What People Say About Consult
"As a hiring manager, I would absolutely recommend Consult to deliver fit for purpose candidates."
Stuart McIntyre, Head of HR, NATS
"I was very effectively briefed throughout the selection process for the role I eventually got, and received genuine encouragement and support from Consult at each stage.""
Kate Naylor
Inclusive, Open-minded, Non-discriminatory Recruitment
Helping our clients achieve progress towards a truly diverse workforce is part of the process of ensuring the people appointed are talented, capable and high performing.
Consult-HR has therefore developed an effective Diversity & Inclusion framework, not just to meet clients’ needs, but fundamentally to ensure we always source and select candidates from the widest choice.
It means that Consult-HR operates inclusive, open-minded, non-discriminatory recruitment practices. As a result, whenever practically possible, our longlist interviews and recommended shortlists include suitably skilled, experienced people from all sections of the community.
It requires a flexible, tailored, values-led consulting approach - just like the other elements of Consult-HR’s work. Our starting point is to understand each client’s policies, practices and objectives. It is vital to work in harmony with them to deliver results; particularly important where the organisation wants to take affirmative action to improve the number of people employed from under-represented groups.
Consult-HR has a track record of working with clients from leading organisations across all sectors whose Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Opportunity policies are advanced, well defined and rigorously applied. Our own understanding is based on the advice and guidance we’ve sought from organisations such as the CIPD, Diversity Challenge and the government’s Diversity - What Works advisory service.
Depending on each client’s needs and expectations, we strive to attract and objectively select from a cross-section of people with the abilities required. We aim wherever possible to include candidates who are representative of the communities in which our clients are based and/or serve.
And of course Consult-HR ensures there is neither discouragement nor discrimination against anyone, especially with regard to their gender, sexuality, transgender, age, race/ethnicity, disability, religion/beliefs, care responsibilities and work/life balance.
To improve our reach into all sections of the community, we often reinforce our advertising in the ‘mainstream’ recruitment media with carefully chosen specialist media (press and/or web) to proactively target and ‘talk to’ certain groups.
When requested, we can gather appropriate personal data from all applicants and can report (anonymously and collectively) on the Diversity Analysis at each stage of the process.
Consult-HR has the capability to attract, assess and recommend people who not only make excellent appointments, but also achieve progress towards a diverse and socially inclusive workforce.