In an environment of increasing graduate unemployment and with students facing significantly larger levels of student debt, NUS recognises that black students are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to entering the job market.
The NBP is running a series of workshops for students and graduates to learn more about recruitment and selection processes, writing supporting statements for applications, producing a successful CV, work shadowing and mentoring opportunities, and you can gain interview practice and try out a psychometric assessment within a safe environment.
30 March – University of London Union
9 March – University of Birmingham
16 March – University of Bradford
The sessions run from 3 – 6pm, with networking until 8.30pm.
Click here to book your place. It is free to attend for NBP student and graduate members, if you are a non-member, click here to join. It costs £15 a year to join, click here to read more about the benefits of becoming a member.
A study by the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA) in 2007 found that, except for Asian graduates who are slightly more likely to be working than white students, the gap between the Black graduate employment rate and that of their white peers was 7 percentage points. Ethnic minority students are also less likely to achieve a First Class honours degree and very few of them attend the elite Russell Group Universities.
Kanja Sesay, NUS Black Students’ Officer, said: “This link with the Network for Black Professionals will give Black students a great opportunity to prepare themselves for entering what is an increasingly challenging graduate job market”.
The NUS has recently joined the NBP as a corporate member and part of the growing links between the two organizations, students will be able to access the NBP’s professional networking events and take advantage of tailored personal career coaching services in order to enhance their job prospects.
Robin Landman OBE, NBP Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to work with the NUS and the 4,000+ members of the Network for Black Professionals who are committed to putting something back into their communities by passing on their expertise and skills to Black students and graduates so that they can achieve their full career potential.”