I’m Alex, founder of TheJobFather. My background spans business management, education, specialist behaviour settings and nearly four years in education recruitment.

When young people feel stuck, it usually comes down to one — or a mixture — of four things:

Direction — “I genuinely don’t know what I’m looking for.”
Too many options, no real idea where to start.

Marketing — “I’m better than this CV makes me look.”
Decent potential, somehow presented like a beige spreadsheet.

Strategy — “I am job hunting… technically.”
Lots of scrolling and clicking, but not always much of a plan.

Momentum — “I’ll do it tomorrow.”
Often starts with a burst of enthusiasm, but finds it harder to keep that effort going consistently.

We work out what’s actually getting in the way — then build the support around it.