WYWM assesses what you are capable of learning, not what you have learnt before.
- Babou Jobe
Meet Babou
Babou Jobe is a technology-minded veteran who served for seven years in the British Armed Forces. During his time in service, Babou was deployed to Afghanistan.
Babou was an instrumental part of the team responsible for managing the British tri-service headquarters’ information systems, consolidating all data and IT assets; and repatriating them to the UK upon completion.
Babou's journey
In September 2021, Babou discovered WYWM on LinkedIn. Initially, he thought WYWM's pitch was "too good to be true". Six months later, Babou registered for a call with WYWM's Career Success Team.
WYWM's psychometric and aptitude tests confirmed that Babou was a strong candidate for many of the same IT industry roles he had been seeking out for two years.
Raising the benchmark
Babou accepted his first IT job as a Senior Developer at Northrop Grumman UK within a month of engaging with WYWM.
Northrop Grumman is raising the benchmark for the space, aeronautics, defense, and cyberspace technologies sectors by placing Veteran candidates – such as Babou – into secure, high paying IT roles.
The recipe for success!
Babou is a Senior Developer for Northrop Grumman UK. Babou is grateful to Northrop Grumman for providing him with the opportunity to further develop his skills, learn new things, and gain greater exposure through the job they have provided. Babou believes that hiring someone based on their "potential" requires a significant amount of boldness and that it is best done with transparency. Babou credits his success to WYWM for investing in his potential and assisting him in establishing his IT career.
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