Creative Access’ research into under-represented groups experience of ‘increased stress and confusion due to the lack of clear guidelines about appropriate workplace and interview attire’ has been featured in The Voice. The article writes: “Black jobseekers have expressed fears that wearing their hair naturally or dressing like themselves or wearing their hair naturally will lead […]

12-month scheme to offer broad range of career development support  Banijay UK has partnered with Creative Access to offer a bespoke, year-long professional development programme aimed at TV freelancers from historically underrepresented communities who have previously worked at Banijay labels. The scheme, which is aimed at mid-level freelance staff progressing through the creative industries, will […]

Evie Barrett has covered Creative Access’ new research into expectations around hair and clothing in job interviews and the workplace. Barrett writes: “Unclear dress codes are causing confusion and feelings of disadvantage among job seekers, particularly for those from under-represented groups.” Read the article here.

Ashleigh Webber has covered Creative Access and Red Consultancy’s new study revealing that three in five (59%) Black candidates worry that dressing like themselves or wearing their hair naturally will result in discrimination when they attend job interviews – and concerns about discrimination persist even after they have secured a role. Read the piece in […]

New research from Creative Access, a leading diversity & inclusion social enterprise, reveals that a lack of or unclear workplace and job interview dress codes and guidance is causing confusion, anxiety and feelings of disadvantage amongst job seekers, particularly for those from groups under-represented in many professions, in terms of their ethnicity, socio-economic status or […]

As we enter the busy post-summer recruitment period, this new research report on unwritten codes around hair & clothing from Creative Access and Red Consultancy shows how important it is for employers to provide clear guidance to candidates on all aspects of the recruitment process, including what to wear. Navigating vague or confusing dress codes […]

Once taboo in job interviews, career breaks – for a wide range of reasons – are in fact commonplace, especially now that career paths are less linear than they used to be. Read on to hear what our Creative Access recruitment team, and a real-life employer partner have to say about explaining a career break.   […]

Calling all PR pros – aspiring or seasoned – we’ve got some fresh careers advice for you from #CAAlumni and steering group member, Abs Gandhi.  Abs started off as an intern at Freuds back in 2014 and he is now the PR manager – EMEA at tech company, Snowflake. If you want to know how […]

Starting off as a location runner via Creative Access in 2015, Hetty's career history so far reads like a dream resume, having worked as a social video producer at Mail Online and producer for BBC Good Food. She is now living out her creative dreams as a content creator at The Lego Group.

We’re not interested in box-ticking training exercises. What we’re passionate about is facilitating discussion, reflection and actions that lead to disruptive change and impact. Whether you’ve participated in our diversity and inclusion, mental health and wellbeing, or leadership training, our goal is for you to take these learnings to the outside world with you and […]

The Mo Siewcharran Fund has awarded its latest round of grants to four innovative, creative organisations in Leeds, London and Brighton, across publishing, theatre, music and art: Blast Theory, World Book Day, Come Play with Me and Arcola Theatre. The Fund was set up five years ago in memory of Nielsen Books’ former director of marketing and […]

Broadcast’s Ellie Khan has covered Creative Access’ 2023 Thrive findings on support for diverse creatives, explaining: The network’s Thrive Report has raised concerns about poor mental health among people who are disabled, from black, Asian and ethnically diverse (BAED) backgrounds, and lower socioeconomic backgrounds, with a lack of focus on wellbeing by employers apparently exacerbating […]