The Recruiters Network last Thursday was another great success. We had about 150 people attend and the feedback since has been excellent.
The topic of the day was candidate experience. Alan Whitford, my partner in crime for the evening, and I gave a presentation on ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ of candidate experiences. I did a pseudo-live (I’d recorded it earlier) ‘mystery shop’ of a major banks apply online form. I went through it in real time to give the audience the raw, unedited experience the candidate would have. I must at this stage say thanks to all the amusing hecklers who filled the planned silences with a unique blend of humour. :-)
There were a number of job boards in the audience who told me they were intrigued to see what happens to a candidates experience after they leave the job board.
As soon as I finished with ‘The Bad and the Ugly’, ‘The Good’ Alan Whitford came riding in on a white horse, beard immaculate as always to talk about what a great candidate experience should entail. He didn’t disappoint. Al is without question one of the world’s top recruitment speakers and it was a pleasure to have him present at our event.
Several hours of networking followed, including an alleged bounce to a late night rave for some of the attendees.
Recruiters Network is back in London in May and we’re going on the road to Manchester and Glasgow before then.
If you’re going to The Recruitment Conference tomorrow I’ll see you there. We’re sponsoring the event and I’m giving a short talk on Broadbean going global.
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