Jobsite Designed for Graduate Women

Check out Graduate Women; an excellent resource for females who are about to and/or have graduated from University. Offering opportunities in a number of fields as well as networking and a discussion forum, it not only aims to assist female graduates but also helps employers address the gender diversity issue.
 

http://www.graduate-women.com/


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job oppotunity

Bright PR is looking for students and interns for an expenses paid London based PR internship. If you have an interest in PR and want to build upon your CV they'd love to hear from you!

Bright is an independent PR, social media, and content creation agency based in London. With an impressive track record for delivering award winning campaigns, they are currently offering two week expenses paid internships/work experience for creative individuals with a keen interest in the PR industry. The opportunity is on-going throughout the year so drop them an email with your preferred dates.

Hayley.cotter@bright-pr.co.uk

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Join the 'In' crowd with LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the ultimate online social networking site when it comes to business. With the ability to apply for jobs, join groups of interest, and meet industry professionals whilst showing off your CV, LinkedIn has become a necessity to succeed in business. (Rosen 2012)

Groups of Interest

There are an endless number of groups on LinkedIn targeted at different industries. Some of which are tailored to students and recent graduates. You can network and gain advice based on other peoples experience as well as make great connections. Below are a few groups of personal choice which you may find helpful. Some groups are private and require membership approval.

·      Event Managers around the World

·      Event Jobs - The Original Website for Jobs in Events

·      Event Jobs - Internships, placements, volunteer roles and work experience

·      Student Forum - Event Planners and Event Management

·      Students and Recent Grads

·      London Business and Social Events

·      London Women Mean business

·      Women in Business networking

·      More to love than Shoes for Women Entrepreneurs

·      Free Industry Training in Creative and Digital Media

Don't be put off by words such as managers and professionals in the title. This doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a professional or manager. These groups will give you the greatest opportunities to network and present yourself to people at the top of their industry. you will also find recruitment agencies within these groups.

LinkedIn also has a job search engine specifically for Students and Recent Grads. Just select the industry you're interested in and start applying!

http://www.linkedin.com/studentjobs?trk=hb_tab_clgjobs

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Rosen, V (2012) LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day

Get Networking!

There are many websites on which you can find local network events specific to your industry choice. Here are a few websites and events happening which are specifically targeted at women

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The Women in Business Network (WIBN) is a membership organisation for women who wish to gain new business opportunities through word of mouth. Whether employed or a business owner the network has a huge diversity of businesses involved. Members support and encourage each other through collaboration and the sharing of business contacts and opportunities.The organisation attracts all types of business, from part time to full time, from new to established businesses, sole traders to corporate businesses

http://www.wibn.co.uk/

Athena is a members networking organisationhas for women. With five sister companies, Athena provides masterclasses, training, and a range of events for women in business  and entering the business world. Athena's three key aims are:

•       Providing opportunities to make strategic connections with professionals in a wide range of industry sectors.
•       Developing members’ business skills through a choice of interactive workshops and training courses.
•       Encourage women in business to inspire and support others for greater success.

http://theathenanetwork.co.uk/GayleEdwards/

Events occurring over the next few weeks include…..

The Piccadilly Women in Business Network (WIBN)

•          Wed 24 April 2013 12 - 2pm
•          Sam Lawton, 07976 932631
•          Grace, 42-44 Greatwindmill Street , London , W1D 7NB
•          £30

WIBN is a Business Networking organisation for women. It is a network created for women, by women. We offer all business women and business owners the opportunity to meet with like-minded women, once a month at our facilitated network meetings. We have a wide diversity of professions in our membership ranging from sole traders to large business organisations. We appeal to women who are serious about networking their business and are driven to grow their business through monthly contact with other business focussed individuals. We are a one profession per group organisation.

The Athena Network - The Athena Network: Shepherds Bush

• ·         Thu 25 April 2013 12pm - 2pm
•         Joanne Sumner, 020 8579 7659
•          The Bull, South Terrace , Westfield Centre , London , W12 7GF
•          £28 Visitors; £24 Visiting Members including VAT

Do you want to build networking relationships that keep on working for you? Then The Athena Network West London would like to invite you to visit the Shepherds Bush Athena Group, meets right in the heart of the London Westfield Centre. Each monthly meeting combines open and structured networking with expert speakers and the opportunity to promote your business to a range of local businesses.

Ones Company Ltd - Women in Business Lunch with Floella Benjamin

• ·         Wed 22 May 2013 12.30pm-2.30pm
•          Lena Benjamin, 07590474910
•          Bank Westminster, 45 Buckingham Gate , London , SW1E 6BS
•          £25

Launching Ones Company Women in Business Lunch and Networking in Association with MBA Women International (Men also welcome). Guest speaker: Baroness Benjamin OBE: Floella Benjamin is a Peer, Businesswoman, Actress, Author, Cookery and Children's TV Presenter. She will share her recipe for success and doing business with excellence. Includes a 2 Course Lunch

Networking East London & Essex - Networking East London & Essex Meeting

• ·        Tue 30 April 2013 12 noon to 2pm
•          Catherine Thomson , 07833460361
•          Havering Indoor Bowls Club, Harrow Lodge Park , Hornchurch Road , Hornchurch , London , RM11 1JU
•          £10

A great networking event with local business owners and entrepreneurs; our meetings are an informal affair giving you an opportunity to talk to business men and women alike. £10 entry fee or free to members. Please could you confirm if you are coming by email Catherine at nele@nelemeetings.co.uk. Anyone and Everyone welcome.

Kemi Boutique - Streatham Ladies Who Latte

•          Fri 3 May 2013 10:00am to 12:30pm
•          Kemi Farquharson, 07830 236 223
•          Nineteen Restaurant & Bar, 19 The Parade Streatham High Road , London , SW16 1EX
•          Free

Would you like to network for FREE with inspirational women in your area?

Join us at Streatham Ladies Who Latte, women's entrepreneurs networking group where you can build business contacts and meet like-minded women who are on the same journey.  Our concept is simple build friendships and contacts and business will follow. So whether you are an established entrepreneur, just setting up your own business, a professional or just want to meet inspirational women, feel free to join us. Simply buy yourself a coffee and Network. This is a very popular event so early registration is advised. This event held on the first Friday of the month 2013

.http://streathamladieswholatte.weebly.com

Forward Ladies - Taking your Business from Good to Great!- Conference for Women in Business. FREE to attend

• ·       Thu 16 May 2013 9.15am - 2.00pm
•         Etta Cohen, 08456434940
•         Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street , London , WC2B 5DA
•         Free

We are delighted to invite you to join us for a half day conference designed for enterprising women who want to take their business from good to great! Whether you are considering setting up in business, are just starting out or have an established business, come along and join us to:- Meet and network with other like-minded business women in a friendly, informal environment. Hear from our inspirational female entrepreneurs who will share their remarkable stories and insights on creating highly successful businesses Put your questions to our experienced business panel Share your business details through our introduction desk Buffet lunch included plus trade stands and charity raffle

Here are some webpages listing female networking events…….

•     http://www.findnetworkingevents.com/events/index.cfm?action=womensnetworking
•     www.eventbrite.co.uk/
•     www.forwardladies.com
•     http://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/the-red-network/(view_all)/1
•     http://www.citywomen.org/

Equal pay marches

Pay inadequacies between men and women are still a topical issue globally. It seems so backwards that these inequalities are still prevalent within the UK. There are many forms of discrimination, but generally, the term discrimination relates to when someone is treated ‘less favourably than another person because of their protective characteristic' (The Long Partnership, 2010) Women have a big enough struggle with gender discrimination and its upsetting to see that even within an industry that is female dominated, inequalities are still rife. The Equality Act 2010 (Government, 2010) was established to help try to prevent discrimination based on such things as gender and age although sometimes its hard to prove, especially when its only from yearly censuses that these types of pay inequalities are brought to light.

There are many ways us girls can stick together and help fight these injustices within the Western civilisation...

If you're interested in helping in our fight for equal pay to our male counterparts, there are many different marches you may be interested in attending...

http://www.bpw-europe.org/equal-pay-day  

Thelongpartnership.co.uk (2010) Age Discrimination. [online] Available at: http://www.thelongpartnership.co.uk/helpsheets/index/6_9age.htm [Accessed: 23 Mar 2013].

Legislation.gov.uk (2010) Equality Act 2010. [online] Available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents [Accessed: 23 Mar 2013].

ComRes (2009), CIPR Membership Survey: The State of the PR Profession, ComRes, London.

What are you getting into?

What is an 'Event'? 

The Oxford English Dictionary (2002: 493) defines an event as

• 'a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance:
• a planned public or social occasion:
• each of several particular contests making up a sports competition:'

Event management is a recently new and rapidly growing industry which is becoming increasing popular. Event management is a broad industry and can incorporate tourism, business, sport, culture, heritage, charity, music, performing arts, visual arts, and many more. From large scale festivals and hallmark events to smaller events such as team building, intimate corporate dinners, and small conferences, almost any occasion or gathering of people can be classed as an event.

What are 'business events'? 

Silvers (2010) describes corporate and business events as 'Any event that supports business objectives, including management functions, corporate communications, training, marketing, incentives, employee relations, and customer relations, scheduled alone or in conjunction with other events. '

Women in Events and Business

A business woman is defined as 'a person who works in commerce especially at executive level' (oxford English Dictionary, 2002: 189)

The events industry is predominantly a female dominated industry however is this due to skills or preference? Women are statistically shown to be better communicators and organisers, two imperative skills essential for the planning and delivering of a successful event. Women are also less independent workers, valuing the efforts and contributions of their team members’ in order to achieve the task at hand, rather than looking to ‘go it alone’. (Peck 2012)

Men on the other hand, are often seen as competitive and domineering. According to Mckinsey (2011) Women hold 53% of corporate entry-level jobs, whereas men hold 63% of middle management roles and 74% of senior management positions. Men rate their success by the completion of particular tasks and tend to excel in more technical positions.

The event industry is highly competitive; as a result developing pitches, negotiating with suppliers, and building client relationships are key. 

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MacKinsey, (2011) Unlocking the Full Potential of Women in the the Economy, http://www.mckinsey.com/Client_Service/Organization/Latest_thinking/Unlocking_the_full_potential

Oxford University Press, (2012), Definition of 'Event', Oxford English Dictionary, 10th Edition, p 493

Oxford University Press, (2012), Definition of 'Event', Oxford English Dictionary, 10th Edition p 189

Peck,J (2012) Women Vs Men, Event Business Academy, http://www.eventbusinessacademy.com/blog/3/2012/women-and-men-7

Silver, JR (2010) The role and Scope of Professional Event Coordination, Professional event Coordination, p 5

I AM WOMAN, Hear me Roar!!

It’s beginning of April and we are just couple of months away from the dissertation submission day. Lots of tension and concerns in the air what path to choose afterwards. So, if you are in a stage “confused.com” we hope this academic events business industry analysis will help to get you back on track. So if you are interested in going along with events management career, so this section is for you!

Events industry is comparably young and still expanding industry that can be confusing once choosing a particular career in it (Tassiopoulos, 2010). So, let’s narrow it to a particular types of event agencies that might suit a young and professional WOMAN. The major types of events intermediaries are:

-Business Travel agencies-

These are aimed at business clients only. They are the main intermediaries who are sourcing venues for various business events and may contribute to planning and organisation stage (Bowdin, et al, 2011). The employee would take a professional conference organiser’s role and would need to be knowledgeable about meeting management’s principles (Tassiopoulos, 2010).

-Convention and visitor bureaux (CVBs)-

As well known as DMOs (Destination Marketing Organisation) where you would be responsible for “promotion of long-term development and marketing of a destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing and service (Tassiopoulos, 2010, p.79). It promotes hotels, facilities, attractions, restaurants and other providers serving a destination (Bowdin, et al, 2011). It’s better known as tourism boards that are not-for-profit organisations and their aim is to represent a specific region or a city. Those organisations link professionals, travel operators and individual visitors.

-Corporate Hospitality Companies (CHCs)-

Those organisations are aimed at sports and cultural events to help to improve links between the organisation and it’s clients. The job would involve in corporate team building events aimed at clients and employees. It could involve events planning as golf days, off-road driving or paintball games, etc (Tassiopoulos, 2010).

-Events production houses-

It would be more technical job that would involve actual staging of the event- designing, lighting, sound system and special effects. You should own creative and theoretical skills for this job (Tassiopoulos, 2010).

Those are just few options you might have in events and tourism industry. Either you are more technical or organisational or promotional lady choice is yours!

Good Luck with choosing your destiny!

Referencies:

• ·      Tassiopoulos, D. (2010) Events Management, ed. 3^d. Clamermont: Juta&Co
• ·      Bowdin, G., Allen, J., O’Toole,W.,Harris, R. and McDonell, I. (2011) Events Managemnt, ed.3d. Great Britain: Elsevier

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I AM WOMAN... Watch me Grow!

I AM WOMAN is a national organisation within the UK that is dedicated to supporting aspiring women's business, management, and leadership goals.. Through trade shows, exhibitions, and conferences - they provide everything for women who want to develop not only themselves and their business, but to help develop women's edge, talents, and skills. (I AM WOMAN, ND)

As well as coordinating business club  with networking opportunities, I AM WOMAN will also provide such services to members as individually tailored training, consultancy and mentoring, access to motivational business club events and a programme of conferences featuring respected female speakers. (Evans, 2011)

Held at the Raddison Blu in Cardiff, their annual Gala launched in March 2013. The Event provided an extensive networking platform incorporating exhibitions, demonstrations, and presentations.

They host events in Bath, Swindon, and Cardiff. Events Taking place this month include 

I AM WOMAN -Walking in My Shoes
Rub toes, raise your business profile and be seen with over 80 inspiring women who are invited to our glitzy networking reception. Share some time with amazing women looking to do business with women like you!

Tuesday 9th April 2013, Stanton Manor Hotel, Bath

LEARN HOW TO SELL WHAT YOU LOVE DOING! - Let’s start making money and selling more!

2013 is seen as the YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION and THE YEAR WHEN YOU GET THE SALES YOU DEMAND!

I AM WOMAN SWINDON – Wednesday April 17th 2013

I AM WOMAN CARDIFF – Tuesday April 30th 2013

CREATIVE BUSINESS FINANCE – Cardiff

I AM WOMAN Cardiff are running a FREE WORKSHOP for MEMBERS ONLY about Business Finance!

Wednesday 24th April 2013 – 9:30-1400

BPU Chartered Accountants – Radnor House, Greenwood Close, Cardiff, CF23 8AA

May 2013

WOMEN, MONEY & Much Much More! - How to become the Mistress of your Money before it becomes your Master!
2013 is seen as the YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION and THE YEAR WHEN YOU TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY!

I AM WOMAN SWINDON – Wednesday May 15th 2013

I AM WOMAN CARDIFF – Tuesday May 21st 2013

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Evans, R (2011) It's Only Girls Allowed in the I AM WOMANS Business Club, http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2011/11/08/it-s-only-girls-allowed-in-new-i-am-woman-business-club-91466-29736635/

I AM WOMAN, (ND) http://www.iamwoman.biz

World Travel Market 2012. Sea of opportunities. Just learn to swim!

8^th November 2012. A chilly British morning on the Custom House platform in East London; the beginning of the World Travel Market (WTM). Suddenly the foggy and cold morning starts to get brighter and warmer as in front of me arise a massive billboard of Turkey with sunny golden beaches and Spanish cuisine evokes an appetite for breakfast and depiction of football and samba of a colourful Brazil mentally brings me away from London. In a few hours “all the world” will gather under Excel’s roof.

WTM is a global leading business event for the tourism and travel industry professionals. It’s a four-day business-to-business event that attracts everyone from the all sectors in the industry:  tourism providers, hotels, resorts, destinations together to network, to meet, negotiate and conduct business with the global travel trade (WTM, 2012). It’s the largest trade show in the world, organised in a very expert way to attract the best destinations’ ambassadors. During the show time London meets more than 2 million people/tourists! It is classified to mega events category that has a high tourist demand and high value (market share, quality, image enhancement, economic benefit, appropriateness, etc.) (Getz, 2008, p.407).  So, there’s a great opportunity to establish a contact with a desirable tourism organisation’s representative and ask for an internship possibilities. Though be aware that the first two days are strictly for business-to-business professionals and most likely many stand members would be interested to make a business with you, rather than speak about your career opportunities. So, approach the right person at the right time! Attending a high profile event it’s greatly recommended to do a research on the country’s profile you are interested in, country’s tourism organisation, industry updates and facts; get the names of the people you are willing to communicate with, such as marketing representatives, people responsible for recruitment/internship or if it’s not possible to gain such an info just ask politely to speak with a board member who could assist you in that matter. The last tip is to dress accordingly and prepare to impress the market sharks.  

Take a look at David’s Hoffman (travel guide and travel expert creator) video and his advice for WTM.

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Death of the Iron Lady

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/us-britain-thatcher-idUSBRE9370DA20130408

The first WOMAN in the history of Europe who was selected as Prime Minister.  Later, the first British WOMAN PM, winning three terms in a row. Margaret shined with her analytical thinning, clearance in expressing her thoughts, ambitiousness. A great political revolutionary, because SHE expanded the Conservative voter base and to a wealthy aristocratic class she added the middle-class voters.  SHE was graduate in Chemistry from Oxord Uni and worked as a scientist for a while. She was an advocate of measures to restrict the government's control, give individuals greater freedom from state, to end government’s interference in the economy and reduce public spending. While the conservative philosophy of consensus existed within the first two terms of her cadence, unemployment increased almost three times, numbers raised of poor people, and its efforts to control inflation was accompanied by bankruptcies. But then she said, “you must pay for the privilege to live in this country” and she tried to create the best economic climate  for her people to enjoy fully-fledged life. 

Margaret Thatcher, You will be remembered as a public merit! 

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