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.
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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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What barriers do BAME students face starting an engineering career?
The fact is, graduates from BAME backgrounds are between 5% and 15% less likely to become employed compared to graduates from other backgrounds.
9 Routes into a Rewarding Engineering Career
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.
Every brain is unique
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.
How to create inclusive assessment centres for people on the autism spectrum
How to create inclusive assessment centres for people on the autism spectrum
How harmful stereotypes in the engineering and technology industry can impact recruitment
Op-ed by Dr Mark McBride-Wright In the wake of the backlash to an advert posted by People Per Hour1, a company that uses their platform to connect freelancers with businesses, it raised the question of how harmful industry stereotypes can impact recruitment efforts. For example, at first glance, the title, ‘You do the girl boss …
Engineering a winning workforce for the nuclear sector
EqualEngineers is leading the Engineering Talent Awards 2020, an event that showcases role models and celebrates diversity in the Engineering and Technology sector
Reflection on two years since establishing EqualEngineers
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 …
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