Diversity, equity & inclusion

Any organisation which wants to implement a successful diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy needs to properly understand where they currently are in relation to best practice.

At Reed Talent Solutions, we have the skills, tools, and knowledge to do just that and make strategic recommendations to help move your strategy forward.

Our DE&I audit focuses on five key steps, looking at all facets of your organisation and identifying any gaps or process issues:

• Data - Our experts carry out a review of how you gather, and handle candidate demographics and protected characteristics data gained through your recruitment processes.

• We assess useability, accessibility and inclusivity of the technology you use as part of the hiring process.

• Our team will analyse a selection of job descriptions, vacancy adverts, and candidate communications, and can identify potential biases.

• We examine your processes such as CV reviewing, assessment methods, and onboarding journeys.

• The team will advise how your organisational processes align with best practice DE&I strategies as well as any commitments you have made. Going beyond recruitment we will consider retention, ensuring that your people strategy, development, and reward offering give all employees the best opportunities for growth and progression.

Your recruitment process is the first interaction that those looking for work will have with your organisation. It is therefore vital that it is inclusive for all.

Designed by experts in DE&I and honed by the experience of over 200 recruitment professionals, our inclusive recruitment training is aimed at professionals in human resources, talent acquisition, and culture and inclusion roles.

This training is delivered virtually, over two sessions, and helps attendees embed inclusion into all recruitment and hiring activities. It amplifies knowledge and understanding, guiding delegates to examine situations from the perspective of others and enabling them to understand why and how to make a difference.

To develop an effective DE&I strategy, organisations need to ensure their employees understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion and how it can transform your business.

We provide focussed workshops to help achieve this. They will:

• Target specific DE&I topics

• Give you actionable recommendations and advice

• Add value into leadership or team strategy days

• Provide an introduction to DE&I training

Our DE&I workshops are suitable for organisations at all stages of their DE&I journey. They are ideal as part of teambuilding and leadership days, or to highlight core campaigns such as Pride or Black History Month across your organisation.

The workshops can be delivered either in person or virtually. Covering everything from active allyship and beating bias, to getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

If you're looking to embrace DE&I and create an environment that celebrates innovation and ideas, while boosting retention and enhancing your employer brand - our workshops fit the bill.

With over 20 years of inclusion experience coupled with Reed’s 65 years of recruitment knowledge, our in-house specialists have both the lived and learned experience to educate and inspire. Whether it is through speaking engagements, panel moderation, interviews, or as research contributors, we can provide practical advice on how to move the business of inclusion forwards.

As well as providing you with access to a network of external speakers, you can benefit from exclusive access to our experienced in-house specialists.

Our thought leadership packages will:

• Provide thought-provoking content for team days and events

• Demystify how DE&I subjects are relevant to everyone

• Boost engagement with your employees

• Engage diverse stakeholder groups

As specialists in talent advisory, we are experienced in designing bespoke solutions for complex situations, and the world of diversity, equity, and inclusion is no different. We deal with the art of the possible, addressing your needs with our expertise. Examples of our advisory service offerings are:

• Hiring process transformation - We can review and design solutions around your end-to-end hiring processes.

• DE&I attraction strategy - By deploying our DE&I and recruitment marketing experts, we will produce strategies tailored towards your talent attraction challenges. This will provide advice on how to appeal to different demographics, ensuring continuity throughout the employee lifecycle.

• Accreditation applications - Completing applications for DE&I accreditations and awards is very time consuming. Reed Talent Solutions can help HR professionals and leadership teams that are time-short to curate their submission. We will work with your organisation to gather evidence and complete your applications/assessments to the highest standard.

• Retained specialist - For organisations whose requirement for an DE&I specialist exists, but does not extend to a full-time position, we are able to offer you access to regular consulting days with our experts. This allows you to take advantage of our expert DE&I knowledge and skills to assist in tasks such as reviewing policy updates or testing out new tech solutions from an accessibility standpoint, providing you with the skills and experience at a fraction of the cost.

• DE&I strategy – Reed Talent Solutions can work with you to understand where you are on your DE&I journey, as well as where you want to be. Our strategy will detail the steps you need to take to achieve your goals, as well as the rationale and methodologies behind our thinking.

• Bespoke requirements - Whatever your DE&I requirements, Reed Talent Solutions can help. Our in-house specialists and network of compliant external consultants can inform, educate, and advise.