Education means equalising opportunities
Choosing a career is difficult
The financial industry has a high barrier of entry. Students don't know where to start preparing a for a career. How can someone break into this industry without prior knowledge?
Our mission
Equalise
Financial careers should be available to students from all backgrounds.
Improve
Raise awareness of what's needed to land a career in the financial industry.
Share
Sharing stories and learnings with others helps break down barrier entries.
The problem
Career visions are limited by their social circles.
Career services have limited resources to provide personal advice at scale. Students don't know where to get industry-specific knowledge. Some see no other way than to pay for expensive career coaching services.
Our story
We want to break the information and network barriers
Career26 was founded by Oxford and Kent graduates. We are passionate about education quality and want to break the information and network barriers in career education. Having personally experienced these challenges when finding a graduate role, we deeply understand the struggles that students face! Prior to Career26, we ran a non-profit organisation called BestFit Consulting for over two years, helping over 100 students land jobs in the UK. The success from that venture inspired us to launch Career26 to create a larger impact. Career26 is a self-funded project to ensure that our commitment to educational quality is at the forefront of our mission. We welcome support and collaboration from individuals and institutions that share our vision!
Our founders
Our founding team have diverse backgrounds covering a range of industries including finance, technology, energy, and education.
We have experience building scalable solutions for large global organisations, teaching and coaching underprivileged students, and building community platforms. If you are interested in joining us or want to get to know us better, we're always happy to chat!
