Introduction

Best in Class Mentoring - helping those from less-advantaged backgrounds make better informed career decisions regarding financial and professional services firms

If you don't have access to contacts or family connections, how can you make the best informed career decisions? Why should you not have the same access as others? We provide access to industry specialist mentors to help those without a network. You can only make a difference if you understand the problem.

“Around half of all employees in financial and professional services are from non-professional backgrounds, defined as working class and intermediate backgrounds, these employees progress 25% slower than their peers.”

“A student from a less advantaged background who gains a first class degree from a leading university is less likely to secure a top job than a more advantaged student with a 2:2 degree”

The problem

In the UK today, where you start still all too often determines where you finish. Everyone deserves a fair shot in life and a chance to go as far as their hard work and talent can take them. A system where those from less advantaged backgrounds miss out on opportunities, experiences and have reduced chances of success.

Employees from non-professional backgrounds are also likely to get paid up to £17,500 less per year- with zero link to job performance.

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Our team

Social mobility has characterised all of our team's lives. It matters to us personally, as well as on a professional level.

Sam created our first mentoring programme in 2021 and is on a mission to help those without a network in financial and professional services make better informed career decisions.

Emily has a passion for social impact and many years of experience managing teams. She has played a key role in our first mentoring programme.

Our solution

We've built a platform and community that targets those who are the most in need.

Best in Class Mentoring brings accessibility to mentoring for people in the UK. Within this platform our mentees can:

Our innovative Saas platform enables organisations and individuals to manage the full mentorship in a measurable and scalable way. All communication can be undertaken through the platform, and you can easily see what actions need to be taken and what further progress you can make with your mentee. This digital software solution offers a broad range of features including mentoring progress page goal tracking whilst keeping relationships private, a resource library, discussion forum, community analytics, events hosting and much more. The tools within the platform allow us to keep mentorships on track, and for mentors and mentees to monitor their progress over the 12 months and respond accordingly.

Our solution

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Benefits for mentees

Enhanced networks whilst studying
Leave education far better placed to meet the needs of modern employers
Helping those without a network to make better career decisions
Get a better insight of career opportunities by speaking to a mentor

Benefits for mentors

Understand some of the challenges that the mentees face
Enhance leadership skills
Positively affect change for those that need the most support
To gain a better understanding of the industry they work in
Giving companies access to a new pool of talent, so they know what they can do as a business

Contact us

corporatepartnerships@thesjp.co.uk