Beyond the CV: Choosing the Right Candidate

People People Presents Emily Meredith from Acorn by Synergie

Making the right hire has never mattered more.

In today’s fast-moving labour market, identifying the best candidate goes far beyond scanning a CV. With growing candidate expectations, skills shortages, and legal changes such as the Employment Rights Bill on the horizon, businesses are under more pressure than ever to make informed, confident hiring decisions.

Join us for a practical, insightful session designed to help hiring managers, HR professionals and business leaders navigate recruitment challenges and make better hiring choices from the very first step.

What you'll learn:

• The state of the labour market: current trends, skills shortages, and changing candidate behaviour
• The cost of getting it wrong: the operational, financial and cultural risks of a poor hire
• How to stand out to the right people: employer brand, candidate experience and offer expectations
• Vetting and assessing candidates effectively: best practices for interviews, soft skills testing, trial periods and more
• What’s working in the real world: insights from Acorn’s recruitment experts on what’s working now — and how employers can do more with the right support

Meet your host:

Emily Meredith – Head of HR at Acorn by Synergie

Emily brings over 20 years of HR experience at Acorn by Synergie, who work employers across a range of sectors to find and secure top talent, even in competitive or skills-short markets.

Who should attend?

This session is perfect for:

• Hiring managers and team leaders
• HR professionals and internal recruiters
• Business owners making independent hires
• Anyone looking to improve how they assess candidates

Reserve your spot

Acorn by Synergie is one of the UK’s leading recruitment specialists, with over 30 years of experience helping businesses hire with confidence, through insight, expertise, and a people-first approach.

Let’s go beyond the CV.

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This People People Expert session will be recorded and will be available to replay after the the event for all registered.