EmployAbility University Campus Schedule 2009

EmployAbility will soon be embarking on its annual round of University Campus visits. We will be on hand to give advice on issues such as disclosure, Cv’s and our great opportunities for 2010. If we are visiting your University, why not sign up for one of our sessions and come and meet the team. Please contact Justin Penney at justin.penney@employ-ability.org.uk or on 07776 090 508 to register your interest.

Nottingham University, 12th October 2009, 11.30am-12.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm: One to one sessions

Reading University, 15th October 2009, 1-3pm: Presentation on EmployAbility and one to one sessions

Aston University, 21st October 2009, 12-3pm: We will have a stand at the ‘Insight into Public Sector Careers’ fair from 12 to 1pm and the workshop on disclosure and one to one sessions will take place from 1 to 3pm.

Southampton University, 23rd October 2009, 1-3pm: EmployAbility and internship & graduate opportunities presentation    

Exeter University, 28th October 2009, 1.30-2.30pm: EmployAbility and internship & graduate opportunities presentation    

Imperial College, 17th November 2009, 1-2pm: Presentation on Dow and EmployAbility

Cambridge University, 6th November 2009, 1.30pm: Workshop on disclosure of disability and one to one sessions

Manchester University, 25th November 2009, 11.30am-3pm: Workshop on application forms & disclosure of disability and one to one sessions

Oxford University, 4th December 2009, 2pm: Workshop on EmployAbility and the services we provide and one to one sessions

PAST EVENTS

EmployAbility Herbert Smith Workshops 2009

How to write successful application forms & specialist advice for students with disabilities - Delivered by leading global law firm Herbert Smith & EmployAbility.

Nottingham University, 12th October 2009, 1-2 pm at the University of Nottingham Law School

Cambridge University, 29th October 2009, 1-2.30pm – venue TBC

Please contact Justin Penney at justin.penney@employ-ability.org.uk or on 07776 090 508 to register your interest.

EmployAbility University Campus Schedule – 2008

22nd Oct – Goldsmiths University Careers Fair

5th Nov – Queen Mary University of London – One to one drop in sessions

12th Nov – King’s College London. Law Workshop

13th Nov – Nottingham University – Workshop and Drop in sessions

14th Nov – Cambridge University - Workshop and Drop in sessions

Mid November – LSE Disability Awareness Week

Workshop and Drop in sessions will be arranged during this week.

26th Nov – Manchester University - Workshop and Drop in sessions

28th Nov – University of Oxford - Workshop and Drop in sessions

Blind in Business course – August 2009

Course title: Education to Employment 2009

Blind in Business is a company based in the City of London, but which works nationwide. We help visually impaired graduates and undergraduates search for, and secure, jobs of all kinds. If you are interested in summer internships, we can help. If you are thinking about life after university – we can help!

About the Course

• A two day course now in its eighth year
• Learn about looking for work, disclosing your visual impairment and develop the skills needed to succeed in your job hunt
• Confidence building – the key to securing work
• Life coaching sessions and technology sessions
• Practice interviews and networking with all sorts of graduate and internship recruiters
• Learn about the assessment process

Employers that attended last year included:

• HSBC
• Clifford Chance
• Citigroup
• Sightsavers International
• Standard Chartered Bank
• BBC
• Ernst and Young
• Rolls Royce
• Scope
• Amey
• Slaughter and May
• Tesco
• Goldman Sachs
• KPMG

Here’s what our participants thought about our course last year:

‘The two days were brilliant! I had such a great time and met so many people that are going through the same experience in job hunting as me.’

‘My practice interview helped so much. I’m now working full time at my interviewer’s firm!’

The Essentials

Date: Thursday 13th August to Friday 14th August 2009.

Location: The Old Manor House Hotel, Godalming, Surrey.

Accommodation: Candidates will be given their own room. All meals provided.

Cost: All training, accommodation and food is free.

Participants are asked to pay for their own travel to and from the event.

Can I come?

If you are visually impaired and working towards or have recently completed a Bachelor/ Masters Degree, please email andy@blindinbusiness.org.uk. Alternatively please call 020 7588 1885 and ask to speak to Andy. Please reserve your place by the end of May 2009.

Please note this course is very popular and fills up very quickly.

The Blind in Business Team is young and dynamic. We use state of the art techniques to help you reach your potential. And all in an interactive and engaging way.

At Blind in Business we are not suffocated by tradition and stereotype. We are fresh, we are different, and we want you to find us.

andyflack@blindinbusiness.org.uk

2009

Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, diversity isn’t an initiative. It’s part of our culture. Having an inclusive environment gives us access to the best talent, without restriction. Talent that helps us find innovative solutions for clients across the globe. That’s not just a good story. It’s good business. So if you’re looking for an environment where you feel welcomed — and valued — look no further.
Learn more at gs.com/careers.

Goldman Sachs Diversity Events:

Penultimate Year Networking Receptions
These informal receptions, hosted in partnership with our Affinity Networks, provide penultimate year candidates with the perfect forum to investigate the industry and culture of Goldman Sachs.

Informal conversations with industry professionals, often from a similar background to themselves, provide participants with the opportunity to have questions answered and to be provided with further information about the internship programmes and application process.

We will host three receptions at our London Offices in 2008:
October 28, 6:00pm - 8:30pm: sponsored by the Women's Network
November 11, 6:00pm - 8:30pm: sponsored by the Firmwide Black Network
November 20, 6:00pm - 8.30pm: sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network

For more information and to apply, please visit gs.com/careers and navigate your way to our Recruiting Events page

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer. © The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2008. All rights reserved.

Following the success of 2006’s event, Blind in Business is delighted to invite you to Speed Recruitment, a unique diversity recruitment event, to be held on Thursday 20th November 2008 at the Offices of Citigroup, Canary Wharf, from 12 – 5PM

Speed Recruitment is based on the popular idea of Speed Dating where unattached people have a series of short, one-on-one dates, over the course of an evening in a safe environment. Blind in Business has now applied this idea to Diversity Recruitment, where you will have the opportunity to meet graduate recruiters in a series of 10-minute ‘taster’ interviews. Should you be interested in any of these firms, we can share contact details on the day. Firms attending this year’s event are

- KPMG
- Simmons and Simmons
- Citigroup - Accenture
- Merrill Lynch
- RWEnpower
- Allen and Overy
- Herbert Smith
- Ernst and Young
- Acumen Solutions
- HSBC

The result is a unique event, which will introduce you to great firms, raise confidence and allow you to learn more about the job marker – which is essential in these uncertain times for recruitment.

If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Andy Flack by October 29th 2008 Andy Flack:Andy@blindinbusiness.org.uk 020 7588 1885.

Opportunity To Contribute To Research

.

• Have you achieved a degree-level qualification?
• Do you have a physical or mental impairment and consider yourself to be disabled?
• Would you be willing to participate in research that aims to ‘give voice’ to disabled graduates in/outside work by documenting their experience?

For further details, please contact Laura Williams in confidence on williamsLC@cf.ac.uk

Barclays Capital Insight Days

Barclays Capital is offering a great opportunity for you to get a head start in your career research and application process for Investment Banking by attending one of the company’s Insight Days this summer.

• Gain an understanding of the industry as a whole, what the various divisions do and how they all interact
• Take part in interactive activities to learn about Barclays Capital and gain an insight into assessment centres
• Get invaluable tips about the application process
• Meet and network with various representatives from across the business, from recent graduates to more senior members of staff.

What is infrastructure?

There is much more to an Investment Bank than M&A and trading. Behind every deal there are a number of vital departments which ensure that we can operate efficiently and add competitive advantage.

If a career in Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Communications, Operations or Technology interests you, apply to attend one of our infrastructure insight days to find out more.

Insight Days - Front Office

10 July 2008, 7 August 2008

Insight Days - Infrastructure

3 July 2008, 13 August 2008

How to apply

To be eligible, you must be in the First Year of your degree (going into your second year in Autumn 2008) or second year of a four year degree.

Deadline for applications: 20 June 2008

Places are limited so early applications are advised!

.

.

Top City Rivals Team Up To Seek Disabled Talent

Nine Investment Banks (ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, RBS, UBS) combined forces on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th November to participate in InvestAbility 2007, a two day event for disabled undergraduates and graduates interested in careers in investment banking.

ABN Amro, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs,
JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, RBS, UBS

.

InvestAbility 2007 was hosted on day one by ABN AMRO an investment bank in the City, and on day two at Morgan Stanley offices in Canary Wharf.

97 disabled students and recent graduates participated in this two day event to learn about the divisions and range of career opportunities available within these top investment banks, and their commitment to disability and diversity. Feedback from the delegates has been very positive, ‘I would just like to say a big thank you. I and all the delegates that I spoke to got a huge amount out of InvestAbility. It was great to have so much exposure to the various banks’ representatives. I certainly made some good contacts and gained an invaluable insight into the industry’.

The event came about as the result of the collaboration between the Interbank Graduate Diversity Recruiters Forum and the disability organisation, EmployAbility. The Interbank Graduate Diversity Recruiters Forum is made up of some of the top global investment banks working together as an industry to attract talent from the widest possible pool.

EmployAbility is the not-for-profit organisation dedicated to assisting people with all disabilities into employment. They work primarily with disabled undergraduates and graduates to ease the transition from education to employment, supporting and advising these candidates and their employers throughout the entire recruitment process and beyond. EmployAbility also work with employers to break down barriers to entry for disabled people, thereby helping employers become more ‘disability inclusive’.

Photographs of the event will follow shortly ...

.

Skills For Success – Merrill Lynch 1 Day Workshop

Merrill Lynch, a world leading Investment Bank is holding a 1 day skills workshop for students graduating in 2009.

As students are about to enter their penultimate year, it’s time to start thinking about the career opportunities available and the skills required to be successful.

A selection of students from Employability have been invited to attend this exciting event. The workshop aims to enhance skills required for the application and assessment process and gain an understanding of the career opportunities available in the Investment Banking industry. There will also be an opportunity to meet representatives from Merrill Lynch throughout the day and hear from recent joiners within the organisation.

Following the workshop in September we will be running a feature from participating students.

Watch this space for more information ...

.

Growing the Talent Pool: Recruiting Disabled Candidates

EmployAbility is pleased to support the Employers Forum on Disability event
Growing the talent pool: recruiting disabled candidates
An Employers’ Forum on Disability Conference
Tuesday 19 June 2007, 10am – 4pm
Hosted by British Library, London

INVESTMENT BANKING - InvestAbility 2006

InvestAbility, an exciting recruitment event specifically for disabled students/graduates interested in career opportunities in the investment banking industry (and their university careers/ disability officers), took place on Wednesday, November 1st 2006 at Cabot Hall, Cabot Square, Docklands.

The event was organized by EmployAbility (the not-for-profit organization specializing in disability and employment) in partnership with six of the top Investment Banks, including ABN Amro, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, the Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS. Its purpose was to give attending delegates invaluable information about how to successfully apply for internship and graduate opportunities in all divisions of investment banking.

Attendees had an opportunity to:

• Meet and gather information on career opportunities from recruiters from the participating banks
• Find out about career opportunities in the various divisions; Technology, Finance, HR, Operations, Investment Management, Investment Banking and various Front Office divisions
• Receive valuable CV and interview advice direct from the recruiters
• Network with staff currently working for the participating banks in order to get honest answers to all of their questions about things like the firm, the culture and the hours!
  
  

It was indeed an opportunity not to be missed - and all who attended found it useful and informative.

If you are interested in a career in Investment Banking but were unable to attend the event, don't worry. But, do:

• Contact our experienced team at EmployAbility to talk through the application processes and any other information or support you require. We will work closely with you to ensure that your application has a good chance of succeeding and will guide you through the different processes.
• Regularly check our website for other such events (there will be more!) and specific Summer Internships that we are running with Investment Banks and other organizations, and other training workshops.

To all those from across the country who did attend, thank you for you interest - we gather, from your feedback, that it was well worthwhile.

EmployAbility would like to thank ABN Amro, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, the Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS and their bank representatives, for partnering with them to participate in InvestAbilitly and for helping to make it such a success. Being at hand to meet delegates and answer their questions was a vital component of the event. And, a special thank you to those bank representatives who ran informative presentations on the day.

.

EmployAbility
PO Box 64655
London
NW3 9NF

Tel: 07852 764 684
Email: info@eability.org

.