My thanks to Amrik of Pertemps for the feature photo – which I have borrowed for this post……..
Now half way through Growing Talent 12, we are open for Growing Talent 13!
So far confirmed employers include Red Personnel, Iron Mountain, Pertemps & Baxter Storey. All have been impressed with their current Growing Talent Associates and are keen to recruit more!
If you are an employer with permanent jobs, why not give it a try? No fees to pay! What have you got to loose?
Heard last night that Growing Talent has been shortlisted for an ENEI (Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion) award in their Community Impact category. Winners will be announced at the Law Society on 14 July 2015!
It’s strange to think when I wrote the entry back in March, 20 people had gone through Growing Talent and secured permanent jobs. By the time the announcements come round, it will be 41!
It is a great encouragement to the employers who have been involved including Harrow Green, Iron Mountain, Pertemps, Aramark, Baxter Storey, Mitie, Portico, MHFA, Red Personnel, Sheridan Maine, Network Compucare, Honeywell, UpTownOil, JobCentre Plus’s management team and of course PwC to continue, grow and develop Growing Talent over the coming months and years.
Any awards won endorse the programme and encourage others to get involved. Coupled with the online advertising on Daily Mail, Telegraph and Guardian websites through the month of June and the Evening Standard feature – which I’m now told will be published on 11 June – the word is definitely spreading!
The story in pictures………………
Comfort, Sophia, Holly & Jason – pilot
Mikele, Jordan, Nirosana, Sholape, Anthony, Chris, Samick, James & Caroline – 2nd programme
Andy, Matt, Kavita, Mo, Madi, Ariane & David – 3rd programme
Michael, Kit, Selwyn, Kaith, Daoud, Joshua, Sinead, Michell, Max, Jane, Courtney & Jess – 4th programme
Gavin, Chris (now a presenter!)Alenchenu, Jose, Bradley, Camilla, Shanika, Reese, Alex, Shennell, Jason & Reece – 5th programme
Shamefully, I’d always thought people working in media, advertising agencies etc were ‘lovvies’ who didn’t really work that hard. How wrong was I!
I learnt so much in the second meeting with the media agency yesterday. Publicizing something is a science! The cost for paper adverts is astronomical. Where do you start with social media – it’s like a black hole!
Thankfully Initiative know what they are doing. Lots of ideas and options were buzzing around the room. It’s so difficult to put Growing Talent into a box. It needs to be highlighted to both employers and the unemployed. Unfortunately, they rarely look in the same medium. This is quite a task we’ve set Initiative.
The Christmas break will give time to think about different options. Looking forward to the next meeting in January to see the three ideas – Bronze, Silver and Gold versions – from Initiative – what a great name for a media agency!
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