Information for Ethnic Minority Students

All the services that the Careers and Employability Service offers are available to students. As an ethnic minority student, however, you can also access targeted resources and opportunities that might be valuable for your career planning and progression.

In the Careers and Employability Centre we have a publication entitled Diversity Matters; Race which we are happy to copy for you. This publication includes identifying employers, top tips for applications and case studies.  See below for additional useful information:

We provide:

Drop-in Sessions 
Drop-in sessions enable you to make initial contact with us for advice on researching information, careers decision making, work experience, access to vacancies, help with application and much more. These are held in the Careers and Employability Centre on a sign-up basis. If you would find it difficult to have a discussion with background noise and/or with other students present please ask at reception for an interview and we will arrange this for you.

Guidance Interviews 
We offer interviews to enable an in-depth, confidential discussion of career issues. If you require any specific accommodations within the interview please let us know in advance and we will ensure that this is organised.

Workshops 
We offer a range of workshops in the autumn and spring semesters - see our careers events for details. These include applications, interviews, internships and work experience. We strive to ensure that we hold these sessions in accessible rooms. If you have access difficulties or need adjustments for any workshops please let us know in advance and we will address these issues.

Internship/mentoring schemes

http://faststream.civilservice.gov.uk/summer-diversity-internships

Summer internships are offered annually with an early January deadline.

www.windsor-fellowship.org/Default.aspx?ID=20 An organisation offering various support initiatives including mentoring to young people from ethnic minority backgrounds, including undergraduate programmes. The undergraduate programmes must be applied for in the first year of your degree.

www.seo-london.com SEO provides hundreds of outstanding undergraduate students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds the unique opportunity to gain summer internships at the most prestigious investment banks, professional service firms and corporate law firms in the UK.

Job sites

www.asianjobsite.co.uk Includes career tips and job vacancies from employers committed to fair and diverse recruitment.

www.ethnicjobsite.co.uk Provides an employer database of those committed to fair and diverse recruitment and career tips.

www.milkround.com/diversity Incorporates relevant careers articles as well as vacancies being promoted specifically to a diverse range of job seekers.

www.rarerecruitment.co.uk/rare This is a recruitment agency specialising in diverse recruitment.

Careers Events

www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/recruit/fairs/diversityThe Ethnic Diversity Fair enables black and Asian students and graduates to meet recruiters right at the start of the recruitment season.

www.thediversitygroup.co.uk  The Diversity Group promotes equal opportunities in a variety of ways. It carries vacancies and organises careers events.

Careers information

www.bitc.org.uk/programmes/race-opportunity Race for Opportunity Includes a list of recruiters taking positive action to recruit in a fair and diverse way.

www.equalityuk.org Equality UK promotes opportunities in employment and education to BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) communities.

www.elevationnetworks.org Elevation Networks (EN) is a youth employment charity that aims to bridge the gap between under-represented groups and industries, helping young people to become more competitive in the labour market place. The website includes vacancies and careers information.

www.prospects.ac.uk/equal_opportunities_race.htm Prospects provides an introduction to employment legislation and tips for applications.

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/  An online version of Britain's leading Black and Asian newspaper including a careers section with opportunities and practical tips.

Career sector specific information

Association of Muslim Lawyers www.aml.org.uk includes an online directory of Muslim Lawyers who practise Shari’ah law as well as UK law.

BLD (Black Lawyers Directory): www.onlinebld.com/index.html highlighting and promoting diversity in law. Includes vacancies and placement schemes.

Society of Asian Lawyers www.societyofasianlawyers.org Provides a network of Asian lawyers for potential contacts.

Asians in Media www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/events/1219 An online media and current affairs magazine publishing news, reviews and opinion that fits into that editorial remit. It  also aims to promote further diversity in British media.

Employment rights

www.equalityhumanrights.com One of the organisation’s key roles is to provide advice and guidance on rights, responsibilities and good practice, based on equality law and human rights legislation.

www.gov.uk/discrimination-your-rights/types-of-discrimination  Gov.uk provides up to date legislation regarding employment.

 

Where are we?

The Careers and Employability Service is situated within Student Support and Development Services which is on the ground floor, Walter Moberly Building, room WM0.35 (by the side entrance).

External: 01782 733023 / 733523

Internal: 33023 / 33523

Email: careers@keele.ac.uk

 

Updated 4 September 2013