12:30-1:00 PM: REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
Registration desk opens from 12:30 PM. Join us for coffee. Network with other delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
At #rhubnz we will set our gaze on being fearless. We will set our eyes on emerging trends from privacy laws to legal implications of social engagements, with a particular focus on solving the challenges faced by recruitment leaders. We will look at tools and new technologies, sourcing best-practices and will decipher the ever changing behavior of talent. Delegates will develop a big-picture view of talent acquisition and the tactical nous required to be an agent of change.
Over two days delegates can expect to experience a variety of learning methods. There will be plenary sessions, multiple-breakout sessions, group discussions and unconference style learning. There will be content catering to corporate recruiting strategies and improving technical sourcing expertise. Delegates will have ample opportunity to participate in the discussions. After two days you can expect to be a fearless change agent.
MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2014. DAY ONE RHUBNZ CONFERENCE
p.s: Please note sessions/speakers time and content may change.
1:00- 1:05 PM : WELCOME & RHUBNZ OVERVIEW
Welcome address from host AUT Business and overview of RHUBNZ conference by MC.
1:05- 1:45 PM : HARNESSING THE POWER OF BRAND AMBASSADORS TO SOURCE TALENT (PLENARY)
With everyone connected, sourcing is increasingly less about scouring the internet for names and increasingly more about pro-active harnessing of ‘brand amplifiers’. Candidates and consumers alike want to connect with everyday employees to gain a real sense of the organization’s culture and their fit. The first step is to strategically think about preparing your organization to activate employees as brand advocates.
In this session you learn from Bryan on how to effectively harness brand advocates to source talent.
Three things to learn:
– The role of content in finding talent
– How to communicate with the right audience
– The tools available to engage them to take action-
PRESENTER
Bryan Chaney, IBM
1:50- 2:50 PM : ADVANCED SEARCH STRATEGIES (WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON SOURCING TOOLS)
How can recruiters best harness the growing number of search tools and techniques? What search engines are the most effective? What new innovation in sourcing technology should recruiters pay attention to? In this session, jump into the myriad world of sourcing tools & software. Learn how to utilise browser extensions, parsing tools, filtering software and micro-tools to enhance your sourcing productivity. Laura will demonstrate the latest tools worth paying attention to, and identify those that don’t merit heavy investment. She will also lay down a strategy on how to embrace tools and not lose focus on the main goal of finding talent.
Laura will explore the latest trends and advances in search techniques. Learn how you can make sense of the growing number of ways sourcers can find talent.
Three things to learn:
– Advances in search techniques
– Latest sourcing tools and techniques
– Dissecting search engines (*note disclaimer below)
PRESENTER
Laura Stoker
1:50- 2:50 PM : DESIGN THINKING AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN SOLVING RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES
At it’s core, human-centred design is about better understanding peoples’ needs and designing solutions that meet those needs. What can recruiters learn from design thinking and human-centered design process?
In this session Optimal Experience will explain what human-centered design entails and how it can be used to innovate and solve problems. In this session delegates will explore how they can apply design thinking to solve their recruitment problems.
Three things to learn
– What is human centered design
– How to apply design thinking to recruitment
– Solving problems by thinking like a designer.
PRESENTERS
Suzanne Cross & Kelly Ann McKercher
2:50-3:10 PM: TEA BREAK (20 minutes)
Tea break. Network with other delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
3:10-3:40 PM UNDERSTANDING WORKFORCE TRENDS FOR FUTURE RECRUITMENT PLANNING
What does the future of workplaces look like? How will changes in NZ workforce shape the future of the country? Changes in the world of work and labour dynamics have a profound impact on HR and recruitment professionals. Professor Erling argues that recruiters must pay attention to the changes in the past and present to effectively prepare for the future.
In this session, professor Erling will shed light on the mega-trends and micro changes underway in NZ labour market and how they will affect those working in talent acquisition.
Three things to learn:
– Mega-trends in labour markets
– Employment relations and workplace trends
– Understand the future of labour movements
PRESENTER:
Erling Rasmussen
NZ Work Research Institute
3:40-4:10 PM: LESSONS FROM NZ GRAD AND YOUTH RECRUITMENT
The youth and graduate labour market make up a large and growing percentage of the NZ workforce and yet very little thought and time is given to the demographic and their aspirations and attitude to employment and employers. What new insights can we learn from the youth demographic in NZ?
In this session Tim will highlight the niche industry dedicated to harnessing the promise offered by the youth workforce, and the lessons they can offer. He will point out grad recruitment best-practices that can be applied to other forms of recruitment, besides highlighting the status of the youth demographic and what motivates them.
Three things to learn:
– Apply grad recruitment tactics to other recruitment
– Understanding the untapped youth talent pool
– Learn grad recruitment best-practices
– Understanding the untapped youth talent pool
– Learn grad recruitment best-practices
PRESENTER
Tim Watts
Tim Watts
3:40-4:10 PM : CAREER MANAGEMENT AS A RECRUITMENT TOOL
Candidates at most levels, but especially senior ones, are immensely concerned and motivated by their overall career progression and development. Yet very little time and effort is given to this aspect of the job seekers’ need by recruiters and HR professionals. In this session Julia will illustrate why a career management approach to recruitment is sensible business practice for recruiters, and help increase favourable candidate experience.
Julia will also demonstrate how to go about implementing a robust career management program that helps promote a win-win scenario for all parties involved.
Three things to learn:
– What is career management and its relevance
– Why career management is critical for recruiters
– How to impart career management as a recruitment tool
– Why career management is critical for recruiters
– How to impart career management as a recruitment tool
PRESENTER
Julia Stones
4:10-5:00 PM REDEFINING THE NEXUS BETWEEN HR AND RECRUITERS
In every organisation the nexus between recruiters and HR professionals is . What do HR want from recruiters? And what are recruiters expectations? What’s HR view on recruiters? Is the HR department misunderstood by recruiters? How can HR & recruiters work together?
In this session a panel consisting of HR directors and Recruitment leaders will discuss a range of topics including how to work better together.
PRESENTERS/PANELISTS
Chris Till/ Duncan Brown/ Rowan Tonkin/ Warren Young / Simon Bennett /chaired by Julia Stones
5:00 PM-6:00 #RHUBSOCIAL NETWORKING DRINKS
At RHUBNZ we are big on networking. It’s a great opportunity to meet other recruiters and make new friends. Lasting connections and friendships are formed at #RHUBNZ.
TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2014. DAY TWO RHUBNZ CONFERENCE
8:45-9:00 AM REGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE
Join us early for coffee. Network with other delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
9:00-9:50 AM: EMBRACING THE FUTURE OF RECRUITMENT MARKETING IN THE PRESENT
The future of recruitment is already in our midst. Advances in semantic search and conversational boolean means the methods to engage and source talent is increasingly sophisticated. In this session Bryan will shed light on his experiment with IBM’s Watson and it’s application in targeting talent.
Combining crystal gazing and practical wisdom gained from years of working in sourcing and branding Bryan will demonstrate the
Three things to learn:
– Recruitment marketing’s future role and impact
– What technologies will have profound impact on sourcing
– Analytics and its role in sourcing (reference to Watson)
PRESENTER
Bryan Chaney, IBM
9:50-10:30 AM: CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE AS A RECRUITMENT STRATEGY
How can talent sourcing keep up with rapid business growth and structural changes within the company? How can recruiters take responsibility for supporting the promotion of an industry as a good career option?
The Warehouse talent sourcing team have faced some interesting challenges in recent times as the business has grown and changed its structure. Matt will talk through how they have adapted their activity and strategies according to the business needs and the necessity of resource challenges. Managing a mix of volume recruitment and senior level corporate recruitment (and everything in between) while incorporating proactive activity has meant that the team has evolved as the business evolved in recent years.
Three things to learn:
– Adapting to the changes in the business to best support them|
– Moving from reactive to proactive sourcing
– Growth from two to 15+ brands and how to support them
PRESENTER
Matt Bartlett
10:30 - 10:50 AM: MORNING TEA
Tea break. Network with other delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
10:50-11:30 AM: OPTIMISING RECRUITMENT ROI
How can recruitment processes and results can be optimised within the constrains of a budget? Which process in the recruitment cycle is the biggest bottleneck to efficiency? How can talent-pipeline management contribute to overall recruitment ROI?
In this session Warren will shed light on the recruitment function at one the largest and complex public sector organisation in NZ. From installing a recruitment system to managing the requirements of various stakeholders, Warren has been instrumental in changing the role, responsiblities and results of the recruitment function. Learn how robust and proper selection processes can achieve stellar results.
Three things to learn:
– Optimising corporate recruitment ROI
– Simplifying complex recruitment bottlenecks
– How to implement talent pipelining & workforce planning
PRESENTER:
Warren Young
11:30-12:00 AM : AGILE RECRUITMENT: LESSONS FROM AN AGILE COMPANY
What practices can recruiters steal from successful software development teams to improve sourcing and recruitment capabilities? Can candidate experience be improved by adopting certain process and methods in the recruitment lifecycle? How can recruiters do more with less resources?
In this session learn how agile practices can be applied to recruitment with successful outcomes. some of the tools and strategies that she has seen help recruiting operations around the world.
Three things to learn:
– Lessons from lean startups
– Agile processes for agile recruitment
– Improving candidates experience
PRESENTER
Kirsti Grant
12:00 - 12:40 PM : FACING FACEBOOK FOR TALENT : MASTERING FB GRAPH SEARCH
Facebook continues to grow by leaps and bounds, opening up the potential for recruiters to contact almost 2 billion people. How can sourcers best harness the largest social networking site in the world? Is the new Graph Search function a game changer for sourcers?
In this session Laura will explore the latest trends and search techniques to harness Facebook’s huge database. Learn how you can make sense of the growing number of ways sourcers can find talent.
Three things to learn:
– Advanced Facebook Graph Search
– Latest search techniques
– Cross referencing FB profiles (*note disclaimer below)
PRESENTER
Laura Stoker
12:00 - 12:40 PM : RECRUITMENT STORYTELLING LESSONS FROM NZ DEFENCE FORCE
What can recruiters learn from the NZ Defence force, one of the largest employers in NZ? With a headcount over 14,000 NZDF is one of the largest employers in NZ. Faced with the challenge of hiring 1900 new recruits each year NZDF have to invest heavily in selling a story that can resonate with the demographics. Using a wide range of tools and channels NZDF has been able to tell a compelling story with the demographic they target.
In this session we will hear the inside story on how NZDF managed to attract new recruit each year. We will learn the tools and strategies implemented.
Three things to learn:
– How to tell a compelling recruitment story
– VIDEO and its role in recruitment
– Social recruitment the defence way
PRESENTERS
Wendy Wright & Xanthe Prentice
12:40-1:30 PM: NETWORKING LUNCH
Network and make new friends over lunch. A great opportunity to meet our speakers and some of our sponsors.
1:30-2:10 PM: RECRUITMENT 3:0: A BUSINESS MODEL IN TRANSITION
What does the modern recruiter look like and how can you position yourself to succeed when the next major disruption happens? In this session Iain will share how the components of the recruitment process have changed and what will happen next. He will focus on the “human” components and the effect that technology changes have made to those parts of the recruitment process. Find out the skills you will need as a recruiter to insulate against irrelevance. In addition Iain will provide an update on the Privacy case that affects all those in the recruitment industry, both internal and external.
Three things to learn:
– Understanding changes in the recruitment landscape
– What skills recruiters need to have, now
– What skills recruiters will need in the future
PRESENTER:
Iain MacGibbon
2:10-2:50 PM : BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS SOURCING FUNCTION FOR WORLD CLASS TALENT
Building and managing an internal sourcing function for a large company is almost akin to running a separate start-up entity. The challenges are numerous – managing stakeholders, building internal expertise, justifying resource allocations and sourcing talent. But the rewards are also abundant – cost savings, improved sourcing metrics and contributing to overall corporate success. Fonterra is one of the largest employers in NZ to build a successful hybrid model of talent sourcing.
In this session we will hear about the Fonterra sourcing journey – from building the internal function to delivering goals. We will hear the challenges faced, failures and achievements. The session will also hone in on the sourcing tactics used by Fonterra to find talent across NZ.
Three things to learn:
– Sourcing exceptional talent with a hybrid model
– Building a world-class sourcing team and infrastructure
– Overcoming talent sourcing challenges
– Sourcing exceptional talent with a hybrid model
– Building a world-class sourcing team and infrastructure
– Overcoming talent sourcing challenges
PRESENTERS
Katrina Richie & Louise McLean
Katrina Richie & Louise McLean
2:10-2:50 PM : NAVIGATING LEGAL POTHOLES FOR A LITIGATION FREE RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE
How is the legal landscape shaping up for recruitment agencies in 2015? What do recruiters need to know? Recruiters need to be on top of the ever changing legal landscape governing the workforce and workplaces across NZ. Navigating through public policy changes, taxation trends and migration laws will offer insights on how recruiters can effectively insulate themselves and their business when recruiting.
Three things to learn:
– Changing legal landscape for recruiters
– Privacy laws and its implication on sourcing talent
– How to insulate recruiters from litigation
PRESENTERS
Jennifer Mills & Ronni Cabraal
2:50-3:10 PM: AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
Tea break. Network with other delegates, get to know our speakers and meet our partners.
3:10-3:40 PM CANDIDATE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT - THE NEW RECRUITMENT CURRENCY
Sourcing is changing, if social media has contributed one thing to the recruitment industry it has levelled the playing field. Agency databases still retain power through their consultant added information, but with over 1 million NZ users, candidate data is now available to everyone. This has created a white noise effect whereby skilled candidates expect to receive regular job approaches as a normal part of their work life.
Therefore the skill of a recruiter is now less about finding candidates and more about how to engage with them to get a response to their opportunity. In this session Chris will discuss his methods on social candidate engagement for both one-off and on-going sourcing projects.
Three things to learn:
– Social candidate engagement
– Understanding candidate behaviour
– How to build a candidate referral
PRESENTER
Chris South
3:10-3:40 PM : RECRUITING & MANAGING RECRUITERS - THE FOOLPROOF STRATEGY
How do you create a high performing recruitment culture? How do you motivate and manage recruiters to perform consistently? What is the secret to getting the best out of recruiters?
Drawing from his experience in running one of the most successful recruitment firms in NZ, in this session Simon will show how to get the best out of recruiters.
Presenter:
Simon Bennett
’3:40-4:10
At #RHUBNZ every delegate will have an opportunity to participate. We will have discussions on subjects raised by delegates and crowdsourced before the event starts. There will be lots of opportunity to share and learn how recruitment is performed across different industries.
The unconference sessions will be coordinated by Amanda Sterling
Presenter:
Amanda Sterling
4:20-5:00 PM : CONQUERING FEAR TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS
Fearless is not the same as absence of fear. In an entrepreneur journey spanning decades Diane has overcome obstacles after obstacles by refusing to be bogged down by fear of failure. In this keynote session she will share her journey to become one of the most successful business women in NZ.
Three things to learn:
– Overcoming fears to achieve success
– The definition of fear and fearlessness
– The definition of fear and fearlessness
– How to overcome obstacles
PRESENTER
Diane Foreman
5:00 PM-6:00 #RHUBSOCIAL NETWORKING DRINKS
At RHUBNZ we are big on networking. It’s a great opportunity to meet other recruiters and make new friends. Lasting connections and friendships are formed at #RHUBNZ.
NOTES:
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- Sessions time may change. Delegates will be notified if there are changes to the content or session times
- Presentations slides will be mailed to delegates after the event. There is a possibility that some slides will not be made available by the speakers
