KPMG Insight Day blog
September 18, 2023
We recently ran an insight day with KPMG in their Manchester office. KPMG are a top four accountancy firm, and they offer various opportunities for graduates. Here is an overview of what happened on the day! We met a group of five candidates at the office based in St Peter’s
continue reading this post Google Accessibility Discovery Centre blog
August 7, 2023
Blind in Business had the fantastic opportunity to visit the Google Accessibility Discovery Centre in their St. Pancras office. In this space, various individuals such as engineers, researchers and product designers have developed a number of different accessible technologies that aim to break down the barriers that those with a
continue reading this post Financial Times Insight Day Blog
April 28, 2023
On Wednesday 12th April, we took a number of our candidates along to the offices of the Financial Times in London for an insight day. The day featured a number of activities, as well as talks from some of the FT staff. Overall, the event was a huge success! The
continue reading this post Joe’s experience on Education to Employment
February 7, 2023
In early 2020, I first came into contact with Blind in Business, and it was during this initial meeting that I signed up for their Education to Employment event. Over the course of this event, I learnt so much and I felt that I came out of it in a
continue reading this post Success Stories with Ed Hossell
August 25, 2022
‘Now it doesn’t matter what my A levels were , the fact I didn’t finish Uni, all of it now is about experience in the job and evidencing certain behaviours, which is brilliant.’ Introduction to Ed Ed Hossell is a 29 year old, who works for the department of transport,
continue reading this post Three ways employers can make their application process more accessible and inclusive.
August 3, 2022
Within the application process, there are various additional barriers that visually impaired individuals face, here are three things employers can do to minimise these barriers. Job description: When you list your job, have key specifications such as application deadline, start date, salary and seniority level clearly stated at the
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