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Molly and Dexter discusses whether size really matters... when choosing a company to work at. Having started working at the young ages of 17 and 18, they both have different experiences - Dexter works for a small charity with a large network, and Molly did an apprenticeship at Google - one of the biggest companies in the world. 

Listen to hear our perspective on the importance of considering company size when choosing your career/job. 



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Jake Crook joins Molly to discuss all things Google Apprenticeships. Jake and Molly completed the same Level 3 digital marketing course whilst working in different teams. 

Previously Jake worked at an agency owned by Jaguar Land Rover, and he explains how stumbling across apprenticeships was the happy accident that has led to him securing a full-time role at Google in Dublin. Molly talks through her experience of going straight to Google after finishing her A-Levels, and what it's been like to work in a team that sells YouTube ads. 

Hopefully, their experiences provide you with two different perspectives, giving you an idea of the range of opportunities that can come out of the same qualification!

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Molly joins Keeley, Creative Apprentice at Warner Bros to discuss what it's like behind the scenes at the company. Keeley works in the Consumer Products team behind the Harry Potter merchandise, the Friends Cafe in Primark Manchester and lots of cool other projects. Keeley works very closely with the fashion team, designing the merchandise for a lot of titles Warner Bros own. After over a years experience as a junior graphic designer, Keeley stumbled across this apprenticeship and loved it that much that she is staying on to complete a Project Management apprenticeship.



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In this jam-packed episode, Molly is joined by Ash, Euan and Jasmine from IBM who share their different stories regarding how they chose their apprenticeship.

Ash was inspired by her father's apprenticeship which led her to take the same route. Euan started his research early on so he was very set on taking the apprenticeship route to push himself. Whilst, Jasmine on the other hand completed a placement after her A-Levels at IBM and loved it so much that she decided to continue working at the company through an apprenticeship. All their application processes were different, yet they all share similar values. This episode is full of great advice, you do not want to miss it!

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Yasmine enlightens us on life at Sky! As a digital marketing apprentice, Yasmine chats with Molly about all the different teams she's had the chance to work with, cool projects she's worked on like the Premier League, and also what's next for her. A big benefit to Sky is the culture and the structure of their apprenticeship scheme all over the UK, so give this episode a listen if Sky sounds like a bit of you!

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In this episode, Aimee talks us through her experience at Microsoft, from the application process to her current role as a Sales apprentice. Aimee completed some pretty impressive research into Microsoft before joining, and it is clear that she is extremely passionate about everything that the company stands for. She points out a lot of valuable advice which is very thought-provoking - this episode is one you'll want to listen to!

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