The FIRM introductory presentation to our event Cost Effective Resourcing strategies. Includes info about The FIRM and also a summary of our member priorities for the next 6 months

1. Cost Effective Sourcing
with
The FIRM
in association with
26th April 2012

2. Twitter = @firmrecruits
#firmday
wifi = etc.venueskey

3. Our Vision
Run by in-house recruiters for in-house recruiters The FIRM was
founded as a LinkedIn Group in December 2007. Now with over 4934
members in over 50 countries it is a supportive and collaborative
community of corporate recruitment professionals that provides both an
online and offline hub for members to network, request help, share
knowledge and give advice on all aspects of recruitment and talent
management.
We aim to promote the values and professionalism of our members, as
well as ensuring ethical integrity and best practice - raising the standard
of service we provide to our internal customers and receive from
external suppliers.

4. Membership today
LinkedIn Based – all members of The FIRM are on LinkedIn
Managed today by
Gary Franklin, FirstGroup plc
Emma Mirrington, Mars
4933 members - 12.7% increase since Dec 2012
Over 3500 in UK
Over 500 in USA
Over 300 in Rest of Europe
Over 300 in Australia
Approx 1600 companies represented in 52 Countries
Over 150 Industry sectors represented

5. Companies represented
RBS 69
KPMG 40
BskyB 42
Lloyds Banking Group 38
PWC 39
Ernst & Young 32
Microsoft 28
BP 31
Deloitte 24
The Co-Operative Group 23

6. Today's agenda
0900-0915 Welcome
0915-1000 James Tucker – GB Recruitment Manager, Britvic
1000-1045 Catherine Schlieben, Head of Recruitment ITV
1045-1130 Coffee, Networking and Meet the Sponsors
1130-1215 Giles Guest, Director, Enhance Media
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1415 James Dowling, Executive Search Manager and Head of Research, Centrica
1415-1515 Round Table Discussions
1515-1545 Coffee Break
1545-1630 Paul Harrison, Director, Carve Consulting
1630-1700 Open Forum (GF & EM) – Wrap Up – Q&A

7. “Recruiter’s Dictionary” Mugs
In-House Recruiter n.
Specialised variety of HR Professional engaged
in the endless and at times infuriating hunt for
Only £7.99
talent on behalf of a single company or group.
Often, a reformed agency recruiter who has
acknowledged the error of their ways and has
embarked on the path to recruitment
righteousness. Expert at forwarding CVs,
insulting agencies, tweeting nonsense and pulling
rare candidates out of a secret repository of
‘unicorns’ at the drop of a hiring manager’s hat.
See also ‘Magician’, ‘Miracle Worker’.

8. What’s your focus for the next six
months?
Need to make sure our events reflect what
you need!

9. Going Forward
• Feedback on today?
• Dates for the diary
• The FIRM Focus Groups
• 10th May - Building & Maintaining Talent Pools for Your Business, CocaCola, London
• 22nd May - Sourcing in Scotland, RBS, Edinburgh
• 24th May - Employee Referral Schemes, Willis, London
• One-Day Conference, Networking & Workshops
• 20th September - “Getting the Basics Right”, London
• What do YOU want to see or talk about?
- Capability/ recruiter performance?
- Future Talent?
- Employer Brand/ EVP?
IDEAS PLEASE

10. Recruiter priorities for next six
months
•Social media (content)
• Talent pipeline and pools •Structure of in-house teams
• Building strategic resourcing •ATS - blank paper vs making most of what
plans you've got
• for next three to five years •Candidate experience
• On boarding •Employer branding ( careers site)
• Bringing RPO in house •Engineering - make it attractive to candidates!
•Employee referral schemes
• Candidate engagement •Direct sourcing
• throughout the recruitment •Getting recruitment on the top table
• process •Talent community ( engagement even when no
• Stakeholder mgt roles)
• Operating models Inhouse/ •Budget and head count restraints
•Bringing your team forwards into the new model
• vendors Skills training
• Local vs global issues •Moving search in house
• Recruiting in Asia •Aligning selection to competency framework

11. Contacts
Gary Franklin –
gary@thefirm-network.com
07766 823 203
Emma Mirrington –
emma@thefirm-network.com
07855 312 314

12. Any Questions?!