Supporting people with learning disabilities during job applications
Mencap’s final topic for Learning Disability Week is ‘will you support me?’, so when it comes to the world of careers, how do we make sure we’re championing this for people that live with disabilities? As of 2022, there were 870,000 working age people with a learning...
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Mind
When co-workers cross boundaries – why should women have to deal with it?
One thing you can’t control about the workplace is the people that you work with. This could end up leading to lifelong friendships, awkward interactions, or sometimes even nightmare situations with even more nightmarish co-workers. Boundaries at work can mean...
“Every no brings you closer to a yes”: How to turn job rejection into redirection
Elizabeth Willetts tells you how to turn job rejection into redirection Getting rejected from a job is hard, especially when you prepared and researched for the role and envisioned yourself at that company. So how can you take a knock to your confidence as a learning...
Identity
A personal account of living with dyslexia
With learning disability week rolling around Charlotte talks about her dyslexia diagnosis https://youtu.be/wiFePE-NfAM Charlotte from Werk talking about her dyslexia
“You’re just overdramatic” : Navigating the working world with a hidden disability
Every morning when Alicia Williams wakes up, she does a mental body scan. Head, legs, stomach, which one hurts the most? She is never sure which part of her body will hurt, or how severe it will be. Her confusion is due to a cocktail of health issues which make her...
Career
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Brand
Crafting a CV: A guide on how to stand out in job applications
Crafting a CV can be difficult and confusing when there are so many different types and styles for every different career. Hannah, one of our writers at Werk, runs you through her advice on how to create a personalised CV that will stand out in the working...
Reaching the platform to social success
Social media can be overwhelming, with new trends arising every day and activity being hit or miss, it can be hard to get it right.
