As Managing Director at graduate recruitment and employability consultancy SRS, Sophie Milliken is a recruitment and employability expert. She has worked with employers such as M&S, JP Morgan, Expedia and AXA to design and deliver their graduate recruitment campaigns. SRS is also the leading provider of assessment-centre simulations for universities and has trained over 30,000 students at these events. A merger in 2019, saw Sophie take on an additional group role in the newly formed Careerpass Network. Sophie has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development since 2013 and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2019. Her first book, From Learner To Earner was published in August 2019, becoming a best seller in October. Sophie's second book, The Ambition Accelerator will be launched in March 2021 and includes advice from Dragons' Den star Sara Davies and The Apprentice's Linda Plant. A multi award-winning businesswoman and proud mum, Sophie also enjoys supporting the North East region. Sophie is a supporter of Northern Power Women and co-founder of City Ladies Networking. She is Chair of Smart Works Newcastle and also sits on the Board of Age UK Northumberland.