Volunteer
Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting Generation’s learners.
Our volunteering community enables us to provide our learners with crucial feedback on their interview techniques and skills, providing meaningful support at a key point in their journey to life-changing, sustainable employment.
We go further, together.
VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIALS
“As a volunteer for Generation, I offer bootcamp graduates mock interview practice and support so they feel confident to succeed in their real job interviews. The aspect I enjoy most is personal connection with the graduates, their willingness to learn and passion to do well. It’s a privilege to help prepare them for employment in careers that may otherwise be inaccessible”
Sadeeq Akintola, Google Cloud
”The course was designed very deliberately to enable progress from all the candidates and seeing this play out in real time was highly rewarding as a participant. It’s about building skills and confidence for later life and even made me brush up on my own!”
Dean Hutchinson, Samsung Electronics UK
“Working with Generation on their interview module is very rewarding as you see the students apply feedback to improve. The students are totally committed to learning new skills and the Generation coaches offer support and guidance throughout the programme. I volunteer with this group as it is well organised and has a proven success rate with 97% of the students successfully completing the programme”
Cathy Winsey, Accenture Interactive
“It means a lot to me that programs like this exist, to open doors into the tech industry and make it more accessible to folks from all sorts of walks of life who might not otherwise have had the opportunity to bring their skills to that table. There’s something so tangible about building people up in preparation for interviews, the first hurdle they’ve to overcome to join in. I’d wholeheartedly recommend supporting by volunteering, and indeed by looking at hiring opportunities in your own place of employment to snap up some wonderful candidates.”
Maryanne Doyle, KPMG Ireland
Mock interview support
Conducting mock interviews helps learners build their confidence as they enter the placement phase of the skills bootcamp.
During a two-hour online session, you will meet a range of Generation learners, work with them on practice questions, and provide invaluable feedback on interview technique.
Commitment
Complete a one-off training module and quiz before the day of your interview, in your own time – this should take no longer than 30 minutes
- On the day you will conduct 3-4 interviews during a 2 hour session
- Write up your feedback through the provided methods, this will be sent back to the learners you interviewed
How to sign up
To join our community of volunteers, head to Generation’s Ticket Tailor page where you can view all upcoming sessions, and register for those that fit with you. We will then send a calendar invite that will include all the relevant information and resources needed for a smooth session!
Contact us here if you have any questions regarding mock interview volunteering:
Email: ukvolunteers@generation.org
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOUR SUCCESS
1) TRAINING
A training module will prepare you ahead of your first mock interview session, so that you feel confident before you begin the volunteer tasks
2) WORK AS A TEAM
Generation coordinators will be available for you to brainstorm or escalate any matters as you volunteer