Thread by @UNLEASHgroup

Faye Woodhead, @MSCI_Inc: “We have seen a complete digitisation of our lives, so why not bring that into the candidate experience?” #inspireeuropeansummit

@aimeemeher of @adidas: “Candidates are consumers and vice versa. Flexibility and ethics are the two main concerns for candidates at the moment.” #inspireeuropeansummit

@cvandeneede of #ING: “We need to be careful that we don’t oversell the candidate experience, and to not sell the Instagram version of our company” #inspireeuropeansummit

Vanessa Karadimos Tonkin of @ExpleoGroup: “Things that were attractive before the pandemic like working in Paris aren’t anymore. Everyone offers flexible working now so we need to differentiate ourselves” #inspireeuropeansummit

AMH: “everyone’s looking for tech and digital talent and it’s a reality that everyone has to acknowledge. We’ve never had to work harder to retain our digital talent than right now” #inspireeuropeansummit

VKT: “We are looking at ways to take away the admin of recruitment for our people to be able to work on human relationships, communicating and building these links with candidates” #inspireeuropeansummit

CVE: “it’s important to keep the balance between hi-tech and high touch. When to use the tools and when to use your people. Recruitment is still a very emotional journey, as is onboarding. I don’t believe in a fully automated process.” #inspireeuropeansummit

FW: “There’s an emotional and social contract within an org which is difficult to keep when everything is automated. Make sure the focus remains on the candidate and the relationship you build with them.” #inspireeuropeansummit

AMH: “It is everybody’s job that we maintain a diverse workforce.” #inspireeuropeansummit

FW: “Understand the drivers and lived experience of your candidates. Blind your CVS in the recruitment process, for example.” #inspireeuropeansummit

Key takeaways time!

CVE: “stay human or you will lose the candidates that will make your companies human.”

VKT: “Stay on top of market trends and align to them.”
AMH: “The feedback loop is critical.”
FW: “Listen, adapt, be humble, and recruit for inclusion.”
#inspireeuropeansummit

That’s it for this session! Massive thanks to Vanessa from @ExpleoGroup, @cvandeneede, @AimeeMeher, Faye from @MSCI and of course @kategraham23. See you in 10. #inspireeuropeansummit