Live Event, Experiential and Brand Experience musings
Here you’ll find recruitment news, plus event and brand experience commentary
This is where I share my insights based on 20+ years observing and experiencing the sector’s recruitment challenges and opportunities.
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Disclaimer: I’m not the oracle, no one knows what’s really going on.
Redefining recruitment for everyone.
Recruitment gets a bad rep and unfortunately, a lot of the time it’s deserved. I’ve been thinking a lot about how we could all come together and lift the whole thing to the point where it’s respected again and seen as something to enjoy rather than an annoying side of...
Recruitment can seriously damage your mental health.
Applying for jobs is stressful and has a huge impact on the mental wellbeing of candidates. “Our industry faced huge levels of trauma and uncertainty throughout the pandemic, and is still facing this moving into 2022,” comments Helen Moon, Founder of EventWell. “We...
“I have a Black friend.”
It makes me cringe even typing that, but yes, I have uttered these words before when discussing racism. I’ve even gone so far to utter the immortal “I don’t see colour”. But I never got near “all lives matter” because that’s just plain nuts, isn’t it? Or is it? This...
Social recruiting is the present, not the future.
If the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, then the best time to start recruiting is before you have a vacancy to fill. Every company needs to have a recruitment policy which is created and implemented way before they need to recruit, and one major part of...
Recruitment isn’t broken beyond fixing, it just needs a bit of tweaking.
By jove, I think I've cracked it. Recruitment gets a bad rep and unfortunately, nine times out of ten it’s deserved. So, I’ve come up with a six-point master plan to restore some credibility to the whole sector and in turn, make life easier for everyone. You're...
REACH Event Scholarship Launched
A new university scholarship has been launched to encourage black, Asian, and minority ethnic talent into the events industry. The REACH Event Scholarship has been launched in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) to provide a fund for students...
