Working at the Olympics – what does it take?

Ben Whayman runs the Aquatic centre at the Olympic Park. His story of how he got to this point in his career is a real tale of every aspect of job searching and career highs and lows. His article on the Guardian Careers blog starts with following a passion early on (swimming at international level), and initially studying while working. He then graduated in leisure studies, struggled to get a graduate position but eventually built up experience in the public, private and charitable sector.  He crucially also saw the valuable career experience to be gained in volunteering at a key event in his field, long before he could hope to apply for a permanent role. Read more on a career in leisure and event management and see the value of bringing together life and work experience to find your dream job. Read Ben’s story and the full article at  http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/aquatics-centre-olympics-former-lifeguard