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Written by James Digby - Group Talent Acquisition & Employer Brand Lead at Cambridge Assessment
It wasn’t long ago that my journey to work involved a Transport for London “estimated” 35 minute tube ride and a 15 minute walk. These days however this 50 minute journey is done on foot and the dark tunnel is replaced with; one nature reserve, two fields, one Biomedical campus, two or more Heron and the odd hare.
If this alone wasn’t reason enough to make the move from London to Cambridge then the lifestyle it provides was the extra push I needed. Did I miss the limitless pubs, bars and attractions London has to offer? Yes, at first. Did I find Cambridge to have everything I could want and more? I certainly did.
London isn’t more than 50 minutes on the train at the weekend and it’s nice to visit London and be able to come home to such a green city (although I appreciate London is indeed very green in places).
Described as Silicon Fen and coupled with some absolutely amazing historical sites Cambridge has a perfect balance of tradition and modernity. The reality of this is that you are surrounded by a wide range of people from various backgrounds with various interests.
It’s brilliant to see the success Cambridge has had over the last 20 years in various forms around the city. In these years there has been an increase from exactly no billion dollar companies to fourteen, pretty impressive for a city of 128,000 (in 2013).
If you are thinking about making the move my top things to consider are:
I am sure that there are lots more things to consider so if anyone has any other points please do add them in the comments.
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