Talking positively about disability can make the difference between really impressing a prospective employer or putting them off you altogether. Disabled people make great employees The reality is that, in many cases, as disabled candidates we make the best employees. On average, we are just as productive as non-disabled people (often more so). We tend … Continue reading Talking Positively About Disability to Prospective Employers
Category: Opportunities For Disabled People
It is likely that you have already encountered a plethora of "sure-fire" money-making concepts. Many of these touted the fact that you can earn an incredible income from the comfort of your own home. Those who face mobility issues or who are permanently disabled are understandably interested in what such opportunities have to offer. Unfortunately, … Continue reading How Disabled Individuals Can Earn a Sizeable Income from Home
Confidence is important when job-seeking. If we don’t have confidence in our own abilities, why would we expect a prospective employer to have confidence in them? Unfortunately, being unemployed can make it difficult to remain confident – particularly when we may have faced a number of rejections, or worse, had our CVs completely ignored. This … Continue reading Boosting your confidence when job seeking
Generally speaking, looking for work is the same whether you are disabled or not. You need to find appropriate roles and then prove to the prospective employer that you are the best person for the job. However, if you are disabled, there is the added issue of when and how to talk about this. By … Continue reading Discussing Disability with a Prospective Employer
Do you care about maintaining standards in the nursing and midwifery professions? Do you care about people, fairness and transparency? Then you should join the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Fitness to Practise panel. The Nursing and Midwifery Council regulates nurses and midwives in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We exist to protect the public, … Continue reading Show how much you care about healthcare.
This is a guest post from Daniel Williams from Visualise Training and Consultancy. Will I lose my job if I have lost my vision? With over 200 people being diagnosed every week with an eye condition in work which cannot be corrected by the wearing of glasses or contact lenses, there is a lot of … Continue reading I’ve Lost My Sight, Will I Lose My Job?
Evenbreak is looking for a number of talented disabled students to put forward for an amazing paid internship with Miller Insurance - a leading player in the London insurance sector. Miller Insurance are keen to attract a diverse range of candidates and have ring fenced one of the internships specifically for a disabled candidate. You … Continue reading Paid Summer Internship at Top Insurance Firm
By its very nature, the TV industry needs a diversity of people, skills, talents, ideas and perspectives in order to come up with new and exciting ideas and put them into practice. People who are good at seeing things differently, used to overcoming obstacles. People who are brilliant at detail, and people who are great … Continue reading Ever Considered a Career in TV Production? Why Not?
The National Trust are currently advertising for a new Council Member. Philip Monk is part of the National Trust’s Council and a local volunteer ranger. Here, he brings to life what it means to be part of the Council – and why you should think about joining too. I’ve been part of the Council for around … Continue reading Could you be on National Trust’s Council?
There has never been a better time to be an IT graduate and the UK business community is currently in the grip of a severe skills shortage. But while that is potentially bad news for the economy, it is a fact that could see those who are just starting their careers laughing all the way … Continue reading Graduate Careers in IT