Diversity in Leadership on 25th September in London
QS Leadership Career Forums Companies include: ACCA American Express Bank of America BNP Paribas Deloitte Ernst & Young L’Oreal Moore Stephens Presentations held by: ACCA – Interactive Ethics Workshop & Company Presentation FSA – Career Paths in the FSA Bank of America – Skills for Success: Interview & Application Workshop American Express – Company Presentation [...]
[Posted on Monday, July 26, 2010]
Diversity Roadshow
FRIDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2010 – LONDON – GRAND CONNAUGHT ROOMS THURSDAY 28th OCTOBER 2010 – MANCHESTER – ARMITAGE CENTRE TUESDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2010 – EDINBURGH – DYNAMIC EARTH CENTRE Find more details about exhibitors, seminars events and how to register here
[Posted on Monday, July 19, 2010]
Some tips for mature job seekers
Extracted from a guardian article – How to work past retirement – to read the whole article ————————————– Need a new job? Older workers looking for a new job often feel their application is rejected as soon as the recruiting employer sees their age. John Lees, career coach and author of Career Reboot, says it [...]
[Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010]
Ethnic minorities perceive professions as closed off
Careers in professions including banking, politics, law and journalism are perceived to be closed off to ethnic minorities living and working in Britain, according to a report from Race for Opportunity, Business in the Community’s race diversity campaign. The report, which surveyed of the attitudes of 1,500 people from all the main ethnic groups living [...]
[Posted on Monday, July 05, 2010]
What’s in a name? Should you conceal your gender and race in applications?
I was disappointed to read a series of articles showing how much prejudice about race and gender can still affect your chances of success, even at the most basic level, the CV and application form. See this government ‘sting’ operation, sending out identical CVs with different names, from clearly different ethnic communities : They found [...]
[Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010]
Office Angels joins Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme
Commercial recruiter Office Angels has joined the likes of IBM, Diageo and Rugby Football League on Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme which promotes and develops good practice for employers. The programme, run by the gay equality charity, promotes a good working environment for existing and potential employees and aims to ensure equal treatment for those who [...]
[Posted on Monday, June 28, 2010]
Support for Disabled Students: Finding work and employment
Contact Remploy direct for help and advice from them. If you go to the website www.graduates.remploy.co.uk you will find contact details. I suggest you drop them an email to check out what help they can provide to you in your home area. They are also on Facebook so you might want to check them out [...]
[Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010]
Fresh Look – Encouraging Women into Investment Banking
Are you a first-year female student wondering what an investment banking career might be like? If you’re interested in finding out how today’s market is changing the industry, come along to our specially designed event this summer. Called Fresh Look, it’s your chance to find out what it’s really like to work in investment banking [...]
[Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010]
Motability Scholarships
Looking for financial assistance for your studies and great work experience? A successful and award-winning commercial organisation, we are looking for disabled students with potential to apply for our scholarship programme, as part of our investment in building our disability confidence and expertise. This programme includes valuable paid summer placement work experience opportunities (£19,000 pro [...]
[Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010]
ThisAbility:Inside Investment Banking
ThisAbility:Inside Investment Banking Interested in finding out more about the Investment Banking industry? Not sure if it’s for you? Come along to this event and find out more! If you are a first or penultimate year undergraduate student, and consider yourself to be disabled or have a long-term health condition*, apply for this event today! [...]
[Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010]
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