Future Talent & Recruitment Expo for Small Businesses

This event is ideal for owners & leaders of small businesses who are looking to bring fresh talent into their organisation.

Calling all small businesses! Are you looking to recruit new talent? Are you unsure who to speak to with regards to building your business workforce? Would you like to know more about many different talent and recruitment pathways? Then why not come and join the HEY Growth Hub and HEY Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) during Humber Business Week for a full overview of the region’s talent acquisition and business recruitment support opportunities that is available for small businesses across Hull and East Yorkshire to be able to grow their teams, develop new talent and future-proof their workforce.

Attendees will have the opportunity to discover how apprenticeships and industry placements can work for their business, along with other routes to local talent. Including: how changes to the New Growth and Skills Levy can support your business workforce along with the latest government back employer incentives as part of the “New Deal” for young people and Youth Jobs Guarantee.

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with businesses, young talent, over a dozen local training providers and business support organisations that will be in attendance as part of the event’s exhibitor marketplace, including the Department for Work & Pensions, Skills Bootcamps Hull & East Yorkshire, the University of Hull, Hull College and Bishop Burton College.

Date
1 June, 10.00am -13.00pm

Location
MKM Stadium, Walton Street, Hull, HU3 6HU

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Recruit to your business with confidence

Recruiting the right people, and retaining that talent, is one of the biggest challenges businesses have reported. After all, it’s a costly mistake when a new hire just doesn’t work out. Invest East Yorkshire have commissioned industry experts in HR to facilitate a three-hour workshop dedicated to supporting you to hire and retain staff more successfully.

This highly participative, in-person, fully funded workshop is aimed at owners and/or managers of small to medium-sized businesses in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. You will receive essential knowledge and develop the skills to conduct an effective recruitment and selection process.
 
What past attendees have said:
‘I will take a lot from the workshop and apply it [within my business].’
‘The interactive nature really helped, hearing other people’s experiences.’
 
Workshop Overview:    
Facilitated by highly experienced HR consultants, Dynamic People Solutions, the workshop will cover the full recruitment cycle and will specifically focus on:
· Understanding your employer ‘brand’ and how that helps / hinders you to attract the right people.  
· Writing an engaging job advert to make your job really stand out. 
· Asking the right questions at interview to better uncover the potential of your candidate.
· How to onboard successfully to get your new hires quickly up to speed and integrated into the team.  
 
By the end of the workshop, you’ll: 
· Build your skills and confidence in making great recruitment decisions.  
· Be able to write effective job descriptions, selection criteria, interview questions and onboarding plans and assessments. 
· Take away practical tools that you can implement for your next hire.  

Date
17 October 2024, 9.30am – 12.30pm

Location
Brough Business Centre, Baffin Way, Brough, HU15 1YU

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