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Case Study - Kaidon

Digital Marketing Account Manager

‘’My upbringing wasn't a straightforward one compared to others. My father wasn't around for a few years of my life, and would pop up sporadically in my early teens. With just me and my mum left in the household, we just about had enough disposable income to cloth and feed ourselves. This is when I turned to crime. 

I got locked up for the first time after just leaving school, and did a six-month custodial sentence in a juvenile prison. My second ‘stint’ inside was when I turned 21 and would have me do two-and-a-half years behind the door.

Ironically, I met some people who completely changed my outlook on life the second time around. They helped me to see things differently and opened my mind to having new experiences I never thought were possible.

Radical Recruit was introduced to me at a time in my life when I knew what I wanted to do, but the opportunities weren't prevalent. The flipped the script and took someone who was ‘rough around the edges’, polishing me up so that I was ready for the challenges ahead.

From helping me prepare my CV, to interview practice, Radical primed me ready for my first proper interview in over 10 years. Within the space of two weeks, I’d had my first interview and within four weeks I had a earned a new job: something I had ruled out completely. 

I don't know what the future holds for me. But what I do know is that it’s a much brighter once if I continue to apply myself in my current role as a Digital Marketing Account Manager.

Employers need to understand that there is untapped potential lying within prison leavers and it is waiting to be extracted. I've already recommended Radical Recruit to others I know that have been jail, because unlike other recruitment agencies Radical actually LISTEN. And I love them for this. 

Radical has given me the chance to gain human, social and financial capital and I couldn't thank them enough. Radical Recruit TO The WORLD!’’