strategy.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Excellently structured, great online training sessions, lots of support in terms of access to activities and information in the workplace, given the scope I needed to adjust my diary to fit everything in
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
As much as I needed.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Again - as much as I needed.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
Has 100% made me stronger in my role, I am now able to shape our strategy to fit our needs and the needs of external stakeholders.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
The workplace has a social club that organises regular activities (bowling nights, pub quizes, a choir group). The company also oversees a charitable trust that holds regular fundraising/volunteering activities such beach cleans, community walks etc. There's also a football team that plays annually against another local employer.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend St Austell Brewery to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Great level of support, excellent career building opportunities - a company that really seems to care about it's people
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to St Austell Brewery?
Head office roles are limited and sought after - many of the support roles are filled by people with strong hospitality backgrounds. Hospitality experience will really improve your chances of obtaining one of these roles.
