CAREERS
Inspire your students with real-world role models
SocialArchive helps you capture and share community and alumni career journeys that show what’s possible after school or university. Whether it’s a recent graduate or a parent entrepreneur, these stories help students make more informed, confident choices about their future.
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Capture authentic career journeys
Invite alumni and other members of your community to share their stories in their own words, or in response to guided prompts, using built-in video and audio tools. From choosing university courses to landing first jobs, starting businesses or switching paths, students gain real insight into the decisions, challenges and opportunities, that shape every career.
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Build an on-demand careers library
Collect stories over time and make them accessible through a searchable, ever-growing archive. Each story is automatically transcribed and catalogued for easy retrieval. Curate content by industry, graduation year, subject or location, to support career guidance and curriculum planning.
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Show relatable role models and diverse career paths
Help students hear from alumni who share their backgrounds, interests or study routes, while also showcasing the full spectrum of post-education journeys. From local entrepreneurs to global professionals, SocialArchive reveals the real, varied possibilities that lie ahead.
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Demonstrate your impact
Showcase the long-term value of your education by highlighting student outcomes and success stories. Use real alumni journeys to demonstrate the impact your school, college or university, has on careers, confidence and future opportunities.
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Safe, scalable and fully under your control
Unlike mentorship platforms, SocialArchive facilitates no direct contact between students and contributors, ensuring a safe environment for all. You choose what gets published, who sees it and when. Whether that’s staff-only, student access or full community sharing.
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Support your careers programme and meet key benchmarks
SocialArchive helps schools deliver elements of the UK’s Gatsby Benchmarks by providing student access to real-world stories, employer insight and alumni experiences, that strengthen the link between learning and the world of work.
Jen is a successful finance executive on the US East Coast.
She’s a proud alumna of her UK school and wants to give back. But with her schedule, geography and the time difference, attending a careers event isn’t realistic.
That’s where SocialArchive Careers comes in.
Her school sends her a simple link to record short video or audio answers to career-focused questions. She responds when and where it suits her. The recordings are instantly saved to the school’s archive, tagged, transcribed, and ready to share with students.
Now, Jen’s career journey is available to inspire not just one class, but multiple cohorts for years to come.
Meet Jen
Real journeys. Real impact.
Book a short demo here or alternatively send us a message using the form, to explore how SocialArchive can help you build an inspiring, student-facing careers resource using the voices of your own alumni and community members.
No mentoring admin. No platform-switching. Just authentic stories that support guidance and demonstrate outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most common things people ask us.
Can’t see what you’re looking for? Get in touch, we’d love to help.
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SocialArchive helps you capture and share authentic alumni and community career stories, giving students real insight into life after school or university. It enhances your current careers provision with engaging, authentic stories that grow over time. These stories bring your curriculum to life and inspire confident, informed choices about the future.
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Alumni, parents or community members receive a simple link where they can record short video or audio reflections, either freely or in response to guided questions. Submissions are automatically transcribed, tagged and stored in your archive, ready to share.
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Anyone connected to your community (alumni, parents, employers or staff) can share their experiences. This builds a diverse and relatable collection of voices that reflect different pathways and professions.
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No. SocialArchive is not a mentoring platform. It enables safe, one-way storytelling allowing students or alumni to access inspiring stories without direct contact or safeguarding concerns.
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You can curate and share stories by subject, industry, year group or location. They can be embedded on your website, shown in lessons or assemblies, or accessed on demand as part of your careers guidance materials.
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Yes. SocialArchive helps schools meet multiple Gatsby Benchmarks by giving students access to real-world alumni experiences, employer insights and authentic examples that link learning to future careers.
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Yes. You decide what gets published, who can view it and when. Content can be kept internal, visible only to staff and students, or shared more widely to showcase outcomes and success stories.
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Yes. SocialArchive includes full GDPR compliance, consent management and secure data hosting. You retain complete control over permissions, privacy settings and content visibility.
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There is no reason it can’t but we would need to discuss what systems you use. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
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Contact us or book a demo to see how SocialArchive can help you build an inspiring, student-facing resource that showcases real journeys, real outcomes and real impact.
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Alumni & Development
Grow and manage your alumni community while driving engagement and support.
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Community Management
Connect with every audience using personalised content, smart segmentation and a built-in CRM system designed for education.
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Marketing
Take a storytelling-first approach to your marketing. Create compelling content, repurpose archive assets and capture authentic stories.
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Admissions
Use interactive virtual tours and testimonials from students, parents and alumni, to help prospective families connect with your school’s story.
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Heritage & Archives
Build a secure, searchable digital archive that brings memories to life and ensures your legacy is shared, celebrated, and added to over time.
