Career Runway
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Removing Barriers, Building Futures
Career Planning & Applications
We start with the person, not the job advert.
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Career Runway helps participants understand their skills, experience and career goals, identify realistic opportunities and build a clear route into work.
Support includes career planning, CV development, ATS-friendly CV tailoring, cover letters and job applications. We also help people translate international, community or non-traditional experience into language UK employers understand.
For people who are new to the UK labour market, cultural navigation is built into the support, helping them understand recruitment expectations, workplace communication and professional norms.
Interview & Workplace Preparation
Interview preparation is based wherever possible on the actual vacancy and employer.
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Participants learn how UK interviews work, how to structure strong examples using STAR, how to answer difficult questions and how to communicate their experience confidently.
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Mock interviews provide practical feedback on answers, communication, presentation and body language.
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We also explain the cultural and behavioural expectations that may not appear in a job description, from interview etiquette and professional communication to understanding what employers often expect during the first weeks in a new role.
Removing Practical Barriers
A strong CV is not much use if someone cannot afford to travel to the interview, does not have suitable clothing or is unsure how to present themselves professionally.
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Career Runway looks at these practical barriers as part of employability support.
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Depending on individual circumstances, programme funding and availability, support may include interview travel, professional clothing, practical preparation for interviews and starting work, as well as a Career Runway Success Kit with useful essentials and resources to help participants feel prepared for the next stage of their employment journey.
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Professional presentation support considers the individual, the role, the employer and UK workplace expectations rather than applying a one-size-fits-all dress code.
Career Access & In-Work Support
Getting the job is not the end of Career Runway.
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Participants can continue receiving support as they move into employment and adjust to a new workplace. This may include questions about communication with managers and colleagues, workplace expectations, probation, feedback, confidence and difficulties that arise during the first weeks and months at work.
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Career Runway also introduces participants to Career Access — 24/7 AI Employment Navigator, CulturaLinks' digital employment-support tool.
Career Access extends support between appointments. It can help with CV-to-vacancy matching, ATS-friendly applications, interview preparation, trusted employment information and practical workplace questions.
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Career Access supports Employment Advisers and human coaches. It does not replace them.
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Together, Career Runway and Career Access are designed not only to help people secure employment, but to understand the workplace, address problems earlier and improve their chances of sustaining employment.
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Eligibility & Referrals
The current Career Runway Somerset Pilot is funded through the Somerset HDRC Community Grants Fund, part of Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Somerset at Somerset Council.
We welcome conversations with employers, referral partners, community organisations, colleges, housing associations and other organisations interested in supporting people into work and helping them stay in employment.
You might want to refer someone, offer employment opportunities, share workplace insight, support mock interviews, explore employer engagement, or discuss a partnership with CulturaLinks.
If you are looking for Career Runway support yourself, want to refer someone, or have an idea for working with us, use the form below.
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