Richard Edge

CEO and Founder at Careerships! Helping individuals around the globe win the career game!

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a month since we gathered at The Ned to celebrate the Careerships®️ Alumni, the incredible community of professionals who embody what Careerships is all about: progress, connection, and shared ambition.

🎉 The evening also marked Careerships®️’ fifth birthday, but it wasn’t about milestones or numbers. It was about people.

People coming together from different worlds, all with open minds and an appetite to be their best, not just for themselves but for others around them as well.

This short video captures a few highlights from the night, but it can’t quite capture the conversations, the laughter, or the generosity that filled the room. (I’ve proudly kept some of the lovely gifts that people brought and they now have pride of place on the Careerships®️ HQ office vision wall!)

To everyone who’s been part of Careerships and the Careerships Alumni so far, thank you for making it what it is. And to those yet to join, this is just a glimpse of what happens when you put ambitious, open-minded people in the same room.

Here’s to the next chapter of collective progress. The future’s bright and we’ve many more exciting events coming up in 2026 and beyond.

💡 If you want to be involved, get in touch, or send this video to someone that you think would both benefit and enjoy this great community.
Careerships®️

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Never let the fear of criticism become more expensive than the cost of staying average.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Applying for jobs in 2026?
Perhaps not the best strategy.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Never too late to find your YOU

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

44 months of decline.
Jobs in the UK have now fallen for 44 consecutive months -
People are still approaching the job market like it's 2022.
The rules have changed.
I've developed a new framework specifically for this market - The ARC Model. Comment ARC below for more details.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

I really enjoyed this journey.
Check out the link below to boost your career quickly

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

Keir Starmer resigns!

That’s 7 Prime Ministers in 10 years.

If the UK were a corporation, shareholders would be asking whether leadership is the problem or the board still doesn’t understand the problem voters want solved.

Immigration
Crime
Economy

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Senior professionals are not short of experience.
The market has changed.
The Careerships Sprint is a focused 2-week programme to help you reposition, map the hidden job market and create a smarter route to your next opportunity.
https://t.co/QRW68Ilm1V

[Mark Goldbridge @markgoldbridge]

Sometimes wonder what's happened to the world....We get a few days of hot weather and businesses and schools start acting like it's the end of the world. In the eighties and nineties we just got on with it. It's called being sunny.

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

20 rules for young men:

1. Never date a friend’s ex

2. It’s ok to go to the movies by yourself

3. Hygiene is more important than you think

4. Know the different between love and lust

5. Stay informed on what’s going on.  Don’t be a sheep

6. Have a sense of humor but don’t joke about your dreams and goals

7.  Study the types of people who upset you and why

8. Stand up to bullies.  You’ll only have to do it once.

9. Don’t bully people weaker than you

10. Learn how to tell stories

11. Don’t complain. 80% of people don’t care about your problems and 20% are glad you have them

12. Be impressed by the things that matter

13. When coming across a successful person, talk less, ask more.

14. Leave a lasting impression after people meet you

15. Don’t feel guilty for being too ambitious

16. Be mentally and emotionally ready to lose loved ones at some point of your life.

17. Always have some cash with you

18. Regardless of what you get paid per hour, give your best. 

19. Avoid porn at all cost.

20. You never marry a girl, you marry her entire family.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

£33bn value of UK jobs advertised.

$2.5tn being invested globally into AI.

That ratio alone should make people rethink career strategy.

The people who thrive over the next decade will probably build:
• adaptable skills
• networks
• visibility
• multiple income streams

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Some of my favourite career moves involve helping people change sectors.
Recruiters often say, “The client wants sector experience.”

Interesting how that requirement softens once you’re having lunch with the hiring manager’s boss.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Plotting

[Nick Timothy MP @NJ_Timothy]

Most hotels don’t have guests like this just turn up in reception.

But most hotels aren’t in #Newmarket - like the fantastic @HeathCourtHotel.

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

Too many BS ideas out there of how to raise young boys.

Here are 5 things they need:

1. A present father
2. A strong belief system
3. Standards
4. Friction
5. Fun

You’re raising future leaders, CEO’s, fathers, husbands and friends.

Lead them intentionally.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Coming to Cambridge!!

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

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Comment with your guess, or simply write “skill”, and I’ll send you the full breakdown.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Audit complete.
In 2025, one skill consistently drove career progress.
It showed up across industries, cultures, job roles and geographies.
From graduates to a billionaire I worked with this year.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

Regardless of seniority, this single capability was the difference between people who stalled and people who exceeded their objectives.
Not talent.
Not hard work.
Not confidence.
Can you guess what it was?

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

I’ve been having more conversations with people based in Dubai 🇦🇪 recently as the market continues to evolve.

What’s coming up again and again is how much career progression is being shaped by networks, communication, and engagement, rather than effort alone.

[Richard Edge @RichardEdge07]

• Invest intentionally in relationships, not just transactions
• Communicate your value so others can repeat it easily 💬
• Stay engaged between opportunities, not just when you need something
• Ensure the right support around you to navigate a more competitive market