OXFORD

B
DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER IDEAS
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
RESEARCHING EMPLOYERS’ EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY POLICIES
Many employers are proud to have strong equality and diversity policies, and proactively seek to recruit
individuals from diverse backgrounds. If you are interested in particular recruiters, look at their equality and
diversity policies, or talk anonymously with their representatives at careers fairs.
Indicators of the strength of their commitment to recruiting from diverse backgrounds can include:
] The ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol on job advertisements.
This means the employer has made some commitment
to employing disabled people.
] They are accredited as a ‘Mindful Employer’, indicating
they are extremely supportive of employees with mental
health issues.
] They offer a ‘Guaranteed Interview Scheme’ to disabled
applicants who meet minimum criteria for employment
on their application form.
] They partner with and provide internships for people
from under-represented backgrounds through
organisations such as SEO (Sponsors for Educational
Opportunity), EmployAbility, The Windsor Fellowship and
Rare Recruitment
] They score highly on indicators such as the Stonewall
Workplace Equality Index due to their work ethos and
practices.
There is more advice on Equality and Diversity in the application process on pages 34, 36, 42 and 50,
and you can see a recruiter's view on page 42.
16
www.careers.ox.ac.uk