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One of the challenges our Associates face is adapting to live on a salary of £22.5k for their year on the programme, after having earned on average £55k in their previous jobs. In this blog, we explore how our current Associates manage this...

As Associates, we’re often asked for advice about the interviews by candidates, so here’s a short guide for your interview day. 1) Understand the structure of the day. You will have: 2 x personal experience interviews (30mins each) with OnP...

Henry Bacon started the On Purpose Associate Programme in London in October 2017 and here he writes about his first few weeks with Snowball, an impact investor start-up with (only) three employees. Banco Santander — established: 1857, employees:...

Sophie Runcorn joined the London in April 2017 and spent her first six month placement with Access The Foundation for Social Investment . Here she reflects on her time with Access.My six months at Access has sadly come to an end and,...

Børge Andreassen (right), Director of Executive Search with Prospectus, meeting CEOs at on On Purpose CEO Programme taster event Catherine Andrews, On Purpose CEO Programme Lead, writes about On Purpose’s latest partnership with Prospectus , who...

Lucy Wells became a London Fellow in October 2017 and is now living in New York, where she discovers two social enterprises — one producing toilet paper and the other one renting out clothes.One of the joys of recently moving to the States is I...

Ariane Nikpur, Programme and Marketing Analyst in the On Purpose London team, writes about Bulk Market, the only zero-waste supermarket in London.I don’t know about you, but I’ve often felt that after my weekly supermarket shop, I bring back at...

Patsy Doerr, Thomson Reuters Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Inclusion spoke to October 2016 Fellow Katie Fish about creating purposeful change at Thomson Reuters, taking impact seriously and what inspires her.Patsy...

Reka Budai writes about the On Purpose Feastival which she and her October 2016 cohort organised across four social enterprise restaurants in London, with over 100 diners enjoying their evening of food and conversation.As our On Purpose year...

Orlena Yee, On Purpose Associate in the April 2017 cohort and currently working at Community Links, writes about the dilemma of eating (or not eating) fish and her efforts to achieve a more sustainable lifestyle.I love fish. If a choice had to be...

Jo Alexander, who’s currently working as an Associate of the April 2017 cohort with A Blueprint for Better Business, reflects on economic inequalities, their extent and implications for our society.Economic inequality is a topic that I’m noticing...

Premila Sattianayagam, Associate of the April 2017 cohort in London, writes about her experience with African Prisons Project, which is her first placement, and her visit of prisons in Africa.Acknowledging the humanity:“If the world knew the...