#FIRMDAY 15th October 2015 Manchester - Culture in Recruitment

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Michael Illert, Partner

Culture in RecruitmentThe FIRM’s 2015 Autumn Conference

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Munich

London

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Hong Kong

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Sydney

Melbourne

OCTOBEART

SHOOTING STAR CHASE

Shooting Star Chase is a childrens’ hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions

They support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement “It costs £9.5m to support 650 families, 365 days a year”

Our UK employees voted to make Shooting Star Chase our charity partner for 2014-15- Extended the relationship into 2015-16

Agenda

The Global HR Population Key HR Trends Culture in recruitment processes Assessment of cultural fit Culture as pull factor in the offer process

Michael Illert, Partner

Frazer Jones Workstyle Report

How happy are we?

Job satisfaction?

Are you valued?

What about pay?

What about workload?

What we like and what we don‘t like

What we like and what we don‘t like

Global HC Trends 2014, Deloitte

Michael Illert, Partner

Key Drivers for Candidates

Key Drivers

Bi-directional Value Proposition Culture Money

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What has changed post GFC?

Key Drivers

1. Culture

2. Bi-directional Value Proposition

3. Money

Key Drivers – Generational context

Older Generation Younger Generation

Culture Management StyleFeedback CultureHierarchical vs Non-hierarchical

Team, Outside work eventsFlexibility / agilityCSR

Value Proposition

What can I gain for my careerWhat can I deliver

How will this speed up my careerWhat can I learn

Money Attractive compensationIncrease compared to currentAttractive pension and LTI

Paid fairlyTake home

Corporate Culture

According to Needle (2004)

Organizational culture represents the collective values, beliefs and principles of

organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product,

market, technology, and strategy, type of employees, management style, and

national culture.

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Communicating Culture

How to promote your corporate culture in general

Product / Technology Employees on all levels Alumni Social Media / Blogs Office / Open House CSR Advertisement & PR Any business interaction

How to promote your corporate culture through recruitment

Referral programs– employees on all levels

– Alumni referral

– Candidates

Direct approach– In-house recruitment teams

– Agencies & Search firms

Advertisement– Job advertisement

– Brand advertisement

Social Media / Blogs– Facebook page

– Youtube

– Blogs

Facebook – direct `controllable` communication

12%

6%

39%

42% 1000000+100000 to 10000001000 to 100000less then 1000

80%

20%

YesNo

80% on Facebook

43 % with less then 1000 likes

Glassdoor – indirect `uncontrollable` communication

10%

48%

32%

4+3 - 4Under 3

70%

30%YesNo

70% on Glassdoor

Only 10 % 4 or more stars

Challenges communicating culture to Global Talent

Offline media with not enough reach To much noise online, you are simply not big enough

– Youtube

– LinkedIn

– Facebook

– Twitter

You already have to be in touch (2nd grade) to reach your target audience Uncontrollable information about you

– Glassdoor

– Peeple

Solution is to use cultural ambassadors– (Employee) referral programmes

– In-house search teams

– Recruitment agencies and search firms

Michael Illert, Partner

How you communicate culture

Culture in Interview / Selection Processes

Approach to market Speed Methods Attitude Interviewer Feedback

What do candidates ask before interview

Detailed role requirements, responsibilities and influence Management style Compensation

What candidates feed back after interviews

Appreciation– How was I received

– Atmosphere

– Room

Interviewer– Prepared

– Engaging

Process– Speed

– Methods

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How to assess cultural fit

Assessment of cultural fit

Specific questions in structured interviews Social element in the interview process Psychometric assessments Pointers such as feedback from receptionists

Can you define your culture? Do you recognise that culture will differ from team to team? Do you brief your recruiters / search firms on your culture? Our ‘a day with you’ approach

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Culture in Offer Process

Key Drivers

Bi-directional Value Proposition Culture Money

Culture in Offer Process

Culture as emotional driver– What do you miss at your current employer?

– What do you want to have with your new employer?

– Management style / manager

– Decision making & feedback culture

Know these drivers from 1st interview stage

Deliver relevant messages / candidate experience throughout the process

Challenges

Your size in the market

What is your culture? Can you put that in words or messages?

Do you live up to these messages in your recruitment process?

Michael Illert, Partner

Thank you!

Michael Illertmichaelillert@frazerjones.com

020 7415 2815www.frazerjones.com

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