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Graduate development at Virgin Money

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Virgin Money’s graduate programme is a two-year multi-modular learning journey that aims to develop and build sought after talent and secure the future leadership pipeline.

The objectives of this programme are to support the development of the graduates':

  • Self-awareness
  • Resilience
  • Critical thinking
  • Openness to learning
  • Personal organisation
  • Smart communication

Virgin Money’s two-year graduate programme combines four work placements with a multi-modular development programme.

Module 1, Leading in the Organisation, focuses on understanding self and others. It explores blockers to high performance, leadership, management and followership.

The 'In Conversation with' work-based project is a collaborative task that culminates in presenting to the leadership team and senior stakeholders. A follow-up webinar explores effective teamwork.

Module 2, Leading Beyond Authority, takes a deeper dive into self-reflection, the interpersonal skills of communication and the leadership tool of coaching. 

100% of participants agreed that their experience with Impact was valuable.

100% of participants agreed that they gained useful insights and learning.

9.4/10  was the average rating when participants were asked to gauge the likeliness of recommendation.

"We think really carefully about the partners that we work with for this graduate placement. We want every experience to really challenge our colleagues and graduates, to help them step outside their comfort zones and to get them thinking differently. It's crucial for us to also work with some really brilliant partners who can bring their expertise and share it with a group of graduates."

Erin Price, Leadership and Talent Consultant at Virgin Money

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Kerri
Programme participant
Raytheon
"18 months into the graduate leadership development programme, and I can truly say it has been such a great experience. The activities we have undertaken have ranged from learning presentation skills, understanding your impact in a team, to having a lot of fun along the way with challenging activities, such as white water rafting and rock climbing. The external training we are fortunate enough to receive, as well as on-the-job training has helped me to build on my career."
Sisca Margaretta
Chief Marketing Officer
Experian
"I see a marked difference in my mentee: a boost in confidence and a transformation at the end of the programme. I’m proud to be an executive sponsor, as gender parity and developing women’s careers is something that I feel passionately about. WILD deserves all the recognition that it can get for its transformative quality and how it’s impacted many women’s lives – imparting lessons that they can take with them for the rest of their lives."
Sejal Amin
CTO, Shutterstock
Shutterstock
I am even more exited and enthusiastic… I feel aligned to our network of leaders around the key themes that are going to make a huge difference to our business.