Good Growth: Diversifying your team through creative recruitment methods

When it comes to expanding your team, it can feel overwhelming and like another thing on the list. It can feel even harder when you set out to attract people from different backgrounds who feel removed from your networks and talent pools. Plus, if SMEs are advertising the roles, why aren’t diverse candidates simply applying? This event will help employers and recruitment teams understand how to access those groups and open minds to the incredible impact diverse team members have on businesses.

But if you don’t know how to reach those candidates in the first place, how can you improve things? Businesses need to think beyond the typical graduate employment routes and consider other, more creative ways, they can welcome diverse candidates.

Attend this Good Growth Roadshow event to understand how to attract diverse talent by implementing creative recruitment methods. Your bottom line, company culture and innovation pipeline will thank you.

What is the Good Growth Roadshow?

The Good Growth Roadshow is a series of live events following the launch of The Good Growth Guidelines across Liverpool City Region. The roadshow will be getting under the skin of the five pillars of good growth (culture, pay, recruitment, impact and purchasing) so MSMEs can get to grips with the concepts of good growth and bring them to life in their own businesses. Across five live events, good growth will be made real by platforming inspiring stories, sharing ideas and holding space to collaborate.

Who should attend this event?

We welcome people to take part who identify with any of the following:

• A micro, small or medium business leader who wants to grow their business while helping people and the planet
• Larger company leaders that want to connect with purpose-driven businesses across Liverpool City Region and expand their network to local suppliers and influencers
• People within the business support ecosystem who help MSMEs to grow
• Those that want new ideas to overcome very real business challenges; achieving growth, attracting top talent and future-proofing their business against uncertainty
• Those that wish to be more purposeful in their work but are unsure where to get started
• Those that are already strong advocates for good growth and are keen to connect with like-minded humans in a friendly, inclusive space

Why attend this event?

There are lots of reasons to step outside and interact with the good growth community:

• Practical, hands-on guidance for reaching more diverse candidates. We’ll help you think expansively on what diversity means from all angles to help produce interesting ideas.
• The opportunity to hear inspiring stories from real businesses who have been there and done it
• If you’re facing resistance to embedding these types of practices, the chance to build a compelling business case to your organisational leaders
• Chance connections with interesting people working on similar challenges
• Space to think and spark new ideas

Speakers

• Linda Patterson, Manager, Sefton at Work
• Tracy Fishwick, Managing Director, Transform Lives Company
• Vicki Hanlon, Operations Manager, The Lakehouse
• Rachael Hennigan, Principal & CEO, Hugh Baird College
• Chris Lloyd, Business Director, Accountable Recruitment

More annoucements coming soon!