Half day masterclass: Supporting barrier-free recruitment Hot Topic

At a time when there is even more competition for every role, you need to ensure that disabled people benefit from equal access to vacancies within your organisation. By working more closely with recruitment agencies as well as with Access to Work, you will help give disabled candidates the best possible opportunity.

By exploring the recruitment cycle, as well as relationships with recruitment suppliers, this highly interactive event will give you the inspiration and skills to access talented disabled job seekers. 

Chaired by Kate Headley, Director of The Clear Company, this Hot Topic will focus on main barriers disabled candidates face when job hunting, as well as what employers can do to remove the barriers.

Attend and you will hear from EFD speakers including Tracey Abbott, Recruitment Consultant and Brendan Roach, Disability Directions Advisor.

Keith Robinson, Advisor, Knollenstein Technologies, will give a case study on how to get barrier-free e-recruitment right in your organisation.

Attend and you will:

·     Explore the applicant’s journey, identify what barriers candidates face, and find provide solutions.

·     Consider how to keep your recruitment process barrier-free by producing accurate job descriptions and advertisements

·     Examine how to successfully engage with recruitment agencies and other third parties

·     Understand how to make your e-recruitment accessible for all so you get the best possible candidates.

·     Hear what your peers and competitors are doing with their own recruitment processes and policies.