How I Landed a Visa Sponsorship Role With The Civil Service After The RKY Careers PM/BA Bootcamp: Funmilola”s Success Story
Funmilola stared at her laptop screen, the glow of yet another rejection email illuminating her half-eaten bowl of jollof rice gone cold. “We regret to inform you…” had become the soundtrack of her UK job hunt. With 7 years of solid administrative experience back in Nigeria, she’d arrived in Britain expecting recruiters to fight over her—only to discover her inbox overflowing with polite British variations of “No.”
The breaking point came when a recruiter told her, “Your experience is impressive, but we don’t sponsor visas for admin roles.” That night, she dramatically declared to her flatmate: “I didn’t cross continents to become a professional rejection collector!”
The Leap of Faith: Discovering The Rky Careers PM/BA Bootcamp
Funmilola had reached peak frustration with her UK job hunt when the universe (well, LinkedIn’s algorithm) intervened. Between yet another rejection email and her third cup of tea that morning, an RKY Careers ad stopped her mid-scroll: “Why talented professionals like you aren’t getting sponsored roles (and how to fix it).”
What made her click? The comments section – packed with real graduates celebrating Civil Service offers. One post stood out: “Landed a BA role with sponsorship. No, I didn’t know the Queen.” Skeptical but hopeful, she booked a discovery call. When the advisor said, “Your problem isn’t your skills – it’s how you’re selling them,” she signed up faster than you can say “Tier 2 visa.”
The PM/BA Bootcamp Breakthrough
At first, Funmilola worried she’d feel lost in the bootcamp. But within days, something clicked. The lessons didn’t feel new – they felt like putting names to things she’d already been doing for years back home.
“Wait,” she laughed during a session on workflow optimisation, “this is just what I did at my old job when the printers kept jamming!” The tutors noticed how quickly she picked things up. “You’ve got this natural knack for problem-solving,” one told her after she aced a tricky case study.
With each class, her confidence grew. The UK way of working stopped feeling strange and started making sense. By the end, she wasn’t just keeping up – she was helping explain concepts to other students. “Turns out good admin work speaks every language,” she realised. “Even British bureaucracy!”
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Landing the Job with Visa Sponsorship
The job description for the Civil Service administrative officer role practically had Funmilola’s name on it. “This is everything we’ve been practicing,” she told her RKY career coach during their final prep session.
The interview felt more like a conversation than an interrogation. When they asked about managing conflicting priorities, she shared her “printer crisis” story from Nigeria – how she’d kept an entire ministry running during a nationwide paper shortage. The panel exchanged glances. One interviewer smiled and scribbled notes.
Two days later, her phone buzzed with an unknown number. “We’d like to offer you the position,” the HR manager said. Then the magic words: “With visa sponsorship.”
Funmilola burst into happy tears – then immediately called her RKY mentor. “They didn’t just hire me,” she laughed. “They’re paying me to be professionally organized! Wait till my mum hears this.”
The real victory came when she spotted the starting salary – nearly triple what she’d earned back home. “And this is just the beginning,” she thought, already eyeing the Fast Stream promotion scheme in the employee handbook.
Your UK Breakthrough Starts Here
Funmilola’s story could be yours.
If you’re:
✓ Tired of being rejected for lacking “UK experience”
✓ Frustrated by visa sponsorship roadblocks
✓ Certain your skills deserve better opportunities
The RKY Careers PM/BA Bootcamp is your game-changer.
We don’t just teach – we transform:
