An Edinburgh student has shared how she has finally landed her dream job after a "difficult" start to life.
Jade Lindsay was one of 2,000 of Edinburgh Napier students who were handed their degrees this week, with families and friends gathering at the Usher Hall to watch. However, the day was even more special for Jade, who after being adopted at the age of three, was the first in her family to achieve a university degree.
Becoming part of a new family as a toddler, Jade shared how she had grown up with a strong work ethic, but had her childhood dream of becoming a vet dashed after her higher results didn't meet the entry requirements. Pushing on, the Edinburgh student decided to rethink her career path, and after completing a course with My World of Work, began a new focus on business and HR.
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Four years later, the 22-year-old has now managed to bag an exclusive spot on a graduate programme for GKN Aerospace and is over the moon with her "huge achievement." Speaking about her experience, Jade said: “I was adopted at the age of three with a very difficult start to life and was the first person in my birth family to complete all of school and enter into higher education, which was a huge achievement.”
“During my years at Napier University I have experienced lots of support and made lifelong friends. Over Christmas 2021, I applied to many graduate jobs and recorded many interviews as I looked forward to life after university.
"After completing my last lot of exams in May, I received the news that I was invited down to Bristol for an assessment centre for GKN Aerospace, a global organisation which leads the aerospace technology industry.
“I was one of only 3 business students out of over 400 applicants to get to the final stage of recruitment. I was successful in my endeavour and I have now accepted an offer of a position in the 27 month HR graduate programme which includes 2 global placements and specialisation in one of the HR departments at the end of the programme. I will be starting my new chapter in September and I look forward to graduation.”
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