Guests this week
Second-year UCL computer science student Adiba Maduegbuna reveals what it was like taking part in Google's Top Black Talent scheme and what she's doing to stand out in the job market.
We talk to Hugo Obi of the African Caribbean Society - a partner on the Google Top Black Talent programme - about the benefits of getting involved in diversity societies at university - and more.
Plus Mark Palmer Edgecumbe who heads up diversity and inclusion at Google for Europe, Middle East and Africa regions, explains why it's important to make the most of your diversity in the job market, and profiles Google's diversity programmes such as Code F and TechAbility.
We also talk to the Guardian's head of diversity Yasir Mirza about the competitions and schemes we run run to enhance the diversity of the organisation. (You can ceck out the Work for Us Guardian site - to find out about our in-house schemes and programmes.)
News review
How can you tell if your job search sucks? We profile - and question - some of the indicators in a recent New Grad Life blogpost. We also pick out some less-than-gloomy stats from Hecsu's recent graduate labour market figures and, for anyone who is drawn to the role of 'sales ninja', we take a look at the professionals pimping their job titles.
Jobs top 10
We scoured the Guardian Jobs board to select roles from companies that featured in Stonewall's top 100 chart of gay-friendly employers. For more details, and more jobs, hop over to Guardian Jobs.
