Here I share my reflections as I look back on EqualEngineers during 2021. From day one, 2021 has been dominated by Covid-19 and we’ve all adapted to what is regularly described as a ‘new normal’. For EqualEngineers this has meant a mix between both online and in-person events plus quite a few meetings in front …
I have ran careers events for opportunity-seekers every six months for past 3.5 years. Be they in-person, or virtual, a lot of effort goes in to a few hours of contact time between prospective applicant and exhibiting organisations. It got me thinking that there must be some added value EqualEngineers can offer when bridging the …
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With the rise of technology and online jobs, it is imperative for engineering institutions to regenerate their image to have a thriving membership base of students and graduates. But how exactly they do this, is a question each institution is taking with a varying approach.
There are various routes into engineering and ways to gain engineering experience, with many of these routes open to diverse candidates from a range of different backgrounds.
Last year, EqualEngineers was a founding supporting organisation of Neurodiversity week, and this year we’ve been asked to help raise awareness of the benefits neurodivergent individuals bring to the workplace.
EqualEngineers is leading the Engineering Talent Awards 2020, an event that showcases role models and celebrates diversity in the Engineering and Technology sector
A report, published today (Thursday 3rd October) by us, has found that one in five engineers have lost a work colleague to suicide. Over a fifth (22.5%) of engineers have considered suicide or self-harm, with men 3.5 times more likely to have said so. These alarming statistics to come from the Masculinity in Engineering survey, which surveyed over 800 …
Engineering Sector Facing Mental Health Emergency Read More »
This month marks 2 years since I founded EqualEngineers. Naturally, such birthdays bring about moments of reflection. This is an important thing to do to make sure you are on the right track, professional and personally. I worked in technical safety consulting in industry for a number of years and did not see any visible …
Reflection on two years since establishing EqualEngineers Read More »
I have had the privilege to work with many engineering and technology companies in a short space of time on equality, diversity and inclusion activities. This puts one in a position to see themes come up across an entire industry. Rest assured, the barriers people are facing are fairly similar across the piste. And it’s …
20+ top tips for starting out on diversity & inclusion… Read More »
“Bringing your whole-self to work”…what does this actually mean? Not leaving a limb at the reception on the way in, or the site office when signing in? It is becoming (in my view) a slightly over-used phrase within the drive to recruit diverse candidates into roles. Recruiters, hiring managers, culture teams use it to describe …