Events Calendar

Join Bloomberg and BlackRock for a special event that will focus on the business case for inclusion, reflecting on the key themes to emerge from McKinsey & Company’s report Diversity wins: How inclusion matters.

As companies consider the new world of work and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, the panel discussion will cover the role of individual agency and allyship, the value of corporations, and the importance of accountability in advancing inclusion – not only for profit but to promote a sustainable recovery and help reimagine industries.

The event is bought to you by the women’s networks of both Bloomberg and BlackRock. It will include Q&A and we encourage you to submit questions to the speakers on registration.

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In Celebration of BHM 2020 The University of Manchester is proud to present: “Brilliant and Black” with Professor Gary Younge

The month of October has been celebrated as Black History Month (BHM) in the UK since 1987. This national celebration aims to recognise and celebrate Black British achievement, and foster general knowledge and understanding of Black history.

This year we are honoured to welcome Professor of Sociology, award-winning author, broadcaster and columnist Gary Younge, to deliver this year’s keynote presentation ‘The Fire This Time’ – a perspective on race inequality and the current Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.

Following the keynote address, Gary will be joined by Professor Nalin Thakkar – Vice-President for Social Responsibility at University of Manchester, Andy Burnham – Mayor of Greater Manchester and Naa Acquah – alumna and former General Secretary of University of Manchester Students Union.

This event would normally be held on campus but given the current COVID-19 pandemic, it will this year be delivered virtually via Zoom (details received upon Eventbrite registration) and live streamed via YouTube and Facebook. The event is open to all staff, students and members of the general public.

Programme:

14:00-14:02 – Opening by Nalin Thakkar

14:02-14:05 – Message from Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell

14:05-14:15 – Opening statements by Nalin Thakkar

14:20-15:00 – Keynote by Gary Younge: Title “The Fire This Time”

15:00-15:15 – Questions for Gary Younge

15:15-15:55 – Panel discussion. Panellists: Gary Younge, Nalin Thakkar, Andy Burnham and Naa Acquah

15:55-16:00 – Closing Remarks by Nalin Thakkar

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Looking for a change of direction, the next step in your career or more flexibility? Understand what recruiters look for in a CV, overhaul your CV and have your burning questions answered.

We are the City and City CV, the international award-winning career consultancy, are partnering to present a FREE one-hour online live training session on Monday 5th October 2020, 12:30 – 13:30 to help you to create a strong and authentic CV which will get you noticed for the right reasons. Expertise and insider knowledge gathered from years of CV writing and recruiting will be shared, including:

1. CV evolution – how AI and algorithms can make or break your career (and how to beat the CV robots)
2. Soft skills to avoid in your CV – how to show, not tell
3. Three essential items in every bullet point
4. The competencies you must include
5. Being ‘smart’ – how to sell yourself every step of the way
6. Avoid the formatting errors that guarantee rejection from most CV screening systems
7. The two mistakes that 97% of hirers will reject your CV for
8. Live Q&A

The webinar will be delivered by Victoria McLean, Founder and CEO of City CV. Victoria is a former Recruitment Manager for Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, and former head-hunter.

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About Victoria:

Victoria is CEO and founder of City CV, the UK’s leading outplacement services and career consultancy firm that bridges the market gap for top quality CV and LinkedIn profile writing.

Victoria spent her earlier career in global recruitment in Sydney and London before joining Goldman Sachs and then Merrill Lynch, where she delivered insights that transformed recruitment strategy and influenced multinational resource allocation.
She has built a client-focused business that empowers job seekers and helps companies to protect their most important resource – their people. For over two decades, Victoria has worked with thousands of cross-industry-sector clients, up to and including C-Suite and board level individuals, and has delivered outplacement programmes to financial services firms, corporates, SMEs, Government and Higher Education providers worldwide.

Frequently featured as a careers expert in leading media, Victoria regularly wins major international industry awards. A passionate advocate for women smashing the glass ceiling, she is in high demand as a keynote speaker at international events, and runs workshop and webinar programmes for City CV’s corporate partners.

Today, Victoria and every member of the City CV team share a common goal – to change lives. Under Victoria’s leadership, City CV’s team of writers and executive coaches transform careers and guide businesses on how best to inspire, raise brand awareness, take care of the people they let go and optimise employee engagement.

The Women at the Top Summit is designed to drive progress on one of the most pressing challenges today: how to improve the representation of women in leadership.

Hear game-changing women and men share their stories of success and setbacks, learn which strategies and policies really work from the leaders who are making progress, and participate in forward-looking, outcome-driven debates that ensure you return to work with plenty of ideas to implement.

This year’s speakers include Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE, Olympic Gold Medallist; Anna Whitehouse, Co-founder, Flex Appeal and Dr Pragya Agarwal, Author, SWAY: Unravelling Unconscious Bias. Committed to driving change within your organisation?

WeAreTheCity are delighted to confirm we have 20 per cent discount to attend. To claim your discount, register here using the discount code WATC20. 

In this workshop, Lucy Chamberlain, award-winning Founder of C&C Search and C&C Academy will take you through all the steps you need to be ready to secure your perfect new role.

Lucy has spent 22 years recruiting, placing and training over 17,000 individuals and has a deep understanding of what insights, tools and knowledge can support you throughout this challenging moment in history. With Lucy’s knowledge you will have the opportunity to place yourself in the best possible position to secure not a job but the perfect role for you.

You will leave this workshop knowing:

• What an ideal CV looks, feels and reads like
• How to deliver the best you on interview
• How your personal brand makes ALL the difference
• How to use NLP tools to get you into the best possible mindset

Please share this with any colleagues, friends or family that may need this support. Lucy’s aim is to be of service to as many people in the support staff community as possible.

REGSITER HERE

About Lucy:

Passionate, fun and straight-talking, Lucy has become one of the business world’s popular motivational speakers. Lucy’s business journey as a Founder has seen her work as a TV presenter, Awards Judge and Leading Coach. She won the Female Speaker’s Award for Most Engaging Speaker at the Female Speaker’s Conference in 2019.

Alongside her fantastic knowledge base, Lucy’s level of experience enables her to give genuine insights into leadership, change and overcoming adversity.

With a 20-year career tracking the industry’s leading recruitment companies, Lucy founded C&C Search to redefine and elevate client and candidates’ recruitment experience.

Coming through a challenging personal time as a single mum, Lucy set out to re-align her career to her purpose-driven perspective, building a multi-million-pound business that allows her rapidly expanding team to fulfil their own career goals.

A champion for women in business, Lucy and the C&C team actively collaborate with other female-led businesses. A mentor to her team, Lucy believes encouraging teams holistically, and nurturing happy, engaged, market-leading talent has the most impact on a company’s success. With a focus on social consciousness and legacy, it’s this foundation that serves to empower, captivate and delight C&C’s clients as they grow their own businesses.

Recently awarded “Most Engaging Speaker” at the Female Speakers Conference & Awards, Lucy wishes to use her platform to encourage others to use their own voice. As a speaker,Lucy leaves an audience motivated, empowered and armed with tools to support a life and career that serves the individual better. Lucy also provides in-house training and key-note speeches for a wide variety of businesses including Lloyds, The Crown Estate, HIG Capital, Autonomous, League of Her Own, Canary Wharf PA Club, WeWork, Arma Partners, Miss Jones PA, Practically Perfect PA to name a few!

What will this event provide participants with?

During Black History Month join our Global Webinar, which raises awareness and understanding of why, where and how Black History Month is celebrated around the world. Learn how you can advocate change, challenge discrimination, and promote Equality and Inclusion.

• Key elements: Origins of Black History Month, Key Facts, celebrating the day.

• Learning Objectives: Raising awareness, understanding and Knowledge of Black History Month, showing you how your organisation can Support Black History month, challenge discrimination and practise conscious inclusion.

Who Should Attend?

Head of HR, HR Directors & Managers, L&D/OD Managers, Diversity Practitioners, Business Managers & Sponsors, Network leads.

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Women Returners, the return to work experts, are hosting their fourth annual UK and Ireland Back to Your Future Conference on 12 and 13 October 2020.

This interactive virtual event is specifically tailored for professional women wanting to return to work after an extended career break. Early bird tickets are available at £50.  Find out more about the event and book your tickets here.

Attendees will benefit from two motivational days to kick-start their return to work, from the safety of their own home. They can watch content on the Main Stage, move in and out of rooms, visit sponsor booths and network with other returners just like at in-person event. Highlights include:

• Get advice and information from a wide range of return-to-work expert workshops, on topics from Career Direction to CVs
• Meet 10 leading returner employers: Accenture, Amazon Web Services, Bank of England, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse, Facebook, FDM, J.P. Morgan, O2, St. James’s Place Academy. Learn about their programmes and schedule 121 video meetings
• Be inspired by keynote speakers: Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, tech and returner employer pioneer, and Jane Garvey, Co-Presenter of BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
• Be encouraged by Returner Panels of women who have successfully returned to work
• Understand more about what returner employers are looking for from Employer Panels
• Connect virtually with like-minded women returners through one-on-one video chats and group video networking rooms.

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We are the City and City CV, the international award-winning career consultancy, are partnering to present a FREE one-hour webinar on Monday 12th October 2020 from 12:30 – 13:30 to help you create an attention-grabbing, keyword optimised and 100% complete LinkedIn profile which will help you stand out.

With over 660 million members, LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional networking site. An incredible 97% of head-hunters use LinkedIn as their primary candidate source, even more so for senior hires. However you may feel about social media, you can’t afford to neglect your LinkedIn profile.

In this practical live training session, Victoria will provide workable tips on how to write a compelling LinkedIn profile that will drive your career forward, and how to use it to refine your professional brand, move up the rankings and expand your network in a competitive market.

1. Make your LinkedIn profile shine with the best keywords
2. Exploit LinkedIn algorithms to beat the ‘LinkedIn Robots’.
3. Portray yourself as an invaluable commodity.
4. Develop your online brand for your sector – your unique differentiator and more.
5. The ideal headline and summary – why every character counts
6. The perfect upload and privacy.
7. Expand and manage your network.
8. The best LinkedIn groups for you.
9. Be an ‘Expert’ in your niche – blog, share, excite.
10. Live Q&A.

This live online training session will be delivered by Victoria McLean, Founder and CEO of City CV. Victoria is a former Recruitment Manager for Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, and former head-hunter.

REGISTER HERE

About Victoria:

Victoria is CEO and founder of City CV, the UK’s leading outplacement services and career consultancy firm that bridges the market gap for top quality CV and LinkedIn profile writing.

Victoria spent her earlier career in global recruitment in Sydney and London before joining Goldman Sachs and then Merrill Lynch, where she delivered insights that transformed recruitment strategy and influenced multinational resource allocation.
She has built a client-focused business that empowers job seekers and helps companies to protect their most important resource – their people. For over two decades, Victoria has worked with thousands of cross-industry-sector clients, up to and including C-Suite and board level individuals, and has delivered outplacement programmes to financial services firms, corporates, SMEs, Government and Higher Education providers worldwide.

Frequently featured as a careers expert in leading media, Victoria regularly wins major international industry awards. A passionate advocate for women smashing the glass ceiling, she is in high demand as a keynote speaker at international events, and runs workshop and webinar programmes for City CV’s corporate partners.

Today, Victoria and every member of the City CV team share a common goal – to change lives. Under Victoria’s leadership, City CV’s team of writers and executive coaches transform careers and guide businesses on how best to inspire, raise brand awareness, take care of the people they let go and optimise employee engagement.

There has never been a more important time to support women entrepreneurs. The global pandemic has affected women the most and the UK is no exception.

Speakers include:

• Sherry Coutu, Founder and Chair, Founders4Schools
• Matt Brittin, President EMEA Business and Operations, Google
• Clare Gilmartin, CEO, Trainline
• Oona King, VP Diversity & Inclusion, Snap Inc
• Susanne Given, Chairman, MADE.com
• Claire Hennah, VP, Global eCommerce, Unilever
• Maria Raga, CEO, Depop
• Sharmadean Reid, CEO, Beautystack
• Darina Garland, Co-Founder, Ooni
• Claire Enders, Founder, Enders Analysis
• Lisa Gates, General Counsel and Head of our Diversity and Inclusion Council, TCS
• Clare and Rebecca Hopkins, Co-Founders, Balance Me
• Tamara Littleton, CEO, The Social Element

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Women in Business Expo Virtual, 14-15 October, will give you the inspiration and tools needed to achieve your career or business goals.

Headlined by Baroness Karren Brady CBE, June Sarpong OBE and Ruby Wax OBE. It will give you the opportunity to meet with leading companies actively recruiting female talent. Hear from world-class business leaders, network with like-minded individuals, and connect with companies to supercharge your career or business!

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Are you planning your next job move and feeling concerned or anxious about the interview process? Has it been years since your last interview? Do you need an interview refresh? Is your interview technique letting you down?

We know how daunting it can be to go to a job interview, particularly if you are a bit out of practice and not sure what to expect. The right preparation will make all the difference and give you the confidence to answer those tricky questions. We are here to help.

Learn interview tips and strategies from industry experts who have coached clients at all levels from a wide range of industries to help them secure their dream job.

1. Get into the mind of recruiters and hirers from the get-go
2. The simple technique to answer any and every question
3. Use the FAB system to demonstrate your value
4. Avoid interview clichés
5. Show don’t tell in behavioural interviews
6. Be smart: the critical prep you must do for an interview in accountancy
7. Interview pitfalls: the three mistakes that 95% of interviewers will reject on
8. The five tricks to excel in a remote / online interview
9. How to frame your career break and return to work, including ‘flexibility’
10. Live Q&A

The webinar will be delivered by Victoria McLean, CEO of City CV, an award-winning CV writing and interview coaching consultancy. Victoria is a former Recruitment Manager for Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, and former headhunter. At City CV, we can help you to bridge the gap between where you left off and where you want to take your career in the future.

REGISTER HERE

About Victoria:

Victoria is CEO and founder of City CV, the UK’s leading outplacement services and career consultancy firm that bridges the market gap for top quality CV and LinkedIn profile writing.

Victoria spent her earlier career in global recruitment in Sydney and London before joining Goldman Sachs and then Merrill Lynch, where she delivered insights that transformed recruitment strategy and influenced multinational resource allocation.
She has built a client-focused business that empowers job seekers and helps companies to protect their most important resource – their people. For over two decades, Victoria has worked with thousands of cross-industry-sector clients, up to and including C-Suite and board level individuals, and has delivered outplacement programmes to financial services firms, corporates, SMEs, Government and Higher Education providers worldwide.

Frequently featured as a careers expert in leading media, Victoria regularly wins major international industry awards. A passionate advocate for women smashing the glass ceiling, she is in high demand as a keynote speaker at international events, and runs workshop and webinar programmes for City CV’s corporate partners.

Today, Victoria and every member of the City CV team share a common goal – to change lives. Under Victoria’s leadership, City CV’s team of writers and executive coaches transform careers and guide businesses on how best to inspire, raise brand awareness, take care of the people they let go and optimise employee engagement.

Join Lucy again as she continues from her previous webinar. Lucy Chamberlain, award-winning Founder of C&C Search and C&C Academy will take you through all the steps you need to be ready to secure your perfect new role.

Lucy has spent 22 years recruiting, placing and training over 17,000 individuals and has a deep understanding of what insights, tools and knowledge can support you throughout this challenging moment in history. With Lucy’s knowledge you will have the opportunity to place yourself in the best possible position to secure not a job but the perfect role for you.

You will leave this workshop knowing:

• What an ideal CV looks, feels and reads like
• How to deliver the best you on interview
• How your personal brand makes ALL the difference
• How to use NLP tools to get you into the best possible mindset

Please share this with any colleagues, friends or family that may need this support. Lucy’s aim is to be of service to as many people in the support staff community as possible.

REGISTER HERE

About Lucy:

Passionate, fun and straight-talking, Lucy has become one of the business world’s popular motivational speakers. Lucy’s business journey as a Founder has seen her work as a TV presenter, Awards Judge and Leading Coach. She won the Female Speaker’s Award for Most Engaging Speaker at the Female Speaker’s Conference in 2019.

Alongside her fantastic knowledge base, Lucy’s level of experience enables her to give genuine insights into leadership, change and overcoming adversity.

With a 20-year career tracking the industry’s leading recruitment companies, Lucy founded C&C Search to redefine and elevate client and candidates’ recruitment experience.

Coming through a challenging personal time as a single mum, Lucy set out to re-align her career to her purpose-driven perspective, building a multi-million-pound business that allows her rapidly expanding team to fulfil their own career goals.

A champion for women in business, Lucy and the C&C team actively collaborate with other female-led businesses. A mentor to her team, Lucy believes encouraging teams holistically, and nurturing happy, engaged, market-leading talent has the most impact on a company’s success. With a focus on social consciousness and legacy, it’s this foundation that serves to empower, captivate and delight C&C’s clients as they grow their own businesses.

Recently awarded “Most Engaging Speaker” at the Female Speakers Conference & Awards, Lucy wishes to use her platform to encourage others to use their own voice. As a speaker,Lucy leaves an audience motivated, empowered and armed with tools to support a life and career that serves the individual better. Lucy also provides in-house training and key-note speeches for a wide variety of businesses including Lloyds, The Crown Estate, HIG Capital, Autonomous, League of Her Own, Canary Wharf PA Club, WeWork, Arma Partners, Miss Jones PA, Practically Perfect PA to name a few!

Most business owners overlook the opportunities for smart business development and growth they already have within their grasp.

Innovation and growth expert Erica Wolfe-Murray will take us on a quick trip through her tops tips to understand what you own, how these assets can help you build new revenues against five key areas of opportunity. Lots of ideas to take away to trigger your own business development and build greater resilience.

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About Erica:

I founded innovation studio, Lola to help companies across the creative, cultural and tech sector understand how valuable their IP/intellectual assets could be if repurposed and developed inventively. A career spanning advertising, product and graphic design, pr, licensing and tv production, with roles as both a creative head and financial director gave me a unique perspective on how a company’s own creative assets could build new revenue streams for different audiences. We’ve worked on projects for Disney, NatGeo and Harvey Nichols, for theatres and tech companies, dance schools and universities. And we’ve found our self-developed methodology works as effectively for small studios as it does for big companies, leading to a client roster of 300+ companies in just 8 years.

I am also an author having poured my experience into a book ‘Simple Tips, Smart Ideas: Build a Bigger Better Business‘, finalist in the 2020 Business Book Awards and with only 5* reviews on Amazon. I wrote it with a particular focus on freelancers and micro companies who get little or no support.Since 2019 I have been a director of award-winning fin-tech company, Taxo’d, whose platform helps freelancers organise their finances from book-keeping through to filing with HMRC. I am a Design Business Association expert and a WeWork Labs mentor.