An interactive session for recruitment leaders to discuss workplace evolution and actions needed to attract and retain the best talent.
The work culture has evolved significantly over the past few years, driven by technological advances, changing societal norms, and recent global events. Remote work has become increasingly prevalent, offering flexibility but also blurring the lines between personal and professional life.
Organisations are focusing more on work-life balance, mental health, and inclusivity to attract and retain talent. The emphasis on results over hours worked is shifting traditional perceptions of productivity.
Moreover, digital tools are reshaping collaboration, making teamwork more efficient but also requiring new skills. As the workforce becomes more diverse, companies are adapting to create environments that value creativity, innovation, and diversity.
With many recruitment businesses looking to scale, is it possible without inclusive office unification? If so, how?
Can leaders truly develop teams and succession plan with a remote workforce?
And then there’s Gen Z – the future leaders who expect to work from a central place. Their key driver is personal and professional development. Can this be acheived outside of an osmosis-driven environment?
So much to cover in this thought-provoking workshop, where inspiration and actionable outcomes are guaranteed!
Jo Major, Founder, Diversity in Recruitment
With over two decades in recruitment, Jo Major is a catalyst for change in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within hiring and talent attraction. Focused on reshaping recruitment cultures, she’s pioneered strategic DE&I training programmes, eLearning and hiring audits that elevate candidate engagement and experience, attract underrepresented talent, and enhance client services.
Title: Social vs Cultural Fit – How Blurred Lines Iimpact How and Who you Hire
Intro: When I ask recruiters or hiring managers about their company culture, I often hear subjective, cliché responses focused more on social fit—how well people get along or share interests—rather than a proper understanding of culture fit. This reliance on vague feelings, likeability, and hunches in hiring decisions is concerning, as it leads to costly recruitment failures, empty positions, missed fees, and reputational damage. Despite their qualifications and commitment, skilled candidates are frequently overlooked because businesses are searching for impossible “likeable unicorns.” This session will explore ‘culture fit’ – the most misused term in hiring & help you recalibrate how you hire.
Takeaways:
- Understand the misconceptions of cultural fit
- The real cost and impact of hiring for social fit
- Be clear on how bias creates the likeability factor & its impact on results
- How to define your company culture & help clients do the same
Simon Etherington, Chief Strategist, The GC Index
For over 30 years Simon has been lucky enough to work with the most amazing people in some of the leading companies in the world, including IBM, SAP and Sitecore.
However it’s as a successful salesman, then manager and finally leader, he realised that there was a challenge in organisations looking to move from “Good to Great” and achieving that elusive final 10% of success, achievement and excellence.
Simon will share his experiences and share what a good contemporary workplace cluture looks like and how you can create it.
- For any organisation to achieve its goals it needs to recruit the right individuals and teams and then create an environment where they can achieve the organisational goals
- What if you had data that told you where an individual was naturally inclined to achieve at work – in a role, in a team, in a project, in your culture?
- What if you had a common language where you can agree on what you need to do to for the organisation to be successful?
- With this common language and people data you could then make the right decisions in your organisation – ultimately leading to employee engagement and higher productivity.
- In this session you will learn about a new data-driven approach that can help you make the best decisions in your organisation and help your clients to do the same.
- This is new, it is unique, it is game changing!