Working to Work

Sam speaks with Stephanie Ozuo, a careers advisor, about the support she provides to her clients and the unique challenges neurodivergent women of colour face. 00:00 Introductions 06:08 Stephanie's skills and how she made them her work 09:33 Effective CV and Cover Letter writing 14:10 Using transferable skills as a substitute for hard examples 17:10 Seeking work aligned with one's greater goals 20...

Sam speaks with talented autistic audio producer Robin Blamires about his journey seeking gratifying work in the audio industry. Listen to 'The Audio Rainbow' at https://soundcloud.com/robinblamires 00:00 coming up 00:27 episode intro 05:07 clip from ‘the audio rainbow’ 06:10 robin’s intro 07:03 motivations for the ‘the audio rainbow’ 11:10 robin’s passion and i...

Sir Robert Buckland, MP - Chair of the UK Government's Review into Autistic Employment - speaks about how the review came about: what it hopes to achieve; how it works; who it hopes to benefit; and how its success will be measured. Click 'more' to see chapters. 00:00 the reasoning and genesis for the review 01:12 the timeframe for the review 02:15 what is a government review? 03:17 review based on...

The tables are turned as Sam is interviewed by coach Alex Genadinik about his experiences at work and being neurodivergent. The coaching programme I spoke about is called 'Sola Siblings', more here: https://www.solasystems.xyz 00:00 coming up 00:37 episode intro 03:27 benefits of neurodiversity for sam 07:58 sam’s neurodivergent worker experience 11:25 how might management understand neurodi...

Autistic CEO, James Cusack explains the purpose of their Neurodiveristy Employers Index (NDEI), and how it will work. Click 'more' to see chapters. 00:00 conceptualising neurodiversity as being about everyone 01:13 the neurodiversity employers index explained 01:54 testing reasonable adjustment and hiring practices 02:47 empowering employers by making the issues easier 03:07 trialing the NDEI with...

Sam speaks with Leo Capella, a job coach at the National Autistic Society, about the support he offers both employers and prospective autistic employees. 00:00 coming up 00:30 episode intro 02:15 why in the interest in job coaching? 04:58 leo's introduction 07:14 what skills are key for an autistic job coach 10:48 how does the 'autism to work' programme work? 14:16 what jobs can the national autis...

Sam speaks with Leo Capella, a job coach at the National Autistic Society, about the support he offers both employers and prospective autistic employees. 00:00 coming up 00:30 episode intro 02:15 why in the interest in job coaching? 04:58 leo's introduction 07:14 what skills are key for an autistic job coach 10:48 how does the 'autism to work' programme work? 14:16 what jobs can the national autis...

@workingtowork presents a short feature with four contributors speaking to some of the challenges they experience as neurodivergent workers. Click 'more' to see chapters. 00:00 tune in, turn on, drop out 00:14 introductions 00:57 applying for work 02:06 the interview process 03:35 organisational culture 06:09 communication and misunderstanding 08:16 individual needs 09:51 workarounds 11:26 future...

In this inaugural episode, Sam interviews Sir Robert Buckland, MP, about the UK Government review into autism employment that he is leading. 00:00 coming up in this episode... 03:39 welcome to working to work 01:51 episode intro 05:58 robert's introduction and context for the review 07:54 what is the methodology of the review? 09:30 what is governmental review what can it do? 10:47 autistic people...

A taste of what the Working to Work channel is all about! (hint: it's a interview series exploring through the challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals with employment).