We're excited to announce that Evenbreak is running its first conference! Read all about it here: Conference: "Employing Disabled People - the Bottom Line" Wednesday 12th March, 15 Hatfields, London 9.00 – 4.30 There are 11 million disabled people in the UK. Employing talented people from this group makes solid financial and business sense. It … Continue reading Employing Disabled People – the Bottom Line
Category: Attracting Disabled Candidates
Following on from her first guest blog, Emma talks this time about the perspective of the job seeker with Autism. Last month we briefly addressed the imperative need to provide consistent and effective national job seeking support for people with autism. I use the terms consistent, effective and national purposely as I do believe there … Continue reading Guest Blog: Perspectives from jobseekers with Autism
Today's blog is from America, and is written by Jakoyah Clarke, who is a talent branding and acquisition professional with a foundation in marketing and strategic planning. She is known for implementing creative sourcing methods and using social media to attract and hire valuable, diverse talent. Jakoyah is committed to contributing to company objectives, increasing department efficiency … Continue reading Guest Blog: Recruiting Diverse Talent
A guest post today, with some good advice on making jobs accessible for all. In these times of economic uncertainty, getting the right person to fill a job vacancy has never been more important, and making sure that your job advert reaches as many people as possible is the first step in the process. Ensuring … Continue reading Guest Blog: Making Jobs Accessible for Everyone
Here is another example of the wide variety of skills within the Evenbreak candidate base. Vee has much to offer the right employer. Vee has a good science degree, is BBC Engineering qualified and has a high level of IT literacy on Macs and PCs. She has a wide range of experience in broadcast engineering and radio broadcast studio maintenance. She … Continue reading Spotlight on Talent – Vee
The Environment Agency tells us about how offering work experience to disabled people can lead to full time permanent jobs: We developed a relationship with Papworth Trust and have been working closely with the Trust to look at ways of creating an environment to help people gain invaluable employment experience. “The attachment scheme is … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: The Environment Agency
A blog today from an Evenbreak client who provides a much-needed service to disabled people everywhere. Motion recently approached Evenbreak to find talented individuals to help with the launch of an exciting new business offering simple, beautiful furniture and fittings for anyone living with a disability. They were pleasantly surprised with both the quantity and quality of … Continue reading Guest blog: Motion hits the Spot!
I have long been a supporter of the Employers' Forum on Disability and the great work they do. They have recently changed their brand to become the Business Disability Forum. Their Recruitment Advisor, Tracey Abbott, tells us what has been happening and why it is important that businesses become Disability Smart. Why EFD became … Continue reading Guest blog: From EFD to Business Disability Forum
The Co-operative Group have a well-deserved reputation for their innovative work in helping people with learning disabilities find work. They and Mencap have been recognised for their Making Opportunities employment partnership. At the Third Sector Business Charity Awards, The Co-operative picked up the award for best employment scheme. The partnership helps people with a learning … Continue reading Best Practice Case Studies: The Co-op Group (1)
I am a huge fan of the Access to Work scheme which helps provide equipment and other support to enable disabled people to work. I have gained from this scheme, both as an employer and an employee - in fact, without the equipment that Access to Work has provided me with I would be unable … Continue reading Guest Blog: Are you aware of the Access to Work programme?