Make the world of work fairer.

A 6-month programme, on our bespoke app, that connects your staff with graduates from non-privileged backgrounds.

Contribute meaningfully to social mobility

Access a diverse graduate talent pipeline

Provide staff with a high-impact, low burden, learning and development experience

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One platform.
Unlimited connections.

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Staff L&D

More than ever, staff are demanding credible learning opportunities.

Through TipStart, your staff will learn about different cultures and backgrounds. They will appreciate more how to build inclusive workplaces. But they will also improve their leadership and communication.

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Talent Pipeline

Buying access to diverse graduate talent is expensive and opaque.

TipStart puts diverse talent right in front of your staff, who have 6-months to get to know a future colleague and help establish cultural fit. Ultimately it's your call to recruit or not, but TipStart makes that decision easier.

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Social Mobility

Don't be one of those organisations that only plays lip service to D&I.

Our programme and app allow everyone to make meaningful contributions to social mobility, without giving up all your spare time. With TipStart, you can outsource the 'how' and focus your effort on impact.

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Build a Network

Building a professional network from scratch is intimidating and opaque.

Where do you start? TipStart gives you that critical first contact, and that contact will help with the rest. Our programme also offers advice and tips for nurturing that network once it's up and running.

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Manage Your Career

It sucks that the world makes you choose your career path at 16.

With TipStart, we give you the opportunity to learn about different jobs, careers and opportunities. We also make it easier for you to analyse job opportunities, to decide if it's for you.

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Improve Your Skills

Job applications are ultimately just a set of skills to be improved.

TipStart has a structured and accessible curriculum that takes you through the entire job application process and leaves nothing unexplained. Your TipSter will be there to explain anything we missed.

Get involved

If you're already working and you believe in our mission, you can either sign up to participate in our programme today or you can complete our Graduate Recruitment Survey.

Three groups create the TipStart community

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Organisations

are employers wanting to reach more candidates from diverse backgrounds. They register and pay a monthly subscription to take part. They provide TipSters and receive opportunities to mentor students who may not have otherwise known about the work they do.

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TipSters

are employees of organisations. They are nominated by their organisation and receive a sign-up email. After which they are matched with TipStarters. They provide careers advice and support and receive insights into the barriers to entry in their industry.

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TipStarters

are students or recent university graduates seeking employment. They register and are matched with TipSters. They receive careers advice and support and provide insights into the barriers they face in entering the industries they want to work in.

Become a TipStart Student Ambassador
 for your Uni

Getting a job without help from personal connections shouldn't be hard. But it is.

By becoming an ambassador, you can help change this brokensystem. The more of your university friends and colleagues thatsign up to become TipStarters, the more change we can deliver. Together.

Join us and learn more
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Don't spend on recruiters. Invest in talent.

If you want to be a part of improving social mobility in the UK but want more details, contact our customer team.