Looking for work webinars RNIB and Blind Ambition
Updated: Dec 12, 2022
Looking for work webinars RNIB and Blind Ambition invite you to a series of free weekly webinars to support job seekers with sight loss. We'd like to help as many jobseekers with sight loss as we can to get to the next stage of their career. This could be finding a new role, entering employment, starting an apprenticeship, or starting up a new business. Over the next few months, we will be covering a range of topics from help with CV writing, different ways to market yourself, interview tips and much more. There are 16 sessions as part of the employment webinar programme, and you can join any or all of them:
10 January 19:30 Your legal rights when disclosing disability:
Reasonable adjustments, when to disclose and sharing your needs with employers.
Click here to register for the Legal Rights webinar
17 January 19:30 What support can you get from Access to Work.
Click here to register for the Support webinar
24 January 19:30 How to find a support worker:
Agencies you can use, the best place to advertise, and skill sets to look for.
Click here to register for the Support Worker webinar
31 January 19:30 Confidence and resilience building:
How to build your confidence and believe in yourself. How you can build your resilience.
Click here to register for the Confidence and Resilience webinar
7 February 19:30 Personal branding:
Create your own uniqueness and know who you are and what you have to offer.
Click here to register for this webinar
21 February 19:30 How to present yourself:
Image, body language and confidence
Click here to register for Present Yourself webinar
28 February 19:30 Goal setting:
Where I've come from, where I am and where I am going. The importance of goal setting, why we need it, how to effectively set SMART objectives, determine your objectives, are you on track?
Click here to register for Goal Setting webinar
7 March 19:30 A skills audit: SWOT analysis
Evaluate your strengths, and weaknesses as well as opportunities and threats, identify gaps and plan to address them.
Click here to register for SWOT Analysis webinar
14 March 19:30 CV preparation:
How to build your CV, adapt it for the role, find the right format and show your skills.
Click here to register for CV Presentation webinar
21 March 19:30 Digital Skills:
How to use LinkedIn to look for jobs.
Click here to register for Digital Skills webinar
28 March 19:30 Digital Skills2:
How to use Indeed, Facebook and Work and Health programme to look for jobs.
Click here to register for Digital Skills 2 webinar
25 April 19:30 Preparing for an interview Part 1:
Including virtual interviews and role plays.
Click here to register for Interview Pt1 webinar
2 May 19:30 Preparing for an interview Part 2:
Including virtual interviews and role plays.
Click here to register for Interview Pt2 webinar
9 May 19:30 Be your own boss.
Click here to register for the Boss webinar
16 May 19:30 Training, education courses and apprenticeships.
Click here to register for Trainings and Education webinar
23 May 19:30 Study skills and further job search support.
Click here to register for Job Search webinar
Image Description: Neon Sign reads 'Do something great.'