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Confidence & Skills · 14 min · Suggested 16+; not age-rated

You Don’t Need to Know the Right People to Get Started

Duro Oye

Duro Oye explores you Don't Need to Know the Right People to Get Started. The conversation highlights networking and social mobility, with ideas about mentorship. Viewers can use the learning outcomes and questions below to reflect on the talk and consider what to try next.

Networking & MentoringConfidence & Self-BeliefCreativity & Problem-SolvingPurpose & Impact

Key moments

  1. 01

    You can build a network from scratch

  2. 02

    A useful introduction is a conversation, not a status badge

  3. 03

    People with access can help make opportunities fairer

For teachers

Suggested curriculum links

PSHECitizenship

Possible Gatsby Benchmark links

  • BM4
  • BM3 (within an inclusive, tailored programme)

Suggested alignment only. Watching this talk does not on its own meet a benchmark; use it within a planned careers activity. BM4 requires a planned subject-to-career link, not video viewing alone. BM2 needs current credible labour-market information; BM7 needs actual exploration of pathways. These are potential supporting links, not evidence of benchmark completion.

Keep exploring: Networking, access and creating opportunities

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