A teen entrepreneur is reminding a global audience that there's no age limit to kick-starting one's career and raised an impressive $50,000 from investors to launch Young Professionals UK -- a platform dedicated to connecting young people with potential employers.
This unique multi-media platform serves as an all-encompassing resource for youth seeking "work experience, apprenticeship or graduate jobs, with companies who want to connect with young people." The streamlined platform offers young people more autonomy by allowing the user to upload their own cover letter and manage the interview process through the app.
According to the company's founder, Dan Miller, Young Professionals UK is "is disrupting the old model" of recruitment, making job searches more friendly for a younger generation of emerging workers.
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Young Professionals UK Connects Teens with Potential Employers
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