This is probably one my most favourite objects, it’s a dream catcher and it represents the ability for us to capture our dreams, whatever they may be and turn them into reality. I don’t like to let go of my dreams, I like to think if there’s something I want to do with my life, I’m going to make it happen.

My name is Laura Bennett and my job title is acting team manager for human the resources recruitment initiative team. Everyday I am responsible for managing a team of seven people, who deal with recruitment for North East Lincolnshire Council.

I was an average school student, I had average grades, I liked being challenged. I like to read and I like to learn, for me that’s what I liked about school the most. University, if I’m absolutely honest, I knew wasn’t going to be an option for me. I came from a one parent family and we just didn’t have the funds. I personally didn’t want to face coming out of university with a degree with thousands and thousands of pounds worth of debt, now that’s a personal choice. Now at the time that wasn’t something necessarily my mother was happy with, she was wanting me to go college and progress that side of my career, but I knew myself it wasn’t right for me.

If you do get into a career, you may find what you thought it was, isn’t what it actually is. So you might have to sit and think to yourself, well am I going to spend 20, 30, 40 years of my life doing this, or am I really going to sit and re-evaluate where I am and say, actually do I want to do something else with my life?