1. Career Focus Programme Recruitment and Selection - understanding sector based approaches www.career-focus.net 30th October 2002

2. Aims and Objectives Deliver Framework Sectors Conclusion Recommendations Questions & Answers Contents

3. Aims & Objectives To prepare Ethnic minority graduates for the recruitment and selection of four main sectors Enhance partnership working between private public and voluntary sectors Provide insights into the private, public and voluntary sectors Explore and identify wider issues around employability of Black and Asian graduates

4. Delivery Framework Amos Recruitment & Training and Windsor Fellowship Steering committee Champions and Sponsors Professionals working within the sector

5. Sectors The Labour Market- An Overview Voluntary Media Civil Service Banking and Finance

6. Voluntary Sector Leading Organisations- NCVO, NTO Target - Approached 38 leading employers and Agencies Diversity- Partnership with Council for Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations Attract- 36% employing less than 25 people, Voluntary Sector Careers Fairs Applications- CV's, Application forms, Networking Recruitment and Selection- Marketing

7. Voluntary Sector- Selection Assessment Interviews Assessment centres Lessons Learnt Profile raising, Formalised recruitment process improve access and opportunity

8. Media Sector Leading Organisations- DCMS,Skillset Target - 21 leading employers approached ITN,BBC,Granada,Sky Diversity- Cultural Diversity Network Attract- Graduate Apprenticeship Recruitment and Selection- Marketing

9. Media Sector- selection Assessment Interviews Assessment centres- Group Exercise, interviews, presentations Lessons Learnt High volume of graduates applying for limited positions, Promotion of behind the scene roles such as animation, commercials and corporate production.

10. Civil Service Recruitment and Selection- Marketing Leading Organisations- Cabinet Office Fast Stream Target - 25 civil service departments Diversity- Outreach officers, Milk Rounds,focused events for ethnic minorities. Attract- Graduate Schemes. Attract 16.5% applications from ethnic minorities

11. Assessment Assessment centres- Range of assessment tools Qualifying tests,group exercise,policy exercise,management exercise, presentations, interviews. Lessons Learnt preparedness,familiarity,assessor diversity awareness, Civil Service- Selection

12. Banking and Finance Leading Organisations- Target - Approached 16 leading employers including JP Morgan, UBS Warburg,Institute of Financial Services Diversity- Investment Banks have set up a diversity network. Internal bank networks include LlyodsTsb Group Ethnic Minority Network Attract- Milk Rounds,Open evenings, target redbrick Universities, Careers Fair Recruitment and Selection- Marketing

13. Banking and Finance- Selection Assessment Interviews-upto 12 rounds Assessment centres Lessons Learnt A levels are currently main indicator of job performance min 24 UCAS points, Target new universities, demystify the industry

14. Access Increased Outreach actives Industry makeup Pro-activeness of lead bodies Inclusion of diversity in the corporate strategy Barriers Recruiters have a lack of understanding of different cultural behaviours Educational attainment Norm groups sometimes do not reflect the candidate base inappropriate interview questions lack of networking opportunities Conclusions

15. Improve Access Graduates need to be better prepared for the recruitment and selection process Representation of Black and Asian Ethnic Minorities - senior board level Assessment materials need to ensure adverse impact by ensuring norm groups represent population Work in partnership with community organisations Remove Barriers Graduate Recruiters and assessors require diversity awareness training People make value - Organisations to represent community it is serving Recommendations

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