Disability and Employability event Event

Date:: 2 - 6 November 2020
Venue:: Online

For more information regarding this event, please email Careers and Employability Service at careers@soton.ac.uk .

Event details

This year our Disability & Employability event will be online! The Careers and Employability Service have put together Explore…Disability & Employability: a series of videos leading to a live panel Q&A with employers and employees from; Leonard Cheshire, Microlink, UoS, Critical Software, Employ-Ability and others tbc. They will be speaking about their experiences, the support offered by their employers/companies and they will give advice to help you navigate the world of employment.

The videos will be released throughout the week from Monday 2 November , so check the dedicated event webpage as the videos will be posted there everyday that week. Then on Friday 6 November you can join our live panel Q&A online to engage with the employers who will be happy to answer any questions you may have! The videos are accessible to all but you will need to book your place for the online Q&A event. Once booked on mycareer you will be emailed with joining instructions for the online event hosted on Microsoft Teams and questions can be received verbally or through the chat function.

The Q&A is an opportunity to ask your questions and speak to the people behind the videos.

Q&A Panelists

Richard Cartwright - UoS Senior Teaching Fellow and Disability Steering Group Chair
Charlie Willis - Leonard Cheshire Youth Employment Officer (Change 100)
Tab Ahmad - Employ-Ability CEO
Nasser Siabi - Microlink PC CEO
Becky Calder - Critical Software HR Administrator
To find out more go to: https://bit.ly/2GzjtGD

If you have any access needs or reasonable adjustments to enable you to join the Q& A please contact careers@soton.ac.uk
The Q&A will also be recorded.