Congratulations to our winners of a signed @junesarpong book! Thank you everyone for your well thought through questions and joining us for our first virtual event! #bnews20
.@junesarpong there are two things everyone needs to succeed, self belief and opportunity. It is up to those in positions of power to ensure everyone can fulfill their potential. #bnews20
Kura Dione-Warren director, @Rare_London explains what the Race Fairness Commitment is and why it is so important. Please check it out at: racefairnesscommitment.com
Louise Zekaria from @MacfarlanesLLP takes us through what she’s learnt and implemented over the years as Head of Inclusion. To make any worthwhile changes you need need buy in from senior leaders. #bnews20
Our own Andrew Baird delivers the results from a recent survey with @trendenceUKIre. A strong takeaway? It’s important to students that employers take a clear stand on racial justice. Ignore this at your peril.
.@declancurry is back with the economic update. The economy lost 1/5 of its output in one month but Declan stresses what’s important is the recovery. However, there is not a consensus on the shape this will take. #bnews20
Our very own @MrAndrewBaird is joining the BBC's June Sarpong OBE and Macfarlanes' Louise Zekaria to explore how the student recruitment industry can help overcome racial injustice. He'll be sharing brand new data into student opinions so don't miss out:
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In Remotely Interested, you'll hear experts from Virgin Media, Anglian Water, Lloyds Bank and Blackbridge discuss what an explosion in homeworking means for employee and candidate engagement. It's live at 11am on August 6th 2020. Book your free space now. bigmarker.com/blackbridge/Re…
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RT: @HarpswoodEmPR: Harpswood Employer PR has officially launched!
As the first UK PR agency focused solely on communicating employer brand through earned media, we can’t wait to give businesses an unfair advantage in attracting the best talent. Find out more from James, our founder, below.
Thanks everyone who entered our draw to celebrate Pride. Congratulations Ashley Hever @gradu8recruiter, you're one of the lucky winners – look out for a direct message from us.
We have five copies of Carolina de Robertis' novel 'Cantoras' to give away. It's a winner of this year's @stonewalluk Book Awards and was described as 'Sweeping and utterly breathtaking' by the San Francisco Chronicle. Like this post and we'll enter you into a prize draw!
Tonight we're joining hosts Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke for the virtual @PiLAwards. Blackbridge Communications is sponsoring the 'Grand Prix' award and celebrating the very best people achievements across the legal industry.
Sign up now! bit.ly/2MNgOsT
Our digital round table, The Legacy of Lockdown, is happening next Thursday, May 28th at 10am. It's a chance to hear what senior practitioners think is the future of employer branding, and to pick up tips for the next stage of the COVID-19 crisis. thelegacyoflockdown.eventbrite.co.uk
It’s easy to forget about your EVP in an emergency, but it’s more important than ever to make sure your actions align with it. Get more employer branding tips like this from our latest Lockdown Learnings. lnkd.in/duR5sDC
People have long, long memories – your organisation’s reaction to the pandemic will colour its employer brand for years. That’s just one of themes explored in our recent webinar, ‘Has coronavirus laid low employer branding?’ #employerbranding#BBspeaksvimeo.com/412256072
Andrew Baird, a director at Blackbridge Communications, shares his insights in a series of articles on employer branding during a period of uncertainty.
Have a read through here: bit.ly/3ayUVYx#employerbranding#insights
Working from home arrangements haven’t stopped the Blackbridge team from celebrating three client work nominations for the Recruiter Awards.
Massive congratulations to @Newton_Europe and @RollsRoyce Royce and thanks to everyone involved in delivering these projects!
RT: @Group_GTI: Four rules for ‘woke’ marketing:
1. Be prepared for criticism
2. Creativity shows you care
3. Explain why you care
4. Consult, consult, consult
#bnews20@BB_comms
‘Candidates are looking for tangible evidence of an employer’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. People believe facts, not copywriting.’ - Blackbridge’s Andrew Baird @MrAndrewBaird#bnews20
RT: @Group_GTI: 63% of Gen Z employees want a career that helps make a positive impact on society (Henley Business School), but how should employers communicate their social awareness to potential candidates? @MrAndrewBaird presents 4 rules for 'woke' marketing. #bnews20@BB_comms
@IoSEorg’s Tristram Hooley (@pigironjoe) posits that employers are taking meaningful action to address a lack of diversity in early talent, and are driven by both moral and valid business motivations. #bnews20
RT: @Group_GTI: Why are employers prioritising diversity? #bnews20@IoSEorg@pigironjoe
76% - To secure the best talent
61% - To access new pools of talent
54% - To reflect the diversity of customers
‘In general, large corporations are recruiting far fewer women, candidates with disabilities, and state school applicants than there are in higher education and in the general population.’ - Tristram Hooley @pigironjoe#bnews20
‘Debt could be one of the greatest problems this country, or the world, has going forward. We are in a vortex of the unknown.’ - David Buik @truemagic68#bnews20
