Employer Roundtable

Now in its fourth year, the online employer roundtable has seen huge success in gathering employers to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing early talent recruitment. From attraction and engagement to assessment and onboarding, we’ve covered a variety of topics.

The roundtables take place monthly with the next session available to sign up to below. Places go fast so get yours today.

We don’t record our roundtables and abide by the Chatham House rules, but you can access the conversation through the following ways:

  • 1. Actively join in and participate live
  • 2. Listen on mute
  • 3. Sign up to the newsletter below and read the report

Upcoming Events

Event Description

These sessions are recommended for all those involved in early careers from employers such as Heads of Early Careers, Early Careers Managers, Heads of Apprenticeships, Heads of Diversity and Inclusion, and Diversity and Inclusion Managers.

Key Facilitators

Christos Orthodoxou

Christos is Director of Innovation at TheTalentPeople / GetMyFirstJob. Christos has previously written as a guest writer on apprenticeships for The Recruiting Times and presented at conferences including ISE Annual Recruitment Conference, National Career Guidance Show, ISE School Leaver Conference and BFI Apprenticeships Conference.

David Allison

David is the Co-Founder and CEO of GetMyFirstJob Limited. David has served as a Trustee / NED of NCFE, one of the UK’s leading awarding organisations, and was designated a National Leader of Governance in 2014 following his work with schools. He is passionate about improving access to opportunities for young people and helping business access the next generation of talent.

"I found it very refreshing to be able to share/listen and most importantly take away nuggets of great practice from other areas of business. Additionally, it was good to hear that as a public sector organisation, other areas of private sector were having the same issues/concerns regarding candidate on boarding/virtual remedies and practices."
Sophie SterlingMET Police
“The team and I at Virgin Media always enjoy discussing the latest topics and challenges in the roundtables, and it's particularly reassuring to learn that employer challenges go across different sectors.”
Karen HandleyVirgin Media
“The employer roundtables are a great way for likeminded organisations to share best practice, experience and ideas with the aim of creating meaningful schools outreach, employability and early careers programmes. I really enjoy the discussions and have made some brilliant connections across the group”.
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The Roundtable community includes…

Farrah Beveridge

Farrah Beveridge
National Early Careers Manager
RSM UK

Hollie Valler
Early Careers Recruitment Manager
Arcadis

Tamisha Ancliffe
Global EC Lead
James Fisher & Sons

Marie Smart

Marie Smart
Head of Early Careers
Rolls-Royce

Heena Chaudry

Heena Chaudry
Skills & Employment Delivery Manager (Early Years)
Transport for London

Karen Handley
Head of Future Careers
Virgin Media

Hasmita Mistry
Apprenticeship Development Partner
NG Bailey

Sharon Blyfield OBE
Head of Early Careers & Apprenticeships GB
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Attendees of the previous events include:

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Coca Cola Europacific Partners
Astra Zeneca Logo
Met Police Logo
DHL-Supply-Chain
Fujitsu Logo
Transport for London logo
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Talent Manager – Employer Team

Reporting to:
Head of Engagement and Selection
Chloe Hutchins

Work Location:
Home Based with occasional travel to team and the potential to attend client meetings

Salary:
Between £22,000 to £24,000 per annum 

Apply

Who we are?
We challenge industry stereotypes, we broaden horizons and we help young people to make informed decisions at the beginning of their working life. We believe every young person in the UK should have the access to the information they really need when taking that first step into employment.

We look at things a bit differently, helping young people understand what really interests them not just what’s available in the here and now. As a result, we’re proud to say we’ve helped over 2 million people through this process, but we want to help many more!

As a result of continued success, we are expanding our team and recruiting a Talent Manager.

What will you do?
As a Talent Manager at GetMyFirstJob, you’ll work in a consultative, coaching approach with our candidates, guiding them through the application process and forging strong relationships and bonds of trust in one of the most important times in their lives.

Acting as their recruitment advisor, you’ll be there with them throughout the whole process, from initial role exploration and CV submission, right through to interview preparation and onboarding. 

Alongside your responsibilities to candidates, you will also act as point of contact for external stakeholders, reporting back on your campaign findings, making strategic decisions and offering advice of best practice with a view of constant improvement.

Other responsibilities will include:

  • Prepare and post opportunities across a range of platforms in line with employer and business requirements.
  • Contact candidates via phone, email and SMS to let them know about suitable opportunities
  • Receive and review applications, manage telephone/video interviews and online tests to create a shortlist of young people for the employer.
  • Check the suitability and eligibility of applicants before submitting their details to the employer.
  • Create talent pools on GetMyfirstJob system to support reverse marketing of candidates.
  • Prepare CVs and correspondence to forward to employers in respect of suitable applicants.
  • Organise interviews for young people as requested by the employer, conducting mock interviews if appropriate.
  • Support campaign managers with strategic decisions and providing relevant updates and answering questions on stakeholder calls.
  • Ensure the regular daily and accurate input of all activity in GetMyFirstJob systems.
  • Provide regular reports of business activity volumes, recruitment success and vacancies.
  • Being led by the data, driving your pipeline and activity from the Marketing team to fulfil campaign objectives.

What do you need?
To succeed in this role you’ll need to be passionate about making a difference in young peoples lives and have excellent communication skills. Other skills required include:

  • Driven with a proven track record at meeting recruitment objectives
  • Sound understanding of recruitment in a commercial environment
  • Self-motivation and ability to organise own time effectively
  • Maintain a current knowledge of UK apprenticeship requirements and policies
  • High level of literacy

If your experience matches our requirements, and you have a passion to help in the lives of our young people, then please click apply.

Please note due to a high volume of applicants we may not be able to respond to all applications. All successful candidates will be notified within 72 hours of application.

Talent Manager – Educator Team

Reporting to:
Manage Service Team Leader
Aaron Fox

Work Location:
Home Based with occasional travel to team meetings.

Salary:
£22,000 per annum, with the potential to earn a discretionary commission base of achieving recruitment targets

Apply

Who we are?
We challenge industry stereotypes, we broaden horizons and we help young people to make informed decisions at the beginning of their working life. We believe every young person in the UK should have the access to the information they really need when taking that first step into employment.

We look at things a bit differently, helping young people understand what really interests them not just what’s available in the here and now. As a result, we’re proud to say we’ve helped over 2 million people through this process, but we want to help many more!

As a result of continued success, we are expanding our team and recruiting a Talent Manager.

What will you do?
As a Talent Manager at GetMyFirstJob, you’ll work in a consultative, coaching approach with our candidates, guiding them through the application process and forging strong relationships and bonds of trust in one of the most important times in their lives.

Acting as their recruitment advisor, you’ll be there with them throughout the whole process, from initial role exploration and CV submission, right through to interview preparation and onboarding.

Alongside your responsibilities to candidates, you will also act as point of contact for external stakeholders, reporting back on your campaign findings, making strategic decisions and offering advice of best practice with a view of constant improvement.

Other responsibilities will include:

  • Prepare and post opportunities across a range of platforms in line with employer and business requirements.
  • Support candidates from minority diversities with the application process via personal contact and events.
  • Receive and review applications, manage telephone/video interviews and online tests to create a shortlist of young people for the employer.
  • Check the suitability and eligibility of applicants before submitting their details to the employer.
  • Create talent pools on GMFJ system to support reverse marketing of candidates.
  • Prepare CVs and correspondence to forward to employers in respect of suitable applicants.
  • Organise interviews for young people as requested by the employer, conducting mock interviews if appropriate.
  • Support campaign managers with strategic decisions and providing relevant updates and answering questions on stakeholder calls.
  • Ensure the regular daily and accurate input of all activity in GMFJ systems.
  • Provide regular reports of business activity volumes, recruitment success and vacancies.
  • Being led by the data, driving your pipeline and activity from the Marketing team to fulfil campaign objectives.

What do you need?
To succeed in this role you’ll need to be passionate about making a difference in young peoples lives and have excellent communication skills. Other skills required include:

  • Driven with a proven track record at meeting recruitment objectives
  • Sound understanding of recruitment in a commercial environment
  • Self-motivation and ability to organise own time effectively
  • Maintain a current knowledge of UK apprenticeship requirements and policies
  • High level of literacy

If your experience matches our requirements, and you have a passion to help in the lives of our young people, then please click apply.

Please note due to a high volume of applicants we may not be able to respond to all applications. All successful candidates will be notified within 72 hours of application.