Re-imagining Recruitment – Pre-conference Workshop

This year, in addition to the two-day conference, we are excited to bring a half-day pre-conference workshop, 'Reimagining Recruitment".

A system is only likely to be a success if the needs of all stakeholders are considered. In the recruitment of disabled people, there are always two key stakeholders. The disabled person, and the employer, in particular the recruiting manager/team.

The Re-imagining Recruitment Pre-conference Workshop is an opportunity to explore the needs of the disabled/neurodiverse person and employer throughout the recruitment process.

Attendees will work to understand the needs of all stakeholders and collaborate on designing solutions that can be implemented in their own organisations.

The workshop will include -

• Exploration of the needs of the disabled person throughout the recruitment process
• Exploration of the needs of the recruiting manager/team throughout the recruitment of a disabled/neurodiverse candidate
• Development of a shared definition of the problem, taking in to account the needs of all stakeholders
• Ideate and prototype an updated recruitment process for the attendee's organisations - empowering the disabled/neurodiverse candidate to put their best self forward. The employer can benefit from placing them, making a stronger, more diverse organisation.

The workshop is not a lecture. It is an interactive experience where the attendees will help to establish a shared understanding of the problem, and work together to design meaningful changes to employment processes, allowing access to the talent pool of disabled and neurodiverse people in Aotearoa, to everyone's benefit.