In this instalment of our series ‘Getting your dream job’, we share Hernan Gonzalez and Gosia Sztandera’s advice on how to make an impact in the corporate world. Argentinian-born Hernán Gonzalez Merlani works for HSBC, heading up their talent management team in London. He is an accredited coach and enjoys investing his time supporting other people. Polish-born Gosia Sztandera for almost 10 years partnered with companies from various sectors such as, oil & gas, information tec

Joanna Sienkiewicz Onpartu Cohort: 2017 Mentor: Paulina Polak Education: Masters in Environmental Sciences Before Onpartu... Back in 2016 you may just have been served by Joanna at a London retail shop and not realised that the person assisting you had a master’s degree in science and 11 years of experience in administration, including with EU funding, data capture and geographic information systems. Joanna looks back with positivity at this period in her life when she first

As part of a series of articles, we will be sharing advice on how to make an impact when applying for jobs across different industry sectors. In this post, we will share Ben Prouty’s advice on how foreign-born professionals can grab the attention of employers at start-up companies. Ben is Co-Founder and CEO of Shepper, a property management company. Prior to Shepper, Ben was part of the early teams at both Streetcar (now Zipcar) and LOVESPACE, the UK’s first storage by the bo

You worked hard at school to get into university, studied for your degree and then gained professional work experience; now, you would like to get your dream job here in the UK. This is the ideal time to start making your CV work for you. Examples and templates are easy to find online, but it is hard to know which one to follow or trust. At Onpartu, we enlisted coach and trainer Gosia Sztandera with 10 years of recruitment experience to co-create and host a video series for f

Marek Gluszczuk is a multilingual real estate professional who is always up for an intellectual chat and a late brunch in one of London's parks. He is a vivid reader, an aspiring athlete and a person to go to if you need some help with your Excel spreadsheet at midnight. Most of all he is passionate about talent and giving back to the community. My journey with Onpartu started... My journey with Onpartu started in late December 2014. I was in my last year of my undergrad stud

Aleksanra Lesiak Onpartu Cohort: 2015 Mentor: Liz Kilford Education: Masters in Environmental Protection Before Onpartu... In her native Poland, Aleksandra worked as a laboratory contractor until the 2008 financial crisis left her unemployed. Despite her three university degrees all she could find for months was work as a supermarket cashier. “Totally disappointed”, she left for the UK. The first few months on the island were very difficult for Aleksandra. She survived thanks