Homeless jobseeker secures a brighter future.

Homeless and living in a Nottingham hostel, David Wynn was desperate to find a job so that he could turn his life around.

But having been jobless for 18 months and without up to date skills, he didn’t hold out much hope. That was until he discovered Working Links. David was referred by the Salvation Army, where we operate an outreach service and the welfare-to-work initiative assigned him a consultant.

Until then the 49-year-old was looking for a valet or driving job. Despite making it through to the interview stage, he was not having much success. His consultant at our Nottingham office, Alan Godfrey, provided the support David needed to get him back on track. He helped him revamp his CV and write a covering job application letter.

Alan also organised training in interview skills and enrolled him on a free security course through New College Nottingham. David came away with an accredited qualification and a Security Industry Authority Licence, which was funded as part of the course.