As a deaf student finishing college. It can be a little scary! Are you ready for the transition to the world of work? This can be an exciting time too, but where do you start looking for that all important first job?
Searching for a job as a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person can be one of the most frustrating experiences, and it may feel overwhelming.
Did you know that 56% of deaf people have experienced discrimination in the workplace due to being deaf or hard of hearing?:
62% from colleagues
53% from management
37% during a job interview
Also, as a deaf person, you might probably face linguistic complications, disadvantages and lack of deaf awareness in the workplace.
However, there is support available for both those trying to find work and those in work looking for a change!
Here at Deaf Umbrella we run a free Online Job Club for British Sign Language (BSL) users to help you get started.
We work with a brilliant employment advisor who will help and support you in your first language (BSL) to achieve the same job opportunities the rest of the candidates have.
Lorraine is a member of the Deaf community, her first language is British Sign Language (BSL) and she, and our friendly team, will support you with all aspects of preparing for work:
Employment search
Creating or amending your CV
Workshops on Universal Job Match
Interview techniques
Setting up your Access to Work budget
and much more...
We are also proud to say that our Job Club is a benchmark in the Job Clubs for Deaf/HoH people in the UK! We were picked up globally in this article: https://jobmob.co.il/blog/job-clubs-near-me/
So, if you are coming at the end of your course and have started thinking about work, then...
Come and create plans, get motivated into action and achieve your aims.
