InvestAbility 2007

Top City Rivals Team Up To Seek Disabled Talent

In partnership with nine investment banks (ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, RBS, UBS), EmployAbility ran 'InvestAbility 2007', a two day event for disabled undergraduates/ graduates and careers/ disability officers to demonstrate the investment banking industry's commitment to disability and diversity, and to highlight career opportunities within the industry.

InvestAbility 2007 took place on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th November and 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’.

EmployAbility
PO Box 64655
London NW3 9NF

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