After I graduated, I was at a bit of a loss as to which career path to take. I resorted to looking online for careers advice, but the career\u2019s advice was so dry, long and overly complicated. So, I wanted to change that.<\/p>\n
How did you Develop the Skills necessary to run Robin Could?<\/h2>\n
It was personal experience through university and post-university that led me to really know what university students, graduates and young professionals needed. I studied BA Accounting and Finance<\/a> as a degree and although I enjoyed it, I didn\u2019t think it really complimented my creativity and my passion for business as a whole. Speaking to other students from a range of degrees, I noticed that it was a quite a big trend that the degree they had chosen weren\u2019t best suited to them. So I designed Robin Could<\/a> to help. I didn\u2019t really have any prior experience of setting up a business and I\u2019m still learning new things about business everyday! Obviously the internet has really helped me, from setting up as a sole trader to designing the website. I\u2019ve always loved business and read a lot of books on the subject. My business advisers have also really helped me. They specialise in setting up start-ups and getting them off the ground. So they have been my mentors and have guided and coached me through the journey.<\/p>\n We are not competing in the global market place at the moment, although our website and social media platforms is open for global interaction. We definitely plan to operate on a global level, once we have established ourselves in the UK first. We believe that this is the future of careers advice.<\/p>\n I want Robin Could<\/a> to become the leader of online careers advice. In 5 years\u2019 time, I see our website competing on the same level against the main competitors.<\/p>\n Our ultimate goal is to get more individuals on the road to their dream careers, by giving them expert advice, motivation and direction. For us, it\u2019s such a shame to see talent wasted. You could be sat beside the next JK Rowling, but you\u2019ll never know until they actively pursue their career. Everyone is a genius at something.<\/p>\n Being an Accounting & Finance<\/a> graduate, the degree has definitely enhanced my budgeting skills! My business is funded solely by me, so effective budgeting is essential. Being a part of such a popular degree, has allowed me to get to know a range of people of different backgrounds. Understanding what they wanted from their degree and their future career has definitely played a part in my business, creating a website that meets all their wants and needs.<\/p>\n Many thanks to Yazid for sharing his achievements. Find out more about Kent Business School’s undergraduate programmes.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Since then I founded my own start-up business.\u00a0Robin Could<\/a> provides expert career advice for university students, graduates and young professionals.<\/p>\n View Yazid on LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"yazid\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2016\/11\/Yazid.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nDo you Compete in the Global Market Place?<\/h2>\n
Where do you see your Business in the next five years?<\/h2>\n
How has what you learned at\u00a0Kent Business School fed into your business today?<\/h2>\n
Alumni Blogger:<\/h2>\n
Yazid\u00a0Lallmahomed<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>My name is Yazid Lallmahomed and I graduated from Kent Business School, part of the University of Kent with my BA Accounting & Finance<\/a> in 2013.<\/p>\n