Shared experiences help students to believe their potential and worth

This Social Mobility Day, graduate Leanne Hughes examines why Socially Mobile is successful in changing the career prospects of those who apply.

Social mobility as a term is certainly drawing a lot of attention and discussion in the comms and PR world. As a graduate of the first Socially Mobile (leadership management) course cohort, the impact on my personal professional progression continues two years on.

The quality of the teaching on the course allows students to learn from the very best in the industry. The content is perfectly blended to give an excellent grounding in all the areas of PR and communications they will need to progress in their career. But, it offers so much more than that.

I guess you'd expect the students who apply to have a fair bit in common in terms of their values, background and career opportunities. During the course, they pause to examine and understand some of the internal and external blockers to their progress. These shared experiences start to help students to unlock and believe their potential and their worth. 

“During the course, they pause to examine and understand some of the internal and external blockers to their progress. These shared experiences start to help students to unlock and believe their potential and their worth. ”

That's a pretty powerful gift to give back to the PR industry. Diverse backgrounds and approaches as well as a tangible tenacity to deliver.

For myself, after graduation, I believed I could obtain CIPR chartership and coach many peers through theirs. I believed that I could write and publish my first CIPR research project. Most of all, I started to believe my worth and my potential and continue to progress in life and career. Happy Social Mobility Day!