Developing your Recruitment Strategy

Seminar highlights

• Define and design a recruitment strategy that supports your strategic objectives and business direction
• Connect your recruitment strategy to your organisational values
• Appreciate how to recruit within the law and in support of your diversity aims and aspirations
• Combine law and strategy by making the most of employment contracts: top tips to ensure you retain flexibility and use the employment contract to your maximum advantage

Programme

Trainers

Diane Hodgson

Dr Diane Hodgson, Director of Coaching and Management Development - has been a trainer and facilitator for the past 20 years, designing and running training and consultancy projects in a wide range of organisational, management and personal development areas. Diane is also Head of JSB’s coaching practice. She has a BA in Psychology, an MSc and Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy and a Doctorate in Psychotherapy by Professional Studies.

She is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and a member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy. In addition to training and consultancy projects, Diane has a private psychotherapy practice, and is a qualified clinical supervisor. She is a therapist with one of the national employee assistance programmes, where she works with individuals affected by, or preparing to return to work following, mental health, trauma, and various stress-related problems.

Diane trains people in understanding mental health diagnoses and the impact of personality styles. Diane designed and delivers several of JSB’s HR strategy seminars.

Key areas of expertise:

• Equal Opportunities, Managing Diversity, Dealing with Discrimination and Harassment
• Developing a coaching culture
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Equal Opportunities and Diversity
• Counselling, Coaching and Monitoring
• Stress Management and counselling
• Assertiveness and Influencing Skills
• Recruitment and Selection
• Team Building, Facilitation and Group Process
• Performance Management and Appraisal Skills

Penny Macmillan

Penny Macmillan MA Chartered FCIPD is a Solicitor and has for many years specialised in employment law, with particular experience of: TUPE, unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and drafting employment contracts, policies, procedures and handbooks. She is former Head of the Legal Department at The Race Equality Centre and now practises in her own firm.

Before qualifying as a lawyer, Penny held positions as a Group Personnel Manager for a health authority; Employee Relations Manager for a major retailer; and Personnel and Training Manager for a large catering services company. Penny is equally well qualified and experienced as a management trainer, HR specialist and lawyer. She delivers workshops and seminars on a wide range of employment law and best practice subjects and is a personal tutor on JSB’s Advanced Certificate in Employment Law (ACEL).

Designed for

Designed for directors, HR practitioners, recruitment officers and managers, resourcing professionals

Testimonials

“ Very professionally delivered. An expert overview.”

– Oliver Sergison, Senior HR Consultant, City & Guilds

“It was reassuring to know that the ideas we have to improve our recruitment process are in line with your recommendations.”

– Sheralyn Dowey, HR Officer, NCH Marketing Services

“Really useful to focus on recruitment for a whole day and go back with some valuable actions. ”

– Michelle Beardshaw, Group HR Manager, Bromford Housing Group

“Highly factually informative”

– Deirdra Moloney, Head of HR Resourcing and Advice, ACCA

“Excellent, very useful informative training”

– Irrum Hussain, HR Advisor, Unatrac Ltd

“Going into a new world as a company, needed some questions answered and got more than planned! Excellent, Eye opening and very knowledgeable ”

– Kelly McCarthy, Resourcing Advisor, Mourant Services Ltd

Pre-course Questionnaire

Discounts

Multiple booking discount

Recieve a 20% discount when you book more than one event, or book more than one person on the same event. Please note this discount only applies to the lesser priced booking and when all bookings are placed together.

Registered charities

You are entitled to a 25% discount on your booking if you are a registered charity. This discount will show on your invoice once your booking is submitted. You will need your charity registration number for the booking form.