Reflecting on a Year of Insight Days with Blind in Business in 2023
December 11, 2023
As we bid farewell to 2023, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the enriching and empowering insight days organised by BiB throughout the year. These events provided invaluable opportunities for visually impaired candidates to connect with prominent employers, gain insights into various industries, and develop essential skills for their
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Introducing Jonathan Sheils, BIB’s Employment Coordinator for Work Experience and Internships
December 11, 2023
Hello everybody! I am Jonathan Sheils, I joined the BiB team in May as an employment coordinator. My primary focus is to help blind and partially sighted people access work experience and internships, an incredibly exciting and rewarding position. Since joining the employment team, I have had the pleasure
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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
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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
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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
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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
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