There’s a huge talent pool out there that’s largely untapped. In this episode, I sit down with Emma Freivogel, the Founder & CEO of Radical Recruit and Co-Founder at B-Radical to learn more.
Emma moved from Australia to London 11 years ago, and since then, she’s built Radical Recruit as the UK's only charitable recruiter for businesses that want to level the playing field for radical people and communities.
We dive deep into the process that Radical Recruit goes through in hiring people who’ve suffered adverse life experiences, such as prison leavers. Emma gives her view on the business case of hiring people from these backgrounds and how they’re convincing organisations.
Emma shares some incredible stories of the lives that Radical Recruit has changed. From the challenge Emma faced with putting together a CV for someone who had spent the last 10 years in prison, to the financier who was let go after 26 years as a result of a retrospective DBS check and is now running a business and making more money than ever.
The lack of available support for prison leavers is causing people from these backgrounds to go right back to where they started. Emma’s mission is to change this, to decrease homelessness and help businesses reap the benefits of this unique form of recruitment.
Covered in this episode -
The benefits of hiring people from diverse backgrounds.
The issues with the lack of support for prison leavers.
How Emma put together a CV for someone who had spent the last ten years in prison.
The story of a financier who was let go after 26 years after a retrospective DBS check.
Discovering what people are good at when they have no confidence in their skills.
How Radical Recruit is able to derisk the hiring process for organisations.
What is the response from organisations after hiring through Radical Recruit?
How to get involved with hiring more radically.
LEARN MORE
Radical Recruit - https://radicalrecruit.co.uk/Diversely - https://www.diversely.io/Diversely on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverselyio/
CONNECT
Emma Freivogel on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmafreivogel/
Helen McGuire on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenmcguireme/
Diversely on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverselyio/
LISTEN
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0FRssDsAUpx1WCbxDfvFoG
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-d-igest-a-diversely-podcast/id1607041648
