Chloe Smith is a vet with Taylor Vet in Brackley, South Northants and she loves her job. How lucky we are then to have Chloe here just before National Careers Week to lay out her careers story in all its wonderful and compelling detail.

There's some ultra useful observations and experiences that she talks about with candour and an infectious enthusiasm.

If it's initiative and tenacity you're after, then this is the careers chat that has it all and more!

Whatever stage you're at in full time education ( or indeed in an unrelated sector ) THIS is the conversation you should listen to if you want to become a vet.

Robin from the Association for Project Management is on to give you his inside view.

If you're looking to become a Project Manager, what exactly does it ask of you and how do you get up to speed, be qualified and what's it like co ordinating with people you might not have authority over?

This is such a valuable conversation that digs deeper into a sector and role that's still relatively young. Hear the benefits of becoming a member of the Association and how you can supercharge your career.

As ever, Silje and John are on hand to remind you of the big points and how they can apply to you.

5 great guests.

4 separate and varied clips.

2 podcast hosts.

1 mission : to let you in on premium advice for how to set out on the path to a fantastic and fulfilling career.

Over 2025, we've been super blessed to feature some fascinating roles and hear from the people behind them. To celebrate some of the amazing input, we've hand picked Finn, Mel, Gareth, Jo and Martin.

Pick up all you need to know about these careers :

Orthoptist

Animal keeper at a zoo

Train Driver

PLUS

Hear from the authors of a book about the best way to approach heading off to uni. It's such a useful roadmap to what can be an overwhelming prospect.

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"Here for those that need us the most."

That's a great summary of a role that gives so much back.

It's come full circle for Aimi, whose eczema was treated by a kind "white coated magician" ( as she describes a pharmacist ) during her childhood.

Quickly realising that this was the work she wanted to step into, Aimi's story tells you all you need to know about qualification and skills/attributes needed, plus how amazing the fulfilment and enrichment is doing a job with such purpose.

They're one of the Allied Health Professionals and Orthoptists do so much brilliant work, that we had to hold a mirror up to what a rewarding and amazing career this is.

Tuesday 14th October is a really important day - Allied Health Professionals Day . It's a time to  to recognise and raise awareness of the valuable contributions of allied health professionals in healthcare systems worldwide. It provides a platform for AHPs to come together, showcase their diverse roles and expertise, and promote the benefits of interdisciplinary, patient-centered care across various sectors.

Finn offers you a fantastic and unprecedented view of her work, with a real sense of fulfilment, humour and candour. This is a really great resource from BIOS ( The British and Irish Orthoptic Society ) on the pathway to a career like Finn's.

Imagine bonding with Gorillas and getting to care for them every day of your working life.

Well stop dreaming and do what Gareth Davies did and realise a childhood ambition to be an Animal Keeper. He recently took a trip to Frankfurt Zoo in Germany to get further insight and learning around their mixed-species habitat.

Critically endangered western lowland gorillas and endangered cherry-crowned mangabeys live together and it's helped to shape the African Forest habitat project in Bristol.

Gareth is a key part of that and his stories about the connection to their animals and the care and nurturing he is vital to is amazing.

Have a listen to his careers story ( you'll love the story about the Gelada. It really moved us and will move you too!

A level results just shown up?

Well, your timing is excellent - Dr Jo Phillips and Martin Griffin have just written a book that's been described as

" Highly recommended reading for Year 13s and a thoughtful, confidence-boosting gift for friends and family members about to start university."

Together, they have a collective 45 years' experience teaching sixth formers and undergraduates and have supported students through applications, the writing of personal statements, open days and the leap into university life.

With a warm and informal tone, the book is invaluable and Silje and John are here to take a deep dive into the wisdom both behind and within it.

It's published by Crown House Publishing and you can find out more here.

Jasmine works for a leading, employee-owned market research company that specialises in conducting consumer and B2B research across the UK and internationally.

Her work, pulling out stories from the numbers, is across a number of sectors : education, transport and infrastructure, utilities, medical and healthcare.

A graduate in psychology, Jasmine describes herself as " pro active, confident and enthusiastic " and has long carried a desire to excel in the field of research.

This is the conversation that tells you how she did it and why she finds this career incredibly rewarding.

If you want to be best prepared for a role like it, listen up!

Doing this job, you will impact lives at the point of greatest need.

Amy is a Supervising Social Worker and relatively new to this rewarding, challenging and influential career.

She tells us how much of a difference you can make to children and young people and specifically what her role involves.

Listen out for the tips, anecdotes and some great motivation if you're looking to move into this life changing profession.

Amy Williams is a Speech and Language Therapist and her story is such a rich and varied one that we had to feature it.

You'll discover the way she got into this profession and what it means to problem solve, reassure and treat the many and varied clients she sees.

It's a story that really lets you get under the skin of this work and helps you understand the requirements ( qualifications, skills and attributes ) that it asks of anyone entering the field.

There's a number of big and important lessons here, so have a listen!