Ethnic Diversity Fair open to all University of Manchester Careers Blog

Ethnic Diversity Fair open to all With all the focus on the big Graduate Fairs next week, its easy to overlook our small on-campus specialist fair this week, the Ethnic Diversity Fair. There are some really big names attending this fair, and in some cases, its the only fair in Manchester theyre attending. For example, the UK Civil Service Fast Stream, the Bank of England, Severn Trent Water, EDF Energy, Thoughtworks and the International Committee of the Red Cross are coming to the Ethnic Diversity Fair but not the other two big fairs. Although other big names (such as Aldi, Unilever, GCHQ, Siemens and Microsoft) are also coming to one of the later fairs, if you cant make the big fairs, dont miss the chance to talk to them at this smaller fair. Where: Whitworth Hall (on campus) Date: Wednesday 9th October Time: 11am-4pm Further details: Ethnic Diversity Fair, including full exhibitor list. Why have an Ethnic Diversity Fair? Employers normally come to this fair because they specifically want to raise their profile with black and asian students. This may be because they dont feel their workforce adequately reflects the diversity of Britain today, or they feel that black and asian students may have been put off from applying in the past or they just want to make sure they have access to the widest range of talent possible. However, theyre very open to talking to students of any ethnicity (weve all got an ethnicity). They also, very definitely, dont operate any discrimination, positive or negative, when it comes to recruitment. Some of the employers welcome international students, though others will have restrictions on employing non-UK nationals or those who need an employment visa. Other employers are actively targeting international students at this fair, such as Unilevers China, Africa and Russia programmes. Check each employer individually to make sure its worth your while attending but dont miss out if this is your one chance to talk to the employers youd love to work for. All Postgrad-highlighted Postgraduate Careers fair employers graduate schemes