ABOUT USEmpowering you on your career journey
HOW IT STARTEDIt was through my own experiences that Career Pursuit was born
Hi, I'm Helen Massy.
As a military spouse of over 20 years, I have faced the challenges of trying to balance a career alongside military life.
It was through my own experiences that Career Pursuit was born. After leaving a specialist career in the NHS, due to moving with the military, I had to begin a new career alongside raising a young family and moving internationally. On reaching out for support, I couldn't find any, despite going to the local and national military information centres.
OUR FOUNDER
Helen Massy
Military spouse, mum of three, business owner, and founder of Career PursuitIt took months as there is no central location for partners to find career support.
I slowly learned, predominantly through word of mouth, about the wealth of employment and entrepreneur support available from a myriad of wonderful organisations. But it took months as there was no central location for partners to find career support.
Therefore, I founded Career Pursuit to overcome this barrier. We support spouses and partners on their career journey by bringing all employment and entrepreneur resources into one central point of access. We do the research to provide you with a range of career support options so you can build a flexible career around your military lifestyle.
Meet the team
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Jessica Brown
Director and Magazine Editor. Military Spouse, Veteran, and Reservist.
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Zoe Poulton
Director and Strategic Operations. Military Spouse and Veteran.
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Emily du Feu
Social Media Manager and Marketing. Military Spouse.
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Al Topping
Resident Photographer. Military Spouse and Veteran.
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Liz Hart
Company Secretary and Accountant. Military Spouse.
Our Core Values
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We support spouses and partners on their career journey by bringing all employment and entrepreneur resources into one central point of access.
We work collaboratively with all companies that provide career support for military spouses and partners, to ensure that you have access to all resources available.
We work impartially with recognised organisations who provide high-quality, tri-service career support.
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Career Pursuit is altruistically produced by the military community for the military community to provide advice that's relevant and valuable.
We give access to peer-to-peer knowledge from subject matter experts to help navigate employment and entrepreneur challenges.
We provide resources that will help you build a fulfilling, flexible career alongside military life.
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We are inclusive of all members of the military community including change to veterans, spouses, partners, family, divorced, widowed, cadets and reservists.
We provide connection to the UK military career support community to aid you through your career change.
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We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces community and driving change for the better, creating a positive impact that resonates far and wide.
As part of Career Pursuit’s commitment to support the Armed Forces community, Helen Massy is a member of the MOD Partner Employment Working Group and Celebrating Forces Families Awards committee.
Our commitments in the Armed Forces community
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The Celebrating Forces Families (CFF) Awards
The Celebrating Forces Families Awards is the only award evening focusing purely on celebrating the valued support of serving military families.
The aim of the Celebrating Forces Families Awards is to acknowledge and celebrate the resilience, the amazing triumphs families have undertaken, triumph over adversity, and inspiring career paths taken whilst being part of the whole Armed Forces community. -
The Partner Employment Working Group CIC
The aims of the working group are:
To provide a proactive working group for the Armed Forces families, in support of their employment pathways, to share ideas and understanding for their mutual benefit.
To run and facilitate the annual Celebrating Forces Families Awards.
To provide support, guidance, and training to the Armed Forces community and linked communities.
To undergo research and comply data on behalf of the MOD.
To be the point of contact for Armed Forces families into employment and training.
career pursuit mission