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up front Editor’s Letter

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Diveristy careers show

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Profile: Urwen Jong

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features Interview: Ruta Gedmintas

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What does a good company look like

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Case studies

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Sexuality A time and a place

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SEXUALITY | CAREERS SHOW 2010

‘ The UK’s largest LGBTfocused careers event for students, graduates and other jobseekers ’

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ith more than 70 organisations and over 3,000 career-hunters, the Diversity Careers Show 2010 is the biggest meeting of diversity employers, giving graduates a chance to ask questions, seek out their future bosses and of course fill their pockets with freebies.

Uwern Jong, of LGBT marketing firm Boutique Marketing tells us why Edinburgh and Manchester will be the places to be this November.

“The Diversity Careers Show 2010 is the UK’s largest LGBT-focused careers event for students, graduates and other jobseekers,” says Uwern. He adds: “Although it has LGBT interests at it core, the show welcomes candidates of all diversity strands. After all, the recruiters and exhibitors attending are looking for candidates with cross-minority in mind. ”The show isn’t the brainchild of one organisation, instead it sees lots of groups coming together to create something really worthwhile. “It’s run

by Square Peg Media in partnership

with Stonewall, the leading gay, lesbian and bisexual campaigning charity.

This year’s sponsors (for the second year running) are Credit Suisse and The Guardian newspaper.

The show is also supported by Google and the Diversity Recruitment Company. Exhibiting are some of the country’s biggest LGBT-friendly recruiters - including the likes of IBM, Microsoft, Abercrombie and Fitch, Barclays, the RAF and many more,” Uwern explains. But the Diversity Careers Show is more than just an opportunity to tout your CV, according to Uwern: “In addition to exhibitors offering jobs and internship positions, candidates get to meet employees from diverse backgrounds who can tell you exactly what it is like to work in their organisation. ” An exciting seminar programme will help LGBT candidates get to grips with the importance of diversity in organisations and in addition to this, the show runs all-day, one-to-one CV workshops, where jobseekers get the chance to talk through their CVs with experienced recruiters.After the success of the recent London show Uwern is excited about future events.

“The next shows are coming soon in November - with Edinburgh, at the Dynamic Earth Centre, on 16 November and Manchester, at the Armitage Centre, on 30 November.”

For more information on the show and recruiters that will be exhibiting, go to www.diversitycareersshow.com

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The sponsors of the Diversity Careers Show are big-name organisations keen to show their interest in diversity in the workplace. We asked them why it’s so important. “ At Credit Suisse, we feel strongly that a diverse organisation brings significant benefits to our business.

Diversity helps drive innovation by bringing new perspectives; attracts and retains talented employees; and improves our culture.” “ Graduate recruitment is a critical part of our strategy to recruit and retain the best human capital for Credit Suisse’s future growth and success.”

Credit Suisse, Anita Harper and Michelle Mendelsson, Co-Heads of Diversity and Inclusion “ We see a natural alignment with the Diversity careers show and the Guardian Jobs brand.

We too provide quality candidates from diverse communities for employers.”

The Guardian, Sophie Relf, Head of Marketing Strategy

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Uwern Jong Consultant editor on sexuality Uwern Jong is the Managing Director of Boutique Marketing, self-described as ‘the gay marketing and media agency’

‘ Graduate candidates can apply basic marketing techniques when meeting a potential employer.’

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outique Marketing is Uwern’s brainchild, striking new ground when he started it in 2008. It connects organisations and events with what its creator describes as “the hard-to-reach Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered audiences.”

Boutique now represents some of the biggest names in the LGBT world, including Stonewall, Starfisch Records and London Pride, the world’s largest free LGBT festival.

Uwern also looks after the marketing of the Diversity Careers Show, the UK’s largest LGBT focused careers event in London, Edinburgh and Manchester (see page 37).

He told Real World, “I believe that graduate candidates can apply basic marketing techniques when meeting a potential employer.”

“Unprepared candidates stick out like a sore thumb,” says Uwern. Part of his success comes from knowing the gay community and being able to advise about the little things others might miss.

He urges graduates to do the same. “You need to know just what type of employer you’ll be working for. What’s their track record on diversity? Do they have an

employee LGBT network? Knowing these things makes recruiters feel valued and shows that you’re thorough and keen.”

When he founded his company, Uwern made himself unique to clients.

Few organisations had the knowledge to provide specialist marketing to the LGBT community, but it was something he knew he could do.

Specialist skills are your opportunity to shine, advises Uwern. “LGBT candidates always think that ‘being gay’ might count against them and sometimes neglect certain aspects of themselves on their CV. Being Vice President of your university LGBT society or a volunteer for the local LGBT Switchboard shows strength of character and will score you points like you won’t believe.”

With clients that aren’t just limited to the gay community, like Bacardi, Lufthansa and even the Deputy Prime Minister’s office, does Uwern have any advice for LGBT graduates about impressing recruiters from all walks of life? “Follow up,” says Uwern, “collect business cards and names and make use of careers advice whenever you can.”

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iNSPIRED Ruta Gedmintas is probably best known as Rachel Harris in the BBC drama series Spooks. Her most recent role, however, casts her as Glaswegian lesbian Frankie. Speaking to Real World, Ruta discussed what it’s like to be Britain’s most talked about lesbian and gave us a few career tips to boot

How are you finding playing Frankie?

I love playing her. Frankie is incredibly intense and complex. It’s quite a challenge sometimes to find justification for some of her actions, but it makes her more interesting to me.

Is she at all like you?

No, not really. We share sensitivity as a characteristic, but that’s about it!

Did playing a lesbian character affect your decision to go for the role?

Not at all. Every character you play gives you an insight into a new personality, a new set of circumstances, new relationships.

Lip Service didn’t set out to tackle ‘lesbian Issues’, I guess they slightly filter in for Cat and Sam in the work place, but Frankie’s story line is a much more personal discovery.

Have you had any feedback from fans about the role?

Yes, the Internet has opened up huge gateways of communication. People have contacted me a great deal through

‘ I think confidence is the hardest thing to keep once you graduate. You are suddenly faced with interview after interview.’

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SEXUALITY | INSPIRED

Twitter. It is lovely people take the time to write you their experience. I’m glad the show has had such an impact on some people.

Lip Service has attracted quite a range of critical opinions for its portrayal of lesbian relationships.

Does this bother you?

There is no one way to portray any kind of relationship. As actors we play our roles as truthfully as possible, within the realms of our own experience and imagination, and those relationships will connect with some people, and won’t with others. It depends on your own personal experience how you relate to each character and their romantic journey. If there are people who enjoy the show, believe in the love, the lust, the angst, the anger, the futile battle against one’s own emotions then I am happy.

How do the cast get on compared to their on-screen counterparts?

We all got on really well. You’d think shoving a bunch of women together for four months might have disastrous emotional outcomes, but we avoided all of that and had a great time. We all speak to each other regularly.

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after interview, a tonne of rejections and a pile of bills you never even knew existed. I think the most important thing is to keep that belief in yourself and continue striving for the career you worked so hard for. Employers are attracted to confidence and determination. Good Luck!

What are your plans for after Lip Service?

I am currently filming a period drama for Showtime called The Borgia’s, and I have three films due for release next year, prowl, exteriors and T in the park.

Do you have any advice for our readers that you’ve picked up since your graduation from the Drama Centre London?

I think confidence is the hardest thing to keep once you graduate.

You are suddenly faced with interview

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good company WHAT DOES A GOOD COMPANY LOOK LIKE? ONE OF THE RESULTS OF AN INCLUSIVE COMPANY IS AN ATMOSPHERE THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

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SEXUALITY | GOOD COMPANY

SIMON COMPTON Head of the Methodology Consultancy Service at The Office of National Statistics

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imon Compton, Head of the Methodology Consultancy Service at The Office of National Statistics, spoke on his experiences of acceptance when he said, “I am married with two children, and came out as a gay man to everyone during 2009; family (including my children), friends and work colleagues.

I felt ONS was a safe place to come out, reaction has been non-judgemental and I got support from the chair of the LGBT group. As a person I am now a lot happier, relaxed and, I think, more confident than before. Honesty is so liberating!”

Simon Compton’s story of acceptance is one that should become ever more common across workplaces because as of the 1st of October 2010, 90% of the Equality Act 2010 came into force, with the aim of putting an end to discrimination by creating a framework to “protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all.”

‘ A s a person I am now a lot happier, relaxed and, I think, more confident than before. Honesty is so liberating!’

In employment terms this means that an employer may not discern between two applicants if it impinges upon their rights.

To show that companies are committed to making their working environments places of equality and diversity, several have implemented their own recruitment targets and support networks for LGBT staff, achieving recognition for the improvements they’ve made in the process. Richard King, head of Diversity & Inclusiveness at Ernst & Young, said, “Earlier this year, we received external recognition for the quality of our employee networks and our D&I credentials. We were ranked third in the 2010 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index – a definitive national benchmark, which showcases the UK’s top 100 public and private sector employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff – and received a special award for our gay, lesbian and bisexual network – EYGLES.” A.T. Kearney, the global management consulting firm, described their LGBT recruitment policy saying: “The GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alliance) network supports recruitment to target talented LGBT candidates, attends and presents at events, mentors and inputs on HR policies. AT Kearney was one of the first consultancies and multinationals to adopt a global policy on same sex-sex partner benefits almost fifteen years ago.”

Nigel Wrightson, the Head of Special Projects and MHP Diversity Champion at the Metropolitan Housing partnership went further however, explaining the importance of a diverse workforce in business terms. “As an organisation that serves some of the most diverse communities in the country, it’s really important that our staff reflect the customers we serve.

We’ve had a strong focus on promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in the workplace, and have been a Stonewall top 100 employer for the last four years. That means getting the right policies and culture to enable gay and trans people to be themselves at work, so that they can perform better. As Chair of the employee network group,

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I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved and the impact on our whole approach to workplace diversity.”

There is still plenty of work to be done and progress to be made. But Linda Riley, the Managing Director of the Diversity recruitment company, is positive. She said, “we have seen a slow shift in employees feeling they can be themselves in the working environment.

There is still some way to go, but it’s reassuring to see that there are so many companies that are implementing diversity policy, recruiting a diverse workforce and introducing minority forums, such as LGBT networks. Change can only come from the top down in organisations, and over nearly a decade we have seen a major shift in attitudes.”

What the Equality Act says “A person (employer) discriminates against another (applicant/ employee) if, because of a protected characteristic (sexual orientation or gender identity), A treats B less favorably than A treats or would treat others.”

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Name: Phil Warford Age: 39 Degree and university: Studied ILEX course in evenings and 3-4 years of correspondence.

Job Title: Managing Director What is it you actually do?

I’ve just set up my own law firm, Renaissance Legal.

How did you get into your job?

When I left college at 18, I was the offered a position as a trainee legal executive at a local law firm. I didn’t know what I wanted to do at the time, law was just one of the options. I thought I’d give it a go, I could always have tried other things.

I loved it, so I stayed with them, and after a couple of years started on the ILEX course. So from the age of 18 I was working for a solicitors firm then I went on with the ILEX route.

It was a lot of study in the evenings, weekend and bank holidays and it gave me the chance to talk to people actually doing the job and find out how things I’d learnt related to the real world.

Why did you decide to go into this sector?

For me, it was the fact that every day is totally different. You have an idea of what’s coming up but you never know what telephone call you might get and where that might take you.

Today, I’ve had an emergency call and have to rush off to a hospice to sort out a client’s affairs before he dies, which is really rewarding and something I didn’t know I was going to do this morning.

Also a lot of what I do helps people to plan for the future and that’s really personally rewarding.

I have been very lucky because I’ve found an area of law that suits my personality and if you end up doing something that you don’t like you might end up hating it. So make sure you do spend some time making sure you know what you’re getting into.

Are there any downsides?

It’s very time consuming. I’m very passionate about what I do, so I don’t mind working from 6 till 10.

But it’s not a 9-5 job. You have to like what you’re doing.

Do you think sexuality and the workplace can mix?

I think the legal profession has

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moved on a lot in the 21 years I’ve worked in it but there is a lot of prejudiced. I know I have been held back before because of my sexuality.

In the past people did keep it a secret because it was a barrier.

From my point of view, it’s irrelevant that I’m gay because it doesn’t affect the job that I do.

Everyone’s still an individual, just because I’m part of a community it doesn’t mean I share the same opinions as everyone else in the community.

What advice would you give to other graduates?

Having worked in the law for so long now, work experience is just so important. I see loads of lawyers pending years training and qualifying and when they final get into a solicitors office they hate the job because they didn’t understand the environment.

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Sexuality – a time and a place Should being gay affect your wage? Do bisexuals write better reports? Real World explores whether sexuality has a place in the workplace

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s one bisexual graduate said “sexuality is just not relevant to work, it’s not like you go round asking everyone if they’re straight.”

Yet, as Stonewall, a charity for lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals, says in its Diversity Champions programme, our personal lives are not something that we can just ‘leave at the workplace door.’

Heterosexual employees may have pictures of their spouse and children on their desk and discuss their personal lives during breaks and work socials (or even invite their partner/spouse along).

In most workplaces Heterosexuality is the norm. So, LGBT employees have the option: ‘come out’ and be open about their sexuality or keep it under wraps.

A lot of large organisations and graduate employers are committed to promoting diversity and should only be positive about LGBT employees and jobseekers.

Many of these larger companies are represented in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index, such as this year’s winner, IBM, as well as Ernst & Young, the Home Office, and many banks, regional police, city/county councils and the NHS. As one graduate pharmacist with the NHS told us: “sexuality is a non-issue… everyone is very nice and accepting.” However, smaller companies, and particularly those with religious or conservative views, may be less positive.

Since 2003, gay employees cannot legally be discriminated against as result of their sexual orientation (and can take action if they are.) However, there are more than one way for a company to be homophobic, and even if a workplace is not expressly so, an individual’s employment prospects could still be affected by ‘coming out.’ Even if senior management is not discriminatory, there

is always the worry that co-workers might be, and could cause bullying or harassment or exclude the employee from discussions and socials (or if more senior, prevent promotion).

In some public-facing roles, being openly gay may be seen as presenting the wrong image, and so employees are deterred from disclosing their sexuality.

This may account for the startling results of a recent survey where just 11% of LGBT employees have been open about their sexuality at work.

Yet work is such a big part of people’s lives that it’s important everyone feels accepted for who they are. Talking about sexuality in the workplace suggests the workplace is just one sphere of life, but in permanent, full-time employment, it is where we spend the majority of our waking hours. To not be comfortable with who you are at work will likely affect how you feel outside work also and to have to lie about some of the most important areas of your life is not an attractive prospect for those wanting to foster trusting working relationships.

LGBT employees are an advantage to organisations, reflecting the diversity of the community and country. As IBM General Manager, Brendon Riley says, “When we succeed in diversity, we succeed in business.” It is likely no coincidence either that new lesbian drama Lip Service was commissioned by the BBC, rather than an independent production. There is a recognised need for representation.

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Name: Sarah Mayhew Age: 21 Degree and university: Communications and Media at University of Brighton Job Title: Office Administrator

I like that fact that my job constantly challenges me and it's interesting to work for lots of different types of people from around the world. The downside would have to be with the very tight deadlines it can get quite stressful at times.

What advice would you give to other graduates?

the Job Center or your Careers Advisor at University for extra help finding a job catered to your own goals and qualifications.

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What is it you actually do?

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I work for an export company and my main role is to send out requests for quotations from manufacturers around the world.

How did you get into your job?

I found this position through the local job centre.

Why did you decide to go into this sector?

Mainly through convenience and as I had left University with no previous job experience I needed to gain my experience through a base sector role in order to be able to progress within a career.

What do you most like about what you do and are there any downsides?

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