How RKY Careers Took Adewunmi from Teaching Assistant to DWP Fraud Officer

Can you move from teaching assistant to DWP fraud officer when your CV shows no fraud experience? This story reveals how Adewunmi built skills, repositioned her experience and approached recruitment confidently. If rejection has made you question your potential, her journey offers a path forward.

Here is the good news: Adewunmi did not let her title define her future. Through RKY Careers’ training, she developed the confidence and professionalism to secure a Fraud Officer role with the Department for Work and Pensions. Her pivot proves that preparation opens unexpected doors.

Why Adewunmi Needed a New Career Direction

As a Teaching Assistant, Adewunmi had valuable strengths, including communication, organisation and the ability to support people carefully. However, she wanted a career with new challenges, greater responsibility and room to apply her analytical thinking.

But there was a problem: becoming a Fraud Officer without experience can feel out of reach when vacancies appear to favour candidates with directly related backgrounds. Rather than counting herself out, Adewunmi chose to build credible evidence of her abilities and learn how to present her transferable skills effectively.

How She Discovered the RKY Careers PMBA Bootcamp

While searching online for practical career-change guidance, Adewunmi came across RKY Careers through its social-media content. The success stories and focus on helping professionals translate existing strengths into new careers caught her attention.

That discovery led her to join Cohort 16.0 of the Project Management and Business Analysis Bootcamp. What stood out? The programme combined structured learning with hands-on experience, giving her more than theory to discuss with employers.

The Skills That Strengthened Her Career Pivot

During the bootcamp, Adewunmi gained practical exposure to project management and business analysis. She learned how to examine problems, communicate with stakeholders, organise work and contribute professionally within a team.

Just as importantly, the experience helped her build the confidence to compete for roles beyond education. Her progress rested on three practical gains:

1. Hands-on project and business analysis experience.
2. Stronger communication, teamwork and professional confidence.
3. Recruitment guidance that connected her new skills to employer expectations.

In Adewunmi’s words:

“The RKY programme provided valuable hands-on experience in project management and business analysis, helping me develop practical skills, confidence, and professionalism that supported me throughout the recruitment process. Thank you to the RKY team for their guidance and support.”

How She Used the Training to Secure a Fraud Officer Role

Here is where learning became opportunity. Adewunmi used relevant project examples to demonstrate problem-solving, collaboration and structured thinking, while reframing her Teaching Assistant experience around transferable strengths rather than an unrelated title.

She also approached recruitment with clearer examples and greater professionalism. That stronger positioning helped employers see her potential and ultimately helped her secure a Fraud Officer role with DWP.

Her journey shows how to become a DWP Fraud Officer without following one “perfect” career route: identify transferable strengths, build practical evidence, align each application with the role and communicate your value confidently.

Ready to Make Your Own Career Pivot?

Adewunmi’s journey shows that your current title does not have to limit your next move. Build practical skills, present your experience strategically and enter recruitment with confidence. Explore more RKY Careers success stories, then book your spot in the latest Project Management and Business Analysis Bootcamp cohort and begin creating a career story worth sharing.