Resources

Finding employment can be challenging for anyone, and doubly so when faced with additional disabling barriers. We hope you will find these resources helpful. They have been developed by disabled people with experience in the recruitment and employment sector. Links are provided to further resources, and Evenbreak takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of external websites.

(There are also links to other organisations who offer services to disabled people here)

Personal Development

Recorded Webinars:

• 1A Confidence Building - PowerPoint

• 1B Identifying Strengths - PowerPoint

• 1C Setting SMART Goals - PowerPoint

Information Materials:

• 1.1 Motivation – Why should I work? - Word PDF
• 1.2 Gaining Confidence (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 1.3 Identifying Strengths (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 1.4 Skills audit (exercise) - PDF
• 1.5 Skills audit (examples) - Word PDF
• 1.6 Gaining new skills - Word PDF
• 1.7 Setting SMART Goals (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 1.8 Setting SMART Goals (Worksheet) - Word PDF
• 1.9   Getting ready for work: JobFit online work simulation game

Further resources:

• Planning your Career
• Building a Career in the City
• Knowing Your Value and Believing It
• Support from Scope
• Support from Jobcentre Plus
• “Why are you Pretending to be Normal?” (book)

Employment Options

Recorded Webinars:

• 2A Job Search: Finding Vacancies - PowerPoint

• 2B Job Search: Being Pro-active - PowerPoint

• 2C Job Search: Networking - PowerPoint

Information Materials:

• 2.1 Job Search: Finding Vacancies (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 2.2 Job Search: Being Pro-active (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 2.3 Job Search: Networking (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 2.4 Self-Employment: Pros and Cons - Word
• 2.5 Self-employment: Things to consider - Word
• 2.6 Gaining experience through volunteering - Word PDF

Further resources:

• Finding Work if You're Disabled
• Education, Training and Employment Options
• Guidance on self-employment (pdf)
• Starting a Business
• How to Start Your own Business
• Disabled Entrepreneurs
• 10 Tips on Finding Work
• Fact Sheets from Disability Rights UK

Applying for Jobs

Recorded Webinars:

• 3A Researching the Role - PowerPoint

• 3B Writing the CV - PowerPoint

Information Materials:

• 3.1 Researching the Role (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 3.2 Researching the role - Word PDF
• 3.3 Writing the CV (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 3.4 CV guidelines - Word PDF
• 3.5 Example CV - Word PDF
• 3.6 Writing the Cover Letter/Email - Word PDF

Further resources:

• Disclosing Disability on a CV
• Five Lines that are Killing Your CV
• How to Overcome Common CV Problems
• CV Builder
• Building an online portfolio

Succeeding at Interviews

Recorded Webinars:

• 4A Preparing for Interview - PowerPoint

• 4B Answering Questions - PowerPoint

Information Materials:

• 4.1 Preparing for Interview (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 4.2 Interview Preparation checklist - Word PDF
• 4.3 Answering Questions (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 4.4 Answering Questions: examples - Word PDF
• 4.5 Asking Questions - Word

Further resources:

• Preparing for Interviews
• Answering Difficult Questions
• Interview Confidence for Disabled Candidates

Discussing Disability

Recorded Webinars:

• 5A Access to Work - PowerPoint

Information Materials:

• 5.1 Access to Work (Webinar slides) - PDF
• 5.2 Access to Work - Word PDF
• 5.3 Discussing Disability – if, when and how - PDF
• 5.4 Requesting Workplace Adjustments - Word PDF

Further resources:

• Understanding Reasonable Adjustments
• Access to Work
• How do I Tell my Employer about my Impairment
• Secrets and Big News (book about discussing disability with employers)

For people who have recently become disabled, there is some useful advice here - http://job-prices.co.uk/newly-disabled-guide/