We are often asked for useful sites when it comes to looking for a job. We have listed below some sites that our members have found useful in their search for jobs.
Equal Approach is a specialist diversity recruitment provider with a strong focus on attracting candidates from a diverse background. Each week they will be providing a list of their latest positions to the ADP. They also have their vacancies listed on their website www.equalapproach.com. Equal Approach will be making a donation to those diverse organisations that assist thems with promoting vacancies which result in a successful placement. Please ensure you advise Equal Approach that you heard of the vacancies on the ADP website.
Disability Now has a lot of useful information for disabled people and also has jobs listed. Disability Now's Find a Job link can be accessed by clicking here.
Another useful website that incorporates the old jobability information is the totaljobs website. There are links on the site with regard to your rights as a disabled employee, as well as the opportunity to sign up for jobs by email. The totaljobs site can be accessed by clicking here.
If you are a graduate, you may wish to look at the Hobson's website, which is specifically designed for people looking for careers after leaving university. The Hobson's site can be accessed by clicking here.
Finally, if you are looking for an executive position, you can carry out a global executive job search in various sectors on the Exec-Appointments.com website. You can access Exec-Appointments.com, by clicking here.
The ADP has written a plain English Resource Guide and Directory of Support for disabled people who wish to set up in business and their advisors. More information about the Launch of the Guide is in our "News and Events" section of this website.
If you would like a copy of the Guide, please contact info@adp.org.uk
You may also wish to look at the information on the Disabled Entrepreneurs' Network site by clicking here
This Convention is in its second year and has been hugely successful. The Convention aims to promote best practice and innovation in the creation and support of small businesses world-wide and is attended by representatives from around the world. Our Development Officer, Kath Sutherland is presenting "What are you talking about puddings for? The benefits of plain language in advice" at this year's conference to talk about the difficulties caused when advice is presented in jargon and the success of ADP's plain English start up guide entitled, "Setting up in business? A Resource Guide for disabled people and their advisors". The link to the summary of the presentation is at http://www.enterprisepromotion.org/view.php?abstract=965 More information about the Convention is available at www.enterprisepromotion.org
For more information about their services, please visit their website at www.bl.uk/bipc