Stay up to date with the latest recruitment news and advice within the events, experimential and MICE industry from Chief Talent Officer and Co-Founder, Robert Kenwood.
As a senior recruitment specialist and experienced eventprof, Robert often shares his knowledge and insight with the industry. Sometimes people like and agree with it, sometimes not, but he still shares it anyway.
Need, deserve, want
Whether you decide to ‘stick’ or ‘twist’, being equipped to handle salary negotiations will be very important. If you twist, then you will have to negotiate a salary with a new employer; if you are happy to stick with your current employer, then you may want to negotiate a pay rise.
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Ask me anything: “When should I start recruiting?”
Robert Kenward, chief cheerleader and founder of The Hub Jobs and chief talent officer of YOU Search and Select, found the time in his busy schedule to answer your recruitment questions.
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IS THERE ACTUALLY A TALENT SHORTAGE? A WRITEUP
Robert Kenward opens the session with a controversial statement. There is not, he says, a talent shortage, but instead a shortage of realistic expectations from employers. He asks the attendees what makes them think there is a talent shortage.
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Is it time for a change?
The great resignation is looming; how do you decide whether to join in or not? The past couple of years have had a huge impact on people, and their work experiences have varied wildly.
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Ask me anything: “Should I use psychometric testing?”
In series two of his fortnightly ‘Ask me anything’ series, Robert will endeavour to explain all things recruitment, from best techniques to the dos and don’ts. In episode three, he answers a recruiter’s question: “Should I use psychometric testing* as a decision-making tool?”
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Redefining recruitment
Recruitment gets a bad rep and, unfortunately, a lot of the time it’s deserved. I’ve devised a six-point manifesto to restore some credibility to the whole sector and, in turn, make life easier for everyone.
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Getting into the events industry
This is probably the best time ever to get into the events industry; a lot of talent has left and many businesses don’t have the budget to employ people with lots of experience, so therefore there are more graduate level and junior jobs available.
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Time to REACH
As our industry rebuilds, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to rebuild better. Our goal must be to create a more diverse, inclusive and accessible industry that better represents the world in which we operate, the brands we serve and the delegates we engage.
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Ask me anything: “How many people should I interview?”
In this new fortnightly ‘Ask me anything’ series, Robert will endeavour to explain all things recruitment, from best techniques to the dos and don’ts.
In episode three, he answers: “How many people should I interview for a role?”
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Ask me anything: ‘Should I let staff manage their own flexible working?’
In this fortnightly ‘Ask me anything’ series, Robert will endeavour to explain all things recruitment, from best techniques to the dos and don’ts.
In episode two, he answers: “Should I allow my staff to manage their own flexible working?”
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Watch: ‘Can I ask a candidate what they did in the pandemic?’
In this new fortnightly Ask Me Anything (AMA) series, Robert will endeavour to explain all things recruitment, from best techniques to the dos and don’ts.
In episode one, he answers: “‘Can I ask a candidate what they did in the pandemic?”
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Top 10 takeaways from the EVCOMference
EVCOM has highlighted some key takeaways from its EVCOMference, which took place on 9 September at the Hilton, London Bankside.
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Hybrid, but not as we know it
Robert Kenward says remote or flexible working is not the future, but rather is hybrid.
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Confex Keynote: The big fat recruitment debate
For our final session, Robert Kenward, chief cheerleader and founder, The Hub, Mike Frost, co-founder, Expocast, Natasha Layal, co-founder, Expocast and Sian Kelly, recruitment manager, Hyve, discuss ‘the big fat recruitment debate’.
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REACH events scholarship launched
The REACH university scholarship initiative has been launched to encourage people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds into the events industry.
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Recruitment: new platform will “revolutionise” the way the industry finds talent
A new recruitment platform designed specifically for the events and experiences industry launched, 30 November.
The Hub, its founder says, will “revolutionise” the way in which the industry finds talent and has been created to connect employers and recruiters to active and pre-qualified candidates via a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform: a cloud-based method of providing a service. It is the first time such a platform has been used for recruitment in the events industry.
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