diversity
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5 Ways We Are Supporting Disabled Students
As we have said before, we may be working remotely but just to remind all our students, the Careers Service is definitely still here to support you. If you are a disabled student, student with Dyslexia or have a long term health condition, read on to find out...
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Supporting Disabled Students: How do you find disability friendly employers?
By law, we know that all employers must treat all job applicants equally regardless of any health conditions they may have. However, many employers make it clear that they want more disabled students/graduates(including Dyslexia) to apply for their jobs. As...
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Supporting Disabled Students: Asking for additional support in the recruitment process
We are living in challenging and uncertain times, but for some students who have a long term health condition, a physical or an invisible disability such as dyslexia, ADHD, depression and anxiety, this can then create some additional concerns when...
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Liz Bingham OBE speaks on climbing walls, networking and understanding business meetings
Liz Bingham OBE Maisie Goodson (Psychology final year) shares some key advice given by Liz Bingham OBE, our special guest speaker on the Sprint Professional Development programme for female undergraduates. Liz talks about her career journey, the advice she would...
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Navigating Assessment Centres as an Autistic Graduate
As part of our Careers Celebrate Diversity, Challenge Discrimination week on Disability and Mental Health, we focus today on finding a job as an autistic graduate. Our guest blogger, Chris Ellis who recently completed his MSc in Biosciences first blogged...
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Careers Panel: Being LGBT+ at Work: Part 2
This blog is part 2 of our LGBT+ careers panel event and was held as part of the LGBT+ careers week where we welcomed four wonderful speakers to Chancellor's Building to discuss their experiences of being LGBT+ at work. Part...
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Careers Panel: Being LGBT+ at Work: Part 1
On 26th February we had the privilege of holding the University of Bath’s first ever LGBT+ centred Careers Service panel. This event was held as part of the LGBT+ careers week and we welcomed four wonderful speakers to...
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Celebrate yourself, love what you do, and live without limits!
As part of our Careers Service themed events on Celebrate Diversity: Challenge Discrimination - this week our focus is the LGBT+ community. Today, Aidan Murch (PhD Student), our guest blogger gives you his insight and advice. I am Aidan Murch....
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"I don't disclose my disability to employers." Does that sound like you?
A really great blog below from Edmund Lewis, University of Westminster who gives a good overview of what to think about when considering disclosure. Originally posted on the AGCAS Disability Task Group Blog on November 15 2018 Although many students say...
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Ethnic Minority Graduates from Rare Recruitment talk about how they landed top graduate jobs
Isobel Nash, our guest blogger today and student Events Assistant in the Careers Service reflects on our recent Rare Recruitment Panel event. On Wednesday 10th October five ethnic minority graduates from RARE Recruitment visited the University of Bath to tell...