The last London [programme of 2023 commences in October with a virtual information session on 23 October.
If you know someone based in London who is looking for a permanent job a different way, please let them know.
@Growing_Talent has no cvs nor formal job interviews. Instead we have Employer speed dating and one to one events.
Finding new talent a different way!
A ‘shout out’ to Tony and
@Maddiemum – worked late last night #JobCentrePlus to ensure customers got their advanced fares ready for Monday. Same shoutout to Khalil & Conor
@Ingeus_uk for production of a power tool starter kit for Parry. Isn’t collaboration awesome?
Awesome phone catch-up with Kerry Growing Talentwith Pilgrims Risk Management Group yesterday was a rollercoaster of fun.
At the end of Growing Talent Orientation week, Kerry had a little trepidation on what to expect with the imminent SIA and first aid course in London.
Of course, she nailed it!
Kerry’s enthusiasm for this next chapter was clear in her voice. Delegates on the course were from diverse security positions with a range of employers – so Kerry had plenty of opportunity to use her skills from the orientation week – especially networking!
She was a little faxed when a couple of delegates were removed by the instructor at the start of the week but she kept focus. Absorbing all the information given.
Kerry learnt so much and wasn’t unsettled by the arrival of the exam invigilator – remember those days?!
Now comes the wait for the results. 10 days and counting!
Regardless, Kerry has learnt so many new skills including how to use a defribulator!
Kerry has shown us the benefits of pushing through the fear of negative overthinking to experience new things, gain new skills and move on.
Check back to see some more of Kerry’s journey.
The following are Parry’s thoughts on his first week @BreyerGroup last week. Parry is on the left in the feature photo below.
I was intrigued to learn what the first week held for Parry….
Speaking on Bank Holiday Monday, Parry was in the middle of a declutter spree ahead of going to his local shoreline to get some head space time.
It was a bit of a shock for Parry based in Wandsworth to be at Breyer Group’s induction at Dartford – starting 8am! – He made it there at 7.30am!
The next two days Parry shadowed James a Multi-Skilled Operative with Breyer before joining Jose, another Multi Skilled Operative based in Wandsworth. Parry is enthused by the variety of tasks – electrical, carpentry, plumbing and electrics coupled with working with diverse members of Breyer’s team – every day is different.
Collaborating with referring, funded organisations to explore options for Parry to secure his own electrical toolkit is currently underway.
Who knew power tools are regarded in the same way as chef’s knives – i.e. every professional has their own set which NO ONE ELSE BORROWS!!?
Check back to see what the following weeks hold for Parry……
Could the following be missing a trick?
Employers
Community guru’s specialising in getting our hidden talent into employment Unemployed people who want to work but have lost their confidence to do so
I say ‘yes’ if they aren’t using Growing Talent – the collaborative journey into permanent work comprising enlightened employers, unemployed talent, #JobCentrePlus and community specialists guiding people into permanent jobs.
They say there is strength in numbers. I’d agree. Our collaboration ensures any issue – no matter how small – is resolved quickly through our collaborative partnership.
Disrupting the usual recruitment methods and replacing cvs and job interviews with a speed dating session and 1-2-1 meetings has delivered premium results over the years Growing Talent has run for all parties.
Employers secure unique, sustainable talent they would never find using traditional methods.
Unemployed talent are empowered to secure a permanent job they have the tools to grow into a career.
Finally, JCP and community specialists see their customers go into permanent work and gain the ability to take control of their lives and move
forward.
On arriving at the office today, I was greeted by “We met Mariia – she’s great, so friendly” by the Welcome Team. Upstairs, Mariia’s boss’s boss made a point of seeking me out to tell me how impressive Mariia is “she’s always early – look she’s in now”.
Mariia has only been in the UK for a little over a year following her move from Ukraine. Her courage and determination has seen her collaborate with her peers Growing Talent undertake #I-act accredited training in Mental Health and wellbeing as well as completed all tasks in English even though she feels her English isn’t good enough!
Like so many other unemployed people who really want to work, employers can’t always see their hidden talent in a traditional recruitment method.
The cherry on the top for me was Mariia coming over to tell me how happy she was to now be working with the Honeywell team – “they are all lovely”.
Throughout the Orientation and Holistic week Mariia always had a big smile but now it seems bigger! She’s loving the work and people. Although she’s exhausted at night she is so happy!
Mariia completed the Orientation & Holistic Week last week along with Kerry, Tia, Chyna, Liam, Parry & Nora who respectively started onsite this week with their insightful employers
#PilgrimsRiskMnagement #SPSUKandIreland, #BreyerGroup #Pertemps
Disrupt the norm!
Growing Talent
PwC
Honeywell
David Steeds
Rob Matthews
Pilgrims Risk Management Group
Honeywell
Pertemps Network Group
Breyer Group
#SPSUK&I
What a morning!
Around forty enthused, slightly nervous, currently unemployed, talented people joined our event not too sure what was going to happen.
A level playing field as some of our employers were new and had no idea how things would work either!
Prior to the employers arriving, we had an hour networking session. It’s tough to speak with strangers. It’s easier to blend into the background. Not on Growing Talent!!!! People were supported to step out of the shadows they preferred to stay in and step into the light, talking about themselves and learning about others on the same journey as them.
As the employers arrived and got settled with Anna and Jill from JobCentre Plus – seen in the feature photo above, we moved into a seminar room to go over the finer points and sent the volume skywards as we recognised how much talent was in the room – loudly. Apologies to the internal meeting going on next door!!!!
As you can see from the action shot above everyone enthusiastically chatted to the employers from different industries learning about each other as they went around the room.
So now the employers have time to deliberate who they would like to invite to the next stage – 1-2-1 meetings on their sites.
We were lucky to have some observers drop in and say ‘hello’ including Nigel and Allen from our funders and Tevin and Jenny from Ingeus.
But what did the applicants think as Growing Talent is so far away from traditional recruitment?
“I loved it. It’s really different”
“There’s jobs here I’m interested in but never though I would be”
“Thanks for inviting me, I’m so glad I came”
Check back to see who is going on their Growing Talent journey!
A massive thanks to our awesome employers, who all said they’d seem some ‘gems’:
Lasse and Tam @PilgrimsGroup
Jamie and Sharaz @Pertemps
Anne-Marie, Will and Rikpal @BreyerGroup
Lauren, Paul and awesome team member @Honeywell
Stace, Holy, Antonio, Jonathan, Darren and Katherine @SPSUKandIreland
Toni and Dana @WSHGroup #Portico #BaxterStorey
Mark and his awesome logistics team #Honeywell for being flexible and supportive with my last minute changes!!!!!
For me, the highlight was see a number of applicants who’d walked in not knowing anyone with their heads down a little unsure and walked out laughing, heads high, talking about their experience – just fabulous!
After weeks of preparation and collaboration with #JobCentrePlus, #Ingeus, #HaveringWorks #YouthBuild, #Heretoga and #BreyerGroup our first stage selection by employers has arrived!
Today, 53 unemployed people have been invited to our London event to meet some inspiring employers with the insight to recruit a different way.
Who needs cvs, job descriptions and recruitment interview scripts? Growing Talent does things differently and the results, for many, have been life changing.
Our collaborative employers this time around are:
Going on our track record, some amazing stories will begin today. Check back to learn what they are!
A big thank you to #AnnaM and #JillF from @JobCentrePlus for their support over the years at our speed dating events – which start off very quietly and rise in volume as confidence grows, laughter rises and connections are made.
Collaboration with #JobCentrePlus #HaveringWorks #Ingeus #Heretoga #BreyerGroup#YouthBuild over the past few weeks saw over 80 people join @Growing_Talent info session.
After reaching the deadline for applications today, we have 53 currently unemployed people with hidden talent going forward to meet our insightful employers taking part this time:
The power of collaboration!
After weeks of anticipation, the new Advocates of a global Firm’s One Team have been selected.
Today sees them commence a weekly programme of discussion and learning to enhance existing skills to be trailblazing Advocates – what every workplace needs!
Today is our inaugural session where we will share our thoughts, views and aspirations on the planned programme I’ve designed.
When everyone’s voice is heard, the connections are stronger delivering the desired results!
Training should be effective, impactful, deliver life long skills, be uniformed in delivery for the employer – globally as well as nationally – and of course in these times be cost efficient.
But, in reality is it?
Some wellbeing courses are named in such a way that employers believe they are buying an accredited programme that makes their delegates ‘First Aiders’ in Mental Health. The course itself is not accredited but a bolt on, electronic 40 questionnaire gives a trademark ‘First Aider’ status if a minimum of 30 questions are correctly answered – lifelong status!
Having been an Instructor in a variety of well-known mental health and wellbeing courses over the years, I-Act is, in my opinion, head and shoulders above the rest. Here’s why:
It……
In the image, University academic and operational staff alongside students and all levels of management from a manufacturing organisation are featured.
“I will have much more confidence if someone comes to me with mental health issues.”
“It has highlighted the importance of my own self-care. I will change my ways and allow more time in my day for this”
“Really practical tools that can be used everyday for myself and when speaking with colleagues/students”
“I’m going to make a real effort to introduce the 2 minute ‘fun windows’ into my daily routine”
“A perfect course”
“It gave great insight into mental health/mental illness in simple, easy to follow terms”
“Eye opening, informative, ensures clear guidance for managers to follow in these situations”
“Thank you very much for providing such an informative session about self-care, the causes and effects of mental illness and how one can discuss with people potentially facing such issues.”
“I used to ask my team how they were as I walked past them. Amongst everything else I learned, I will now stop and wait for an answer”
If you are considering mental health and wellbeing for your teams – make sure it will deliver the goals you want.
If you are interested in I-Act for your business, why not contact me for an exploratory chat?