PRM Diversity Services

Unconscious Bias in Recruitment A seminar to help you recruit the best talent

(Please note we also run similar training in-house for organisations or on a one-to-one basis for senior personnel. These are modelled on the open training described below and tailored to precisely suit your needs. Please see In-house training, contact Lisa on 0845 330 6738 or email to request call-back to discuss your requirements.)

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Some previous participants in PRM’s open training

 Barclays  Hogan Lovells  Metropolitan Police Service  Department of Health  Citigroup  Prudential  British Red Cross  British Army  Novo Nordisk Denmark  Severn Trent plc  Allianz  Symantec  NHS Employers  EDF Energy  Bank of America Merrill  G4S Lynch  National Learning & Skills  Amey Council  TPG Group Netherlands  Old Mutual Group  Mott MacDonald  Unison  Surrey County Council  Novozymes Denmark  Aviva  Victim Support Sutton  nPower  Daiwa Securities  BBC  HM Prison Service  Tesco  RBS  Home Office  Allied Distillers  HSBC  Veredus  CBI  Nike  Walt Disney Company  Bank of England  Department for Work and  O2 Pensions  Derwent Living  ICAEW  Royal Mail  Mouchel Parkman  Department for  Office of Fair Trading Constitutional Affairs  UFI  Clifford Chance  Investors in People UK  Unison  Rolls Royce  UBS

Participants’ feedback on PRM’s training

 “A lot of expertise was  “Excellent training” communicated but in a very  ”Came along for clear, easily understandable reinforcement and networking form. I feel like I could go and actually going away with away & actually make new ideas and more changes.” motivated!”  “Very enriching workshop”  “Overall a very informative  “Conducted very workshop” professionally with guidance  “Good course and lots of and support whenever group interaction” necessary”  “Networking opportunity was  “I felt more engaged than valuable” similar courses I have  “Helped me to put current attended” working/completed works and  “I was expecting not to meet future plans into context to my objectives – very rarely enable me to take forward” are you truly satisfied - and  “10/10 – well worth it and am thrilled this wasn’t the useful for the future” case”  “Excellent day; feel much  “One of the best delegate more focused” packs I have seen”  “Really useful. I think the  “I had a number of ‘Ahah’ small group size really helped” moments!”  “I was extremely satisfied,  “Thoroughly enjoyed and came away with lots of ideas found really useful” and motivation”  “All content was useful &  “Very practical & well run relevant at different stages. workshop” People could take away what they wanted”

*** 99% of all participants in our open events state *** they would recommend them to their colleagues

The ability to identify, measure and manage unconscious bias presents a significant opportunity to improve recruitment performance. We all have unconscious biases and as a result our recruitment activities are vulnerable. For example : job specification development, screening, interview processes, assessment centre processes, selection processes, on- boarding. The prize for reducing your vulnerabilities to unconscious bias is more talent for your organisation or your clients. Those who can best address unconscious bias will generate significant competitive advantage for themselves.

Who is this seminar for? This seminar is for organisations in all sectors. It is of greatest relevance if your role involves :  Any recruitment activity or oversight role  Recruitment Sales  Talent Management  Succession Planning  Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, HR, Employee Development, Organisation Development, Learning & Development, Legal or Policy Development.  Performance Management

What will you gain from attending? The seminar will guide you in understanding what unconscious bias is and how it creates vulnerabilities throughout your recruitment activities, undermining your strategies, processes and resources. It will show you how to identify and measure unconscious bias and how to counter it effectively. Specifically, it will help you to:

 Understand what unconscious bias is and how it works  Understand how it undermines your recruitment activities  Understand how unconscious bias can be measured to predict discriminatory behaviour*  Explore tools and techniques available to counter it  Network with peers in other organisations  Create your own action plans to take back to the workplace

* You will also be provided with free access to measurement tools to try yourself, outside the seminar.

Seminar Leader

Harish Bhayani http://uk.linkedin.com/in/harishbhayani Harish is Senior Partner at PRM Diversity Consultants, a specialist diversity consultancy and training provider established in 2001. He has worked with clients in all sectors to deliver innovative approaches to diversity, developing programmes in areas such as : best practice networks, benchmarking, audit, strategy, supplier diversity for both supply-side and client-side functions and diversity training programmes. Prior to founding PRM Harish worked for over 20 years at Exxon Mobil, Rover Group and Deloitte. He has a Masters level degree in Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Seminar Approach Interactivity – learning by listening, questioning, sharing and doing Easy to use, practical tools Sample tests Specialist guidance Post-seminar support Learn from specialist presenter’s and each others' knowledge and experiences

In-house training

We also run in-house diversity training for organisations. Please see In-house training, call us on 0845 330 6738 or email to request call-back for details.

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Dates, Times, Venues and Prices

Event Date Unconscious Bias in Recruitment See Seminar http://www.prmdiversityconsultants.co.uk/page24.htm

Seminar Times 1 for 1:30am, finish by 4:30pm

Seminar Venue Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel, 68 - 86 Cromwell Road, London, UK, SW7 5BT

Tel: +44 (0)20 7761 9000

Location : http://www.radissondestinationguide.com/locationMap.process/OID_EB39EA2D/?hotelCode=GBVANDER

Prices £189 + VAT per person. Discounted to £149 for local authorities, educational sector organisations and charities. Prices include participant materials and refreshments.

Bookings Please book early as places are strictly limited. Booking Form.

Questions? Please feel free to contact us on 0845 330 6738 or email [email protected] if you have any queries about any of our services.

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Booking Form

Please complete the following for each participant place you wish to book :

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Cancellations : 50% refund if cancelled in writing more than 5 weeks before the event. No refunds after that time, however named substitutes in writing are allowed at any time.

Please email, fax or post the completed booking form to :

[email protected]

Fax 0845 330 6739

Events, PRM Diversity Consultants, Muktangan, Epsom, KT18 7QS

In-house Training Enquiry

We also provide diversity training in-house for organisations, either whole groups or on a one-to- one basis for senior personnel.

Why PRM? A couple of recent client testimonials :

Client 1 "During my career I have been on a number of diversity workshops. It's clearly an important area, and I wanted my team to do some collective thinking about diversity, but I didn't want the same old stuff we've all experienced before. Harish tailored his "Diversity Challenge" workshop for us, and ran it twice, with half the team attending each session. The feedback shows how highly staff regarded both the workshop, and Harish himself. He has an unusual but extremely useful perspective, clearly linking diversity to achieving business benefits." Deputy Director Feedback from trainees :  Not the usual diversity training – useful for clarifying what diversity means for us and its benefits  Moved beyond ‘usual’ theory to ask interesting questions to think through the issues  Much less of a pc approach and therefore more useful in terms of boundaries/limitations/application in real life situations  I expected to be lectured at but this was not the case  An opportunity to apply more detail to the work in question  A good non-threatening environment in which to better understand a realistic application of diversity within our project  Not the standard training that I have done before; the tie-in to business benefits etc made it feel more real  Very useful and practical session  The course was very real and examples of our work were used where possible – not a typical diversity course

Client 2 “The real appeal of PRM’s The Diversity Challenge is that it takes diversity issues beyond what other training is trying to achieve. It’s not a box ticking exercise. After years of being hit with the mantra of equal opps, BME and diversity this suddenly helps employees to believe it has a purpose.” Personnel Officer Feedback from trainees :  Revealed diversity as a practical way to improve customer care and business in general  I will take forward how important diversity is as a business opportunity  It helped me realise that diversity is not just a moral issue but can also be an efficient business tool  The frank talking made for effective interaction  Very enjoyable and extremely informative workshop that I feel can be used in my normal day of work and in life  The sessions were unexpectedly energetic and we talked in business terms  I will consider how diversity impacts on all aspects of my team’s work and ensure that it is recognised, understood and considered  The concentration on culture change issues was most useful

As training needs vary from organisation to organisation, to enable us to quote for your requirement, please contact Lisa on 0845 330 6738 or email to request call-back.