Driver
Who you are
Based on your survey answers, your skills, personal values, preferred roles and what you value in an employer, you've fallen into the Driver category!
- You're likely ambitious and self-directed, with a low tolerance for standing still. You want ownership over outcomes, not just a task list, and you're motivated by genuine recognition when you deliver. Resilience is a real strength of yours. Setbacks don't put you off. They usually just make you more determined.
- At university, you probably took on leadership positions early, such as running a society, captaining a team, or leading a project group, because you wanted the responsibility, not just the title. You may have started a side hustle, freelanced, or taken on a part-time role that gave you genuine commercial exposure.
- Professionally, how fast you can progress matters to you more than almost anything else. You want a visible route upward, not a vague promise of "opportunities in time." Status, a strong starting salary and genuine personal responsibility all matter because they’re proof of your ambition is being taken seriously. You’re likely to thrive in fast-track graduate schemes or smaller, high-growth employers where you can make an outsized impact quickly.
Which type of driver are you?
The Charismatic Leader
“Charismatic leaders who build influence through relationships as much as results.”
Your best skills: Communication | Negotiation | Leadership | Commercial awareness
Roles to consider: Curator | Facilities manager | Hotel manager | Personal assistant | Project manager | Sales | Secretary
The Creative Director
“Ambitious creatives who want to lead the vision, not just contribute to it.”
Your best skills: Creativity | Entrepreneurship | Innovation
Roles to consider: Creative arts, media and design | Clothing and textile technologist | Fashion designer | Industrial/product designer | Packaging technologist | Retail buyer
The Master Planner
“Strategic and ambitious! They want to climb, but they want the plan to be airtight first.”
Your best skills: Problem-solving | Commercial awareness | Leadership
Roles to consider: Accountant | Assurance | Consultant | Corporate banker | Insurance Broker | Investment banker | Logistics manager | Management accountant | Warehouse manager
The Mission-Driven Builder
“Driven leaders who want scale and status, but only if the mission is one they can stand behind.”
Your best skills: Leadership | Initiative | Self-drive
Roles to consider: Agriculture| Animal nutritionist | Armed forces officer | Food technologist | Food scientist | Horticultural consultant | Oceanographer | Plant breeder | Police officer | Social worker
The Doer
“Restless builders who want to move fast, own outcomes, and use the newest tools to get there.”
Your best skills: Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Tech skills
Roles to consider: Defence IT | Information technology | Software developer | Software engineer | Systems developer | Test automation developer
More advice
Ask directly about promotion timelines and progression criteria at interview. For you, a scheme’s structure and speed matter as much as the brand name on the offer letter.
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Need more advice? Check out your university’s career service – they’ll have lots of resources to help you with your career plans!
Top employers
The rankings below give you an overview of the top 300 graduate employers in the UK, as voted for by students and graduates. Using the information we’ve provided for your career type, you can research the top student employers in your sectors/areas of interest.
