Rygor WIA Journal

“I would encourage any woman considering a career in the automotive industry not to hesitate or be deterred by outdated stereotypes. This industry offers plenty of opportunities for women to not only thrive but also grow into successful professionals. There is room for both personal and professional development, and women have the potential to make a significant impact.” - Emily Walsh | Rygor Group

Interested in a Career in Automotive? Find Support to Get Started We have compiled a range of resources to help get you started in a career in automotive. Explore available apprenticeship schemes, our self-development and employability platforms and interesting podcasts which explore topics surrounding getting more women into the industry. Supporting Your Journey No matter what industry we join, it’s important to identify the support available to us as we build fulfilling careers. Self-Development Journal We want to inspire success and actively support self-development. You can access Rygor’s Self Development Journal via our website, free of charge. Using the journal, you can set your own life goals, decide your own timescales and feel empowered to achieve. Career Hub We’ve also developed a dedicated Career Hub, which you can use to prepare, ahead of applying for a new role or job. This supportive, free of charge resource can be found here and contains CV templates and ‘how to’ guides, interview tips, help writing ‘stand-out’ applications, plus information about returning to work after a career break. Women at Rygor We want women at Rygor to feel supported at every stage of their lives. This is why we’ve invested in wellbeing, with dedicated menopause training and resources, period dignity packs at all our sites, supportive policies, enhanced maternity pay and supportive phased return to work after maternity leave.

“My apprenticeship is teaching me so much about myself. In addition to learning the skills I need to drive my career forward.”- Erin Alexander | Technician Apprentice HGV

Survey: What Prevents Women From Considering the Automotive Sector as a Career Option Rygor Group conducted a small-scale research project into what prevents women from considering the automotive sector as a career option. The aim of this was to, in turn, understand how we could attract more women into the industry as a whole, regardless of role or company and organisation they choose to join. If we can encourage just one more woman to join this inspiring industry, then our Women In Automotive project has been a success.

TAKE THE SURVEY

But we still want to know more.

If you have 5 minutes, please complete the short survey via the QR code to enable us to have more insight into what would encourage you to join the industry or stay within it. Our ambition is to gain data from women across the sector and publish the results, to enable us all to do as much as we can to encourage women to join the automotive sector.

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