National Interview Month 2025 – by Your Game Plan in partnership with Equitas and ACCA.
Discover how Equitas helped deliver inclusive interviewing at scale, empowering thousands of students with fair, structured mock interviews across the UK.
We partnered with Your Game Plan and ACCA to launch National Interview Month (NIM), an innovative campaign giving thousands of UK students access to mock interviews. The mission: level the playing field for young people, especially those from state schools with limited access to traditional career support.
By combining a fantastic initiative with our inclusive interview platform, we empowered thousands of students, and enabled hundreds of professionals to give back.
Impact at a glance
Student reach
16,000+ registrations from 148 schools and colleges. Participants from across the UK, including underserved regions.
Skills & confidence boost
90%+ of students reported feeling more confident after their mock interview, with actionable feedback identifying areas for growth.
Volunteer contribution
3,150+ hours donated. £270,000+ in direct school value. £1 million+ projected social value.
Employer engagement
150 companies actively participated. 450+ professionals delivered mock interviews.
Key challenges
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Logistical bottlenecks from previous platforms: before Equitas, Your Game Plan used Microsoft Teams that caused operational chaos, clunky interfaces, and unreliable scheduling created days of manual admin work. Coordinating 5,000+ students and 5,000+ interviewers turned into a logistical nightmare that stretched teams to the brink.
Lack of scalability & safeguarding: with no centralised system for managing interviews, safeguarding, or feedback, the experience lacked both oversight and consistency. Providing tailored feedback to students post-event was extremely time consuming, and safeguarding measures took a lot of additional time to ensure every student’s safety.
Access & opportunity: too many students in state schools lack the resources, connections, or interview practice to confidently pursue careers. NIM set out to bridge that gap, with scale, structure, and inclusivity at its core.
Employer engagement: companies want to support the next generation, but struggle with the logistics, consistency, and tools to do so effectively at scale. National Interview Month gave employers a ready-made, impact-driven initiative powered by Equitas’ inclusive interview platform.
Candidate confidence & experience: for most students, this was their first professional interview. Creating a positive, empowering, and educational experience was critical to long-term impact.
TLDR
National Interview Month delivered: 🔹 16,000+ students registered to take part in NIM 🔹 450+ professionals volunteering 3,150+ hours 🔹 150+ companies engaged 🔹 £270k+ in direct value to schools 🔹 £1M+ projected in social value
Efficiency
Results using Equitas
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92% Satisfaction among diverse student participants
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37% Increase in applications from underrepresented groups
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35% Boost in student interview confidence
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89% Of interviewers said Equitas helped them assess candidates more fairly
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65% Drop in follow-up queries due to proactive communication
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89% Satisfaction with employer messaging
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