Where Our Clients Have Landed

As an international student, I knew getting into investment banking in the UK would be competitive. One of my biggest concerns was understanding which graduate schemes would consider candidates needing sponsorship and how to give myself the best possible chance. What I found particularly useful about Hiring Blueprint was the structured approach. Rather than applying to every finance graduate scheme, I was able to focus on opportunities that suited my background and understand what employers were assessing. Tariq also helped me prepare for the interview stages, particularly explaining my motivation for investment banking and presenting my experience more confidently. I'm so happy to have secured a place in J. P. Morgan's Corporate & Investment Bank graduate programme.

I was applying for graduate schemes in banking but found it difficult knowing which ones were genuinely realistic for international applicants. Just because a company sponsors visas doesn't necessarily mean every graduate programme is open to candidates who need sponsorship.

Tariq helped me become much more selective with my applications and understand how to approach the different recruitment stages.

The interview preparation was particularly helpful. We worked on how to explain my interest in capital markets, demonstrate commercial awareness and give stronger examples when answering competency questions.

I eventually received an offer for the Barclays Capital Markets graduate programme.

Really pleased with the result. Having proper guidance made the whole process much easier to navigate.

Finding a software engineering role in the UK as an international candidate was much harder than I'd expected. I was spending so much time on applications and technical preparation, but I wasn't always sure whether the positions I was targeting were realistic from a sponsorship perspective. What helped was having a clearer strategy instead of just applying wherever I saw a software engineering vacancy. Tariq helped me look more carefully at employers, role suitability and how I was presenting my experience. I could then focus more of my time on relevant opportunities while continuing my technical interview preparation. I'm really happy to have secured a Software Development Engineer role at Amazon.

When I first moved to the UK, I spent months applying for finance roles without getting anywhere. I had no UK experience, and finding employers willing to consider international candidates made things even harder. I was getting rejection after rejection and honestly started questioning whether I'd ever find a job here. I came across Hiring Blueprint and decided to give Tariq a chance as a last resort. I wasn't very hopeful because nothing else had worked. Within two months, I had an interview for a Finance Business Partner position at Sysco. Tariq prepared me thoroughly, including the questions I was likely to face and how to structure my answers using my experience.

I'd been applying for NHS diagnostic radiography roles for months and wasn't getting a single interview. I had the qualifications and relevant experience, but clearly something wasn't working with my applications.

After joining Hiring Blueprint, Tariq helped me understand how to approach NHS applications more effectively, particularly how to demonstrate my experience against the requirements of each position instead of relying on my qualifications alone.

Within just two months, I received three interview invitations and secured two job offers!

It was honestly such a relief after months of getting nowhere. Having two offers to choose from was something I couldn't have imagined when I first started applying. I'm so grateful for the support.

I found it quite difficult navigating the UK insurance job market, especially when trying to understand which underwriting opportunities would realistically consider candidates who required sponsorship.

There were plenty of vacancies advertised, but it wasn't always clear whether the employer would sponsor or whether the position was suitable for my circumstances.

Working with Tariq helped me approach the search more strategically. Instead of treating every underwriting vacancy as an opportunity, we focused on identifying suitable roles and positioning my experience around what employers were actually looking for.

I've now secured an underwriting position in the Lloyd's insurance market, which I'm incredibly pleased about.

Thank you Tariq for the support and for helping me approach things with more direction.

One of my biggest frustrations was having relevant project experience but struggling to find UK opportunities that matched both my background and sponsorship requirements. I was applying to PMO and project-related positions, but the job titles and expectations varied so much between companies. I wasn't always sure whether I was targeting the right level. Tariq helped me take a more focused approach. We looked at how to position my project delivery experience, highlight the level of responsibility I'd held and target roles that were a better match. The biggest difference for me was having a strategy rather than constantly changing my CV and hoping something would work.

I was targeting risk and financial services positions but found the UK job market quite difficult to navigate, especially with sponsorship being something I needed to consider. I'd seen plenty of banks and fintech companies on the sponsor register, but that didn't mean they were necessarily willing to sponsor the specific roles I was applying for. I was wasting time on applications without really knowing whether they were viable. What I appreciated about Hiring Blueprint was the practical approach. Tariq helped me think more carefully about which roles matched my experience and how to present my skills in a way that was relevant to risk teams. I've now secured a Risk Analyst position at Monzo, which I'm really excited about.

I was trying to move into growth and analytics but honestly found it overwhelming deciding which roles to focus on. I was also looking for employers that could potentially offer sponsorship, which made the search even more complicated. One thing I learned was that applying to companies with sponsor licences wasn't enough. I needed to understand whether the actual role was suitable and how to communicate my experience for that position. Tariq helped me narrow down my target roles and think more strategically about how to present my analytical experience, rather than using the same approach for completely different jobs. I'm now joining Uber in a Growth & Analytics role, and I'm so excited! Really grateful for the support.