The workshop will consider the candidate lifecycle from a neuro and disability-friendly perspective, including candidate attraction, application, and assessment. The session will be developed in response to the group's interests and needs.
You’ll come away with:
- An appreciation of how standard recruitment practices may unintentionally disadvantage some neurodivergent candidates
- An understanding of how to tailor the candidate experience to neuro-distinct and disabled candidates.
- Practical examples of how to tailor processes, resources, and tools.
Pre-session materials:
Please share any scenarios or documentation in advance, and we will explore them in the session through discussion and feedback.
Examples of documents and resources to share include:
- D&I statements
- Job descriptions,
- Examples of application methods, interview questions, candidate packs
- Examples of assessment methods - candidate instructions
- Recruitment policies
- Anonymised case studies
Please provide no later than a week before the event - you can forward these to claire.angus@cambridgenetwork.co.uk.
Speaker Bio: Dr Deborah Leveroy: Head of Research & Consultancy
Deborah works strategically with corporate clients to enable neuroinclusion in the workplace through our consultancy and audit services. Deborah also works with academic research partners on impact-driven research projects, developing NB’s research and innovation agenda.
She has a Ph.D. in dyslexia, performance training, and inclusion from the University of Kent. Her practice-based research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, books, and toolkits (including Routledge, and the British Dyslexia Association).
Deborah is also an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Healthcare and Communities at Coventry University.
Speaker Bio: Bronwyn Francis:
People & Culture Manager. Bronwyn has previously worked in a wide range of sectors - both private and public - including technology, telecoms and robotics in roles across Business Partnering, Learning & Development and Reward.
From a neurodiversity perspective, Bronwyn enjoys supporting line managers and employees to flourish in their roles, using both their HR knowledge and lived experience to support and guide.
Bronwyn is an experienced Employee Disability Network Lead and they enjoy mentoring and supporting other late-diagnosed autistic people. For the past 3 years, they have been working with Coventry University and Sussex University to support research into how disabled and/or neurodivergent people experience remote work.
