Leading British bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined technology giants Google as joint headline sponsor of the 2012 European Diversity Awards.

Now in their second year, the EDA celebrate and reward those organizations and individuals who have shown outstanding commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. RBS themselves celebrated a double win at the 2011 event, winning the Boutique Marketing – Marketing Campaign of the Year Award, while CEO Chris Sullivan accepted the accolade for the Abercrombie & Fitch Diversity Champion of the Year.

Other 2011 winners included Lord Alli, the BBC’s Frank Gardner, French bank Société Générale and the Vodafone Group.

Organised by diversity specialists Square Peg Media, the 2012 European Diversity Awards are due to take place on 20th September and will once again be presented by the BBC’s Jane Hill.

The EDA are media partnered by The Guardian, giving the awards huge pre and post-event publicity throughout 2012.

For more information, click  www.europeandiversityawards.com

When? Wednesday 30th November 2011

Where? Central London

Our highly experienced team will be delivering a skills workshop to provide you with essential advice and guidance on interview and assessment centre skills.  The workshop will help you to excel by covering:

• advice on answering questions in competency and strengths based interviews
• top tips for success in interviews and assessment centres
• typical group assessment tasks and tips
• an insight into why employers use assessment centres and what they are looking for.

We will also provide information on opportunities including internship, work experience and graduate programme opportunities with top disability inclusive employers from within:

• investment banking
• law
• chemicals
• banking
• I.T.
• media and other sectors

Date: Wednesday 30 November 2011.

Location: London.

Come and find out all about a career at Herbert Smith!

This event is open to all disabled students and graduates who want to find out more about a career in law.

The day will involve a skills session on application forms, an opportunity to meet with recruiters and others from Herbert Smith, and to hear about Herbert Smith commitment to disability.

Watch this space for more information.

Where? Deloitte London

This event is open to all disabled students at King’s College London, University College London and Queen Mary University of London who are interested in a career in Finance, Technology, Banking or Law.

This fantastic opportunity will give you an insight into these industries and meet representatives from employers in these areas.  The event will involve a skills session on what employers look for, disclosure of disability and seeking reasonable adjustments, and a Q&A session with a panel of disabled graduates, EmployAbility, Deloitte, employer and college representatives.  This will be followed by a networking reception.

About the sponsor

“Deloitte” is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients.  With 12,000 exceptional people across the UK and Switzerland, Deloitte has the broadest and deepest range of skills of any business advisory organisation, and has a straightforward goal: to be recognised as the pre-eminent and most trusted professional services firm, famous for the calibre of our people and respected for the exceptional quality of their work.

How to apply? More details to follow shortly

On Wednesday 9 November, in partnership with Google, EmployAbility inaugurated the Google TechAbility programme – this is the first programme dedicated to hiring disabled engineers in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and marks a significant milestone for Google’s disability strategy.

43 disabled computer scientists (of which 30% were women) from universities across Europe attended an exciting interactive and fun day of events.  This insight day was designed to give the students the opportunity to learn about Google’s products and services, meet Googlers and take part in fun technical challenges aimed at giving the students the opportunity to shine and for Google the chance to assess their potential as future employees.

Following the event the most talented students were selected for a structured mentoring programme with a Google Software Engineer which is aimed at improving their technical skills as well as helping to prepare them for the Google recruitment process.

Some snapshots of the day:

Welcome to Google

Google Toolbox Tech Talk - showcasing Google’s amazing products and services

Google Innovation Workshop - getting the students to come up with technical solutions to global problems

Grill a Googler - speed networking with SWEs, PMs and Staffing!

Google+ Technical Challenge - teams of students worked through a technical challenge with coaching from London Software Engineers

TechAbility Israel launches 7 December in Tel Aviv!

When? Wednesday 9th November 2011 @ 11am

Where? Google HQ London *

• Do you have a disability (such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, diabetes, a long term illness or mental health condition)?

• Are you studying computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, informatics, maths, artificial intelligence and/or other related technical degrees?

If you answered ‘yes’ to both questions, then join us at an exclusive career event at Google’s HQ in London!

This event is open to all disabled students from all UK and European universities.

What will you learn?

• Hear from Google engineers who are working on cutting-edge computer science problems, learn about some of Google’s coolest products and meet the interns who can tell you what it’s really like to work there.

• Join their innovative mentoring programme, benefitting from world-class technical advice and the career wisdom of experienced Googlers.

About Google

Google is not a conventional company, and they don’t intend to become one. True, they share attributes with the world’s most successful organisations – a focus on innovation and smart business practices comes to mind – but even as they continue to grow, they’re committed to retaining a small-company feel. At Google, they know that every employee has something important to say, and that every employee is integral to their success.

Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. They use their world-class programming skills on a full range of tasks – from software design through to operational implementation and maintenance to create new solutions to achieve this.

Application deadline: midnight Friday 30 October 2011

* Travel expenses will be reimbursed

Come and find out what we do, how we can support disabled students with their developing career and what exclusive opportunities we have with leading disability inclusive employers.

Find your Dream Job at the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition

Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October 2011

Friday 11am to 5pm, Saturday 11am to 4pm

Olympia 2, Kensington, London

FREE ENTRY

Register now for fast-track entry at www.gradjobs.co.uk

The National Graduate Recruitment Exhibitions bring graduates face-to-face with a wide range of top graduate employers. Entry is completely free and features essential careers advice to help you make the right choices after university and secure a perfect job.

What’s on?

The National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition returns to Olympia, London on the 7 & 8 October 2011, bringing a whole host of the UK’s top employers under one roof, along with a great array of advice clinics and special features to ease you into working life, and to help you get your dream job! 

The exhibition special features include:

• Advice Clinic – Wondering how to get your dream job, or which career path to choose? Nervous in interviews? Bring all of your career-related questions to the Advice Clinic!
• CV Clinic – your CV is your sales pitch, your route to getting an interview. Don’t miss this opportunity for professional advice on your CV from the experts at The Write Stuff.
• Mock assessment centre – take this rare opportunity to practice for a graduate assessment day in one of the free assessment sessions, and gain individual feedback on your performance!
• GradJobs starting point – come to the starting point to plan out your day, read up on recruiters and get tips on how to approach employers, and how to make the most of your time at the exhibition.
• Careers presentations – throughout the day some of the UK’s top companies will be giving talks on their companies and graduate schemes, and what makes them top graduate employers!
• Subsidised transport for students – full-time students can claim up to £10 back on travel or parking expenses for the day!  (Terms and conditions apply. See website for full details.)

Recruiters at the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition >>>

EmployAbility will be there on Stand D120 – come and meet us!

One of the largest exhibitions of its kind, this is your opportunity to find the answers to all your career-related questions, and meet top employers from a range of sectors all under one roof.

Remember, you’re always up against tough competition – read the Top 10 Tips to ensure you get the most out of your visit to the exhibition.

When? Wednesday 28^th September 2011

Where? Central London

Our highly experienced team will be delivering a skills workshop to provide you with essential advice and guidance on:

• application form and CV writing – top tips for success
• advice on answering long questions
• an insight into what employers are looking for.

We will also provide information on opportunities including internship, work experience and graduate programme opportunities with top employers from within:

• investment banking
• law
• chemicals
• banking
• I.T.
• media and other sectors