Our Story

RMP Enterprise was set up by three entrepreneurs: Ali Lindsay, Oliver Sidwell and Chris Wickson. Here they share their story...

We struggled to find placements in 2005. There were various local jobs on pin-boards within the university and websites with just graduate jobs. It was no surprise that when we eventually found our placements, we weren’t well suited to the roles and had mixed experiences of our years in industry.

And we weren’t alone. Hundreds of thousands of students were graduating each year without relevant work experience - the main competency graduate employers were striving to find on CV’s. The market was broken.

Since graduating with an idea and a dream, we’ve revolutionised the early talent market with our peer-to-peer approach. Today, we’re the experts in early talent attraction, helping employers across the UK attract the next generation of young people taking the first steps in their career.

Follow Our Journey...

2006      The big idea whilst on placement!

2007      Launched RateMyPlacement.co.uk after scoping idea in final year of university

2008      Finalists in HSBC Unipreneurs competition with Peter Jones

2009      Quit graduate jobs and landed £150k investment

2010      Moved into our first office and hired first full-time staff

2010      Won award for 'Best Niche Job Board'

2011      Launched On-Campus Promotions

2011      Won £50,000 in Barclays 'Take One Small Step' Competition

2012      Launched RMP Connect

2013      Took the plunge and launched RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk into the schools market

2014      Launched Campus Events as part of On-Campus Promotions

2015      Launch of 'A School Leaver's Guide to Career Options'

2016      We went international! First overseas Campus Event in Milan

2017      RMP Enterprise turned 10 years old!

2017      Early Talent Pipeline methodology launched

2018      We hit a monumental 50,000 reviews on RateMyPlacement

2018      Relocated our office from Westminster to Brixton, London

2019      Launched Digital Microsite campaigns

2020      Came 37th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies

2020      We went fully remote #staysafe #workfromhome

2020      Launched the Virtual Events Series

2021      Shortlisted for the Recruiter and RAD Awards 

We're also a corporate sponsor of charity Centrepoint. Centrepoint provides housing and support for young people in London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East and through partnerships all over the UK. They aim to give homeless young people a future and we want to end youth homelessness.