5 ways to implement inclusive recruitment and why you should
Adopting an inclusive recruitment practice is beneficial to both the hiring company and the potential candidates applying for a role.
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How to implement inclusive recruitment practices in your organisation
Building an inclusive culture to attract diverse candidates and, more importantly, retain them, is increasingly competitive.
Why We Need to Champion Diversity and Inclusion in the Engineering Sector
Interview with Craig Orrock, winner of the Engineering Student of the Year and Overall Excellence in Engineering Awards This year’s Engineering Talent Awards (ETAs) shone a spotlight on the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) in the engineering sector, leading the way for others to follow. Hosted by EqualEngineers, partnered with McLaren Racing, and …
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Black History Month in Engineering 2021 Highlights
Black History Month takes place every October. It has been celebrated in the UK for over 30 years now. People from African and Caribbean backgrounds have been left underrepresented for decades. As a result of this, October has been dedicated to spreading awareness of contributions people from African and Caribbean nationalities have done throughout time. …
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Men’s Mental Health and Masculinity in Engineering
Mental Health has been a prominent topic recently however masculinity is commonly neglected as part of the conversation. Men’s Mental Health is a hard topic to bring up due to the fact most men find it difficult to speak about their feelings. It is then frequently overlooked. Men are under a heavy stigma to conceal …
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7 tips for home studying during a pandemic
et’s face it, the world has changed in the wake of Covid-19. With home working on the rise and the threat of lockdown ever-present, it’s a difficult time to knuckle down and concentrate.
Why social value needs to shape engineering projects and teams
In the wake of Covid-19, social value engineering is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Consequently, as the need for innovation becomes apparent, engineers are taking on projects that adapt, support and respond to a society that can change in an instant.
The Thoughts of a Mentor
“I have spent the last few months mentoring an ambitious, hard-working and enthusiastic robotics student called Liza through the Equal Engineers mentoring scheme. Liza is all these things, and also deaf. She was born with 80% “deafness” which puts her in the severely deaf category. I helped Liza work through some ideas on career prospects …
EqualEngineers Pathways Programme Launch
Challenges with diversity and inclusion within the engineering and technology sector are not just being faced by those working in the industry, but are prominent among engineering students who are part of underrepresented groups with protected characteristics. Students from diverse backgrounds face additional challenges in securing graduate employment in engineering. Statistics around student diversity in …
Launch of the EqualEngineers Pilot Mentoring Programme
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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