Recruitment
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This prestigious careers event, which
focuses on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
Lesbian and bisexual female transgendered (LGBT) communities, takes
graduates and students place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in
want employers with strong London and is organised by leading gay
diversity credentials. publishers Square Peg Media in partnership
The Diversity Careers Show with Stonewall, the highly respected LGBT
is designed to help them in campaigning organisation. The show offers
this search. students internship and graduate career
opportunities.
A spokeperson from Credit Suisse said:
“It is important for a diverse organization
such as Credit Suisse, covering many
In a recent questionnaire conducted different clients and product areas across
by the Diversity Careers Show 2009 among numerous countries, to identify the strongest
lesbian and bisexual grads and students, candidates from the broadest range of talent
respondents expressed their general pools. The Diversity Careers Show is critical
concern about the availability of graduate in helping us achieve this.”
jobs in the current economic climate – A spokesperson from Stonewall said:
particularly in seriously affected sectors like “Discerning lesbian and gay jobseekers treat
banking, fi nance and the legal profession. Stonewall’s annual Starting Out guide as a
Despite more and more companies bible, highlighting which employers are really Nell, BA Marketing and Business
working hard to build their diversity going to offer an environment where they’ll Finalist, Canterbury Christchurch
credentials, it seems that gay students and be valued as an individual. The Diversity University:
grads are still concerned about Careers Show features similarly shrewd “At face value I would agree that the current
discrimination in the workplace – but they organisations who understand that a market for graduate recruitment is a tough
appreciate how this is changing. discrimination-free workplace attracts the one. A higher level of graduates combined
The presence of some of the country’s very best prospective lesbian and gay staff with a tightening of belts across the industries
most infl uential recruiters at the Diversity who feel confi dent they’ll be able to focus that I want to work in makes it a more
Careers Show 2009 also fi lled our fully on their jobs and reach their potential.” competitive job market – however, I believe
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respondents with confi dence that the there are plenty of opportunities out there.”
subject of workplace equality is being taken What the students say…
much more seriously by industry as a whole. Katie, BA Sociology Finalist,
As important as diversity is to their Bella, BSc(Hons) Economics University of Warwick:
personal circumstances, it is also evident that Graduate, University of Bath: “I’m constantly being told by everyone that I
those we interviewed value diversity as a “The recent fi nancial crisis has made me won’t have any issues when I graduate from
barometer of prosperity for a company, in think seriously about my career options, one of the top universities in the country, but
that diversity demonstrates a fi rm’s ability to particularly as I want to work in investment my sister and some of her friends, who
pool different talents and drive long-term banking. Despite the doom and gloom, I graduated last year, are still struggling to fi nd
success. think I’m still going to pursue it anyway. I’ve jobs in the industry they want to work in,
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Credit Suisse, The Guardian and up to a not reached a decision as to whether being which worries me a bit. I’m glad that there
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hundred of the country’s most infl uential a lesbian would be a help or hindrance as an are many public sector organisations
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employers are taking a stand on diversity in investment banker, although I have given it attending the show, as it makes me feel that
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the workplace by exhibiting at the inaugural thought. Perhaps it has a positive impact if I’m there are opportunities for all with employers
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U Diversity Careers Show, which takes place perceived as more masculine in what is who believe in diversity, whatever your fl avour.”
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on 20th November 2009. The bank and conventionally a male-dominated industry,
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R newspaper are billed as headline sponsor but I suspect there will still be a level of For more information
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and media partner, respectively. discrimination.”
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