Key areas participants will hear about

• The talent is already out there: How traditional hiring filters can result in overlooked talent pools, and the business case for widening access.
• What does “qualified” really mean? Distinguishing between requirements a job genuinely needs and inherited requirements, and designing roles and job advertisements around skills and outcomes.
• Inclusive selection while maintaining standards: Making applications and interviews accessible to a wider range of candidates while assessing candidates against appropriate job standards.
• Inclusive hiring in practice: Hear directly from Novotel about its inclusive hiring journey, implementation experience, challenges and lessons learnt.
• Making inclusive hiring actionable: Practical changes employers can consider for their next hiring exercise.

By the end of the session, participants will be better equipped to:

• Review existing hiring requirements and practices to identify opportunities to widen access to capable talent while maintaining quality of hire.
• Identify practical changes to make hiring more inclusive, whether through job design, job advertisements, selection or onboarding.
• Learn from an employer's inclusive hiring journey, including the business rationale, implementation challenges, outcomes and lessons learnt.
• Take away actionable ideas that can be considered for the organisation's next hiring exercise.

This seminar will be relevant to:

• Business leaders and business owners
• HR / Human Capital / People leaders
• Hiring managers
• Talent acquisition and recruitment professionals
• People managers involved in workforce planning and hiring