John Parkes

John is the Co-Founder and Strategic Partnership Director of GetMyFirstJob. He has been involved in the Skills and Work Based Learning sector for the majority of his career across a wide range of sectors.

As a highly-experienced sales and marketing professional, John was instrumental in establishing the philosophy behind GetMyFirstJob as a solution for training providers and colleges, to help them deliver high level of services to employers. By understanding the real needs of employers – large and small – John’s experience in Sales and Marketing lead directly to the creation of both GetMyFirstJob.co.uk and TheTalentPortal.

As Strategic Partnership Director, John leads the team that works directly with both National and Regional Government and their Agencies, as well as GetMyFirstJob’s partner organisations, such as YEUK, the National Careers Service and other careers and industry bodies.