Useful Careers Resources for Ethnic Minority Students

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Within the UK, the Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination both in the workplace and in wider society. It is illegal for an employer to discriminate against you because of your race or ethnicity. The Act protects you from direct or indirect discrimination and from harassment or victimisation. To find out more about who is protected from discrimination, the types of discrimination under the law, and what action you can take if you feel you’ve been unfairly discriminated against, please visit the UK Government Equality Act 2010 guidance pages: www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance.

Organisations providing support and advice for ethnic minority students

Adab Trust: – Seeks to improve the employment prospects of young people from challenging backgrounds.

Asian Job Site: – Dedicated to recruitment for the Asian community.

Business in the Community: An organisation campaigning for race equality in the workplace.

Creative Access: Founded with the single purpose of providing young people from under-represented backgrounds paid training opportunities in creative companies and supporting them into full-time employment.

Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion: Leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion in the workplace.

Ethnic Jobsite: Dedicated to recruitment for Black, Asian and ethnic minority students.

Everything D&I: Brings industry and educators closer together to provide opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds.

European Diversity Awards: Celebrating excellence and achievement in diversity and inclusion.

The Law Society of England and Wales: Offers networks supporting people from diverse backgrounds who wish to become solicitors.

Rare Recruitment: Offers development programmes and one-to-one careers guidance for Black, Asian and ethnic minority students.

SEO London: Helps to prepare students from ethnic minority or low socioeconomic backgrounds for career success in banking, professional services, technology, engineering and law firms.

Target Jobs Equality and Diversity: Includes careers information for ethnic minority students.

Target Jobs Events: A series of events for students wanting to get into particular industries, including events for ethnic minority students.

Taylor Bennett Foundation: Encourages graduates from diverse backgrounds to pursue a career in communications.

UpReach: Supports students from less advantaged backgrounds in accessing top graduate jobs.

VERCIDA: Helps organisations to recruit employees from diverse backgrounds.

The Voice: Careers page of Britain’s ‘most successful black newspaper’.

The Windsor Fellowship: Runs personal development and leadership programmes for young people from diverse backgrounds, some including work experience.

10000 Interns Foundation: A programme offering 100 Black students paid internships in investment management. Applications open in September.

For further support, students and graduates can book a Careers Appointment via Surrey Pathfinder.

Organisations providing support and advice for ethnic minority students

Finally

Don’t forget we are always happy to help you with every aspect of your career planning and development, wherever you are in your journey. If you are unclear about where to start or what to focus on first, just make an appointment with a Careers Consultant via Surrey Pathfinder and we can help you develop a plan for moving forward.

Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion careers resources to find out more about diversity initiatives, employer perspectives and support at Surrey.

If you would like more information, visit MySurrey Help to find answers to the most common questions and details on how to ask us a question if you require more support.