Success Stories
Journeys and Stories of Success
Discover real-life experiences of our members to the M3 Job Club. Our Case Studies highlight the process of the M3 Job Club programme and how it has been successful for our members. Click on the Case Study for more details.
I also wanted to let you and the other trustees know that I have found a new role as a PA – I am super excited, relieved and emotional all in one!
Being part of the M3 Job Club has been absolutely wonderful. If I could please ask for you to pass on my thanks to the trustees and all of the presenters for all that they do in providing a safe place for people like me who are looking for a new role. It can be soul destroying receiving rejection or not even receiving any replies after applying for what you think is your perfect role. There have been days I did not want to get out of bed, let alone switch my laptop on. However joining the weekly calls as part of my routine and the additional one day courses has been more valuable than you will ever know.
If anyone reads my LinkedIn profile, you will see that my favourite quote is ‘At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.’ Maya Angelou. I will never, ever forget how everyone at the M3 Job Club has made me feel, thank you.
I wish my fellow clubbers every success and happiness in finding their next roles and as for you and the trustees, I wish you all the happiness in the world as you deserve it for your continued kindness and encouragement.
Kate H
“A wonderful community. It is exactly that — a community — with warmth understanding, compassion and support. I have been so impressed with M3JC for the quality of facilitators, mentors and coaching. Pitched at the just right level with intelligent content and conversation. I will certainly champion this wonderful charity and wish everyone every success.”
Michelle is enjoying her new role with a local Company as a Retail Marketing Manager.
Redundancy left me reeling for a very long time. Needless to say that all of you, as well as the leads (some with you) on the individual workshops like LinkedIn, CV Conundrum, Goal Mapping, Mock Interviews, Personal Mapping etc, have given me the tools, have simply empowered me, to be confident and know my worth! And to go forth and apply for jobs properly, without the knee jerk reaction I had initially. You have all gathered me within your wings, slapped me about a bit saying you ‘are worth something you silly woman!’ and released me to fly off with another type of wind beneath my wings. That of my own making.
So am waxing lyrical here. Just wanted to impart my thoughts as they are fresh in my mind!
I believe that every single county should have a group like this, people like you to help guide and mentor them to find their new pathways.
Best wishes, and I hope I will get to meet you face-2-face when it’s finally allowed, in Basingstoke.
Rohini K
“A wonderful community. It is exactly that — a community — with warmth understanding, compassion and support. I have been so impressed with M3JC for the quality of facilitators, mentors and coaching. Pitched at the just right level with intelligent content and conversation. I will certainly champion this wonderful charity and wish everyone every success.”
Michelle is enjoying her new role with a local Company as a Retail Marketing Manager.
I highly recommend the M3 Job Club to anyone who needs help and support during their job hunting and I encourage them to make signing up with the M3 Job Club top of their list of things to do.
M3JC would like to wish Darren every success in his new adventure as a
Field Services Manager with Lenovo.
NB. Mock Interviews can be arranged with our Trustee, Presenter and regular host, Gill Cheesewright (Mock interviews are currently conducted over Zoom so this is an ideal opportunity to hone your online interview technique and receive constructive feedback to polish and fine tune your presentation to a prospective employer).
1 2 1 In-Person Coaching can be arranged with our Trustee and Presenter and Director of https://wildempowerment.com, Nikki Wild.
Darren R
“My cheese moved in 2011, large corporate, good job, it is still moving. Being with people in the same boat at the M3JC helps come to terms with these changes.
For example, I got a job last week but it is a very different outcome from what I expected. Out of five applications that were progressing (the companies came back to talk to me) I first got some encouraging news from an “insider” of one company. I felt comfortable that I would find my niche in a large company with a strong future and many friends already inside.
The good feedback I was getting changed me. It was noticed by my friends and the following interviews went very well.
But, for the first interview I tried really hard. I worked intensively on a presentation, researched all the facts, practised answering interview questions, full time in the days between being approached and turning up for the interview.
I was getting excited, and despite the challenges, my friends in the M3JC were facing for themselves, they made me feel great. ( Thank you. )
I got a shock. The first interview where I was well qualified, they rejected me. The interview process was very professional, the people were very competent, and I had good friends inside. It just did not click with me on the day.
Then wow, all the others offered me jobs. Bigger jobs, higher salaries, it even seems like I am the only one they wanted and they were very keen for me to accept.
So, from having an empty ‘cheese-board’ and fearing a famine of cheese, I have a feast of cheese: All based on how my friends made me feel on the day.
Everyone in the M3JC has the capacity, competence and commitment to do their thing in a job nearby. After all the preparation, I think that what it takes is to feel great on the day.
So, to the very warm and welcoming people in the M3JC, you [Judith], Richard and the team with him that made it happen, I would like to pass on my deepest gratitude and chocolates”.
For reference, the reference to cheese is based on the session run by Diarmaid Fitzpatrick and from the book, “Who Moved My Cheese”.
The M3 job club has a fantastic set up and provides most welcoming support & guidance whilst going through the journey back to employment.”
Freddie started work for a National Company as Head of Network Development.
Freddie W
I found it very supporting to network with other similar aged and like-minded people in the same position as myself. This made the journey a little easier knowing I was not the only one facing these same challenges. Although I was only around for a short while the guests and their presentations were always top quality and contained invaluable guidance and direction.
The M3 job club has a fantastic set up and provides most welcoming support & guidance whilst going through the journey back to employment.
Freddie started work for a National Company as Head of Network Development.
After several months of job searching I am very grateful to have joined the M3 Job Club as they have created a very strong ‘community-feel’ where professionals from all walks of life are welcomed to rely on a trusted service and, best of all, for free! They provide some great insights around career-search from professionals with years of expertise. Some of the services I have enjoyed were around: in-depth CV analysis and editing, LinkedIn profiling and practical hints and helpful tips to get hired. Also, they offer the opportunity to network with some great individuals that can support each other which I believe is a great added benefit of joining the M3 Job Club. I personally recommend them as they have literally rescued my career and got me back on track. Massive thank you for your support! MB.”
Mike has recently secured a Senior Project Manager role with ICS.AI. M3JC wish Mike every success and look forward to seeing him again in the future as he has offered arrange a session to speak to our members about new and emerging skills in the IT market!
Mike B
Each session that I have attended were informative and I also had the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals. Particularly useful was the mock interview preparation on a 1-2-1 bases provided by Gill, who took the time to listen and understand me as a person (not just as a generic candidate) and provide some very detailed feedback.
After several months of job searching I am very grateful to have joined the M3 Job Club as they have created a very strong ‘community-feel’ where professionals from all walks of life are welcomed to rely on a trusted service and, best of all, for free! They provide some great insights around career-search from professionals with years of expertise. Some of the services I have enjoyed were around: in-depth CV analysis and editing, LinkedIn profiling and practical hints and helpful tips to get hired. Also, they offer the opportunity to network with some great individuals that can support each other which I believe is a great added benefit of joining the M3 Job Club. I personally recommend them as they have literally rescued my career and got me back on track. Massive thank you for your support! MB.”
Mike has recently secured a Senior Project Manager role with ICS.AI. M3JC wish Mike every success and look forward to seeing him again in the future as he has offered arrange a session to speak to our members about new and emerging skills in the IT market!
M3 Job Club is not just a job club, but it is a knowledge hub for anyone looking for their next role. Every consultant who presents at the job club is an expert in their field, their advice was invaluable towards securing my current role.
Consultants give expert advice on CV writing, interviews, LinkedIn profiles, mindfulness and much more. All the advice is geared towards helping the job seeker through what can be a difficult period in their life and securing their next role.
I would recommend M3JC to anyone.”
Wajahat secured a role as a Senior Project Manager, based in Hampshire. We wish him every success for the future – M3JC.
Wajahat N
“I learnt a great deal from every session I attended at M3JC. All the advice received from various consultants at the club was invaluable towards securing my new role.
M3 Job Club is not just a job club, but it is a knowledge hub for anyone looking for their next role. Every consultant who presents at the job club is an expert in their field, their advice was invaluable towards securing my current role.
Consultants give expert advice on CV writing, interviews, LinkedIn profiles, mindfulness and much more. All the advice is geared towards helping the job seeker through what can be a difficult period in their life and securing their next role.
I would recommend M3JC to anyone.”
Wajahat secured a role as a Senior Project Manager, based in Hampshire. We wish him every success for the future – M3JC.
Steve secured a Senior IT Engineer position which is a permanent role based in Central London. We wish him every success for the future – M3JC
Michelle is enjoying her new role with a local Company as a Retail Marketing Manager.
Michelle M
“A wonderful community. It is exactly that — a community — with warmth understanding, compassion and support. I have been so impressed with M3JC for the quality of facilitators, mentors and coaching. Pitched at the just right level with intelligent content and conversation. I will certainly champion this wonderful charity and wish everyone every success.”
Michelle is enjoying her new role with a local Company as a Retail Marketing Manager.
M3JC would like to wish Carol all the best in her new role as Business Services Associate with AWE.
Carol B
“After being made redundant and not sure what to do, a member of the Job Centre suggested I go to the M3 Job Club. I found it very inspirational as I saw other people in the same position as me and the weekly speakers gave me thoughtful ideas to my job searching. I would like to thank Gill Cheesewright for her input to my presentation for an interview and Nikki Wilde for the 1 2 1 coaching, all the speakers were a good and on subjects which you might think of when looking for a job. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending M3 Job Club, in fact I did recommend a temp colleague I just recently worked with, hopefully he will come along.”
M3JC would like to wish Carol all the best in her new role as Business Services Associate with AWE.
Neil W
“My daughter started to suffer from some mental health issues in April 2017 and they worsened to the point where self harm was being seen. In conjunction with her psychologist, my wife and I decided that one of us should be with her full time to offer extra support in this difficult time and this was going to be me. Over a period of six months (to November/December 2017), my daughter recovered sufficiently (not cured) to allow me to start looking for a new position.
Although I had had a successful corporate sales career of almost 30 years to that point, I found it hard to get anywhere in securing a new role. An old colleague (who had also successfully used the services of the M3 Job Club) introduced me to the Job Club and things immediately improved. Whether it was how to use LinkedIn correctly, professional interview techniques or CV preparation, the sessions were always professionally run and offered a wealth of advice. The partners who run the sessions should be congratulated for offering their time and expertise for free and always made me feel that the new role was only a matter of time. Another great aspect of the Job Club is that everyone who attends is in the same situation and everyone offers support to each other in what can be a very difficult time for people.
“Everyone always tells you to expand and use your network and this is true in my case. The father of my son’s best friend mentioned that the company he worked for was looking for a sales person and I applied. Although I was not successful in that application, they kept my details on file and when a new position more in line with my experience was opened, they contacted me and asked whether I wanted to apply. I had previously amended my CV so sent this to them (with input from the Job Club CV session) and I also used some of the interview techniques and prepared correctly as described in the sessions I had previously attended at the Job Club. I was successful and will join my new company in April 2018.
I cannot recommend the M3 Job Club enough. The sessions are free to all members and they are run professionally and always offer great advice. Every member is in the same situation and there is a great deal of support given to everyone”.
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