A workforce of employees from different backgrounds offers benefits to your business. It can lead to tapping new markets, new customer groups and improves your company’s image. It also encourages equal opportunities in the Amsterdam labour market. This sets a new standard for inclusive employment in the city. But as an Amsterdam entrepreneur, how do you attract these staff with different backgrounds and what role do language, your job ads and selection processes play in this? In this follow-up webinar on recruitment, we give you new, practical tips on how to attract diverse staff.
3.45pm
Kick-off by Shivan Shazad, Amsterdam policy officer – Divers & Inclusive.
3.50pm
Pitch 1: ‘Your job ads under the microscope’ by Karima el Bouchtaoui, director of Ocullus Consultancy.
4.05pm
Interlude: ‘inclusive language of the city’ with Gershwin Bonevacia, Amsterdam city poet (2019).
4.15pm
Case study: ‘unbiased hiring in healthcare’ by Tanja Crouse, recruiter for HVO-Querido.
4:30 p.m.
Pitch 2: ‘Selecting without prejudice. For the best match!’ with Barbara Bos, trainer at the Human Rights Board.
4:50 p.m.
Time for some questions and conclusion.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION.
Date: Thursday 22 April Time: 15:45-17:00 Location: Online (Microsoft Teams) Sign up*: Click here for the registration form.
You will be sent the link to log in by 21 April. Up to 250 people can participate in this webinar.
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Download the invitation in PDF here.
WEBINARSERIES
Amsterdam – Divers & Inclusive is organising a series of webinars focused on practical tips for a diverse and inclusive SME business in 2021. This webinar is the third webinar in this series. Read more about the previous and upcoming webinars here.