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= miFuture = miFuture is a web based career tool for 15 -19 year olds founded by Gemma Hallett. With the mission of reinventing the recruitment process for school leavers, users create an online profile that takes qualifications, hobbies and interests and matches them with earning, learning, training and volunteering opportunities.

Background
The idea is the from former college lecturer and miFuture founder Gemma Hallett. Struggling to get pupils enthused with the whole careers process and thinking about their options after school or college, Hallett came up with the idea whilst travelling after the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2010. After returning to the UK and back teaching, the same problems were still there. An outdated process that was in need of reinventing to how young people use technology today, with the aim to engage users and reduce the number of NEET’s in Wales.

Online
The miFuture website was designed and built by LogicSoftware based in Talbot Green, South Wales and launched in August 2015. Students sign up online and create a user profile. By inputting their qualifications, hobbies and interests it matches users with opportunities using a bespoke algorithm and presents them in a live feed. Any opportunities that appeal to the user, they simply click ‘apply’ and an application is sent. One of the other features on the site is the CV generator. miFuture takes all submitted information and creates a professional, formatted CV for users to download straight from the site. The miFuture app was launched in October 2015. It was designed and built by CEMAS (The Centre of Excellence in Mobile Application and Services) after miFuture successfully applied for grant funding in September 2014. The app takes the model for online dating and uses it for recruitment. Users swipe right for opportunities that they aren’t interested in and swipe left for the ones they are. Then with a click of a button they apply.