This is a short clip of the webinar "Engaging with Untapped Talent with Flexible Working"
Tracey Eker founder of www.Flexiworkforce.com discusses the opportunity of finding exceptional talent by embracing flexible working cultures.
Tracey gives some great examples of how successful businesses are achieving better recruitment and bottom line improvements in productivity, staff turnover and sickness. She outlines ways that organisations can adopt flexible working strategies whether you are a large corporate organisation or an SME. Tracey also highlights helpful tips on how to attract this fantastic pool of talent to your business, what candidates are looking for and how to promote your flexible working cultures.
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1. Engaging Untapped Talent with
Flexible Working
By: Tracey Eker
On: 29th October 2014 @ 13:00
FREE
WEBINAR
Starting
Soon
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CEO & Founder, flexiworkforce.com
Tracey Eker
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7. What do we do
•We are an online Job Site
•Only offer “flexible” opportunities
•Cover all genders and demographics
•Match skilled people with suitable jobs
•Help employers with diversity
9. Why bother with flexible working?
•In a recent survey, 92% of respondents said they’d prefer to work longer than average days. This demand gives you the choice of talent (Guardian, 10.14)
•Flexible workers are 20% more productive than office counterparts (BT)
•81% of business owners and senior managers see flexible working as a way to improve productivity (Regus, 08.2014)
10. Flexibility Widens the Talent Pool
7 million people in the UK want or need flexible work, these include:
Young
Professionals
Older
workers
Parent
Returners
Senior Executives
11. Your flexible hiring strategy –
How to attract untapped talent
•Consider all kinds of flexibility for your roles
•Be upfront with flexibility potential in job ads
•Mention CSR and D&I policies
12. How to make flexible working
work for your business
4 key steps to successful flexible working:
1.Introduce the necessary tools
2. Encourage company-wide flexible culture
3. Prioritise staff engagement
4. Maintain workplace cohesion
13. 1. Introducing the Necessary Tools
•Establish communication channels
•Consider employee needs
•Identify the equipment you’ll require
14. 2. Encourage company-wide flexibility
•Promote ‘virtual office’ approach to work
•Encourage Bring Your Own Device
•Plan meetings to allow widest involvement
15. 3. Prioritise Staff Engagement
•Trust and communicate with your staff
•Encourage staff collaboration
•Balance projects with rewards
17. How to get started
•Map your business goals and review CSR, D&I
•Diversify your skill base with flexible roles
•Consider using the only UK-wide flexible jobs site as a platform to find the candidates you need
18. Takeaways
•Flexible working is vital in today’s workplace
•Attract untapped talent with flexible work
•Workplace flexibility boosts employee productivity, trust and retention