November 2025

In this live event, employers across a variety of sectors will explain how they support neurodivergent or disabled* applicants. Find out about reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, and how employers support these candidates as they join the workforce.

The Careers and Employability Service will host a Q&A session with guest employers and provide resources to support you both now and in the future. Please submit your anonymous questions for guest Employers via the Google form HERE. We'll need your questions by 5pm on Thursday 30th October 2025.

Q: Do I have to have my camera on for the session?
No you don't, and you won't need to talk to the employers unless you want to: you can just listen.  If there is anything we can do to help you attend, please let us know by emailing careers@sheffield.ac.uk.

‘All students are welcome to attend, including undergraduates in any year of study, taught postgraduates, postgraduate researchers and graduates.'

At these sessions you will: 

• Take part in small group discussions with different alumni. Hear about their career journeys, get tips for success and get your questions answered.

• Finish with an informal online networking session where you’ll have the opportunity to talk to all of the alumni and your fellow students.

• Make connections and build your global network.

Coach Cafe is open to all students, but places will be prioritised for undergraduate students who meet widening participation criteria (you!). Click here to find out more.

Are you looking for work in the UK after graduation? Are you finding it difficult to understand how the UK job market differs from other countries? 

This session aims to outline the steps needed to help you find work in the UK and abroad after graduation. Through a mixture of online resources and information we will give you an insight into the best ways to approach roles as an international student and how to make the most of the skills you have developed whilst studying in the UK.

‘While this session is focused towards international students, all students are welcome to attend, including undergraduates in any year of study, taught postgraduates, postgraduate researchers and graduates.'

Do you have a neurodivergence or disability*, and you're not sure whether to share this information with a potential employer? Join us to:

• Learn about your rights as an applicant with a disability or neurodivergence (diagnosed or otherwise)

• Understand the implications of sharing (and not sharing) information at various stages of the recruitment process

• Learn how to request adjustments for applications and interviews

• Understand positive self marketing: how to communicate with an employer about your strengths and coping strategies as well as any needs you may have.

You will have a chance to ask questions anonymously or publicly.

This session offers practical insights into personal resilience, building high-impact brands, and managing a global mission-driven organisation.

Kirsty is a proud University of Sheffield Alumni (BA Hons English Literature and History, 2008) who previously held key communications roles at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. She specialises in protecting and promoting the reputation of much-loved organizations.

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