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Radical Recruit, Mitcham (2026)

24/06/2024

We’re often approached by corporates wanting to support Radical Recruit. Despite many conversations, small charities like ours mainly need financial support or pro bono services to cut costs.

Goodwill and brand association are great, but they don’t cover our essential needs like bills, staff salaries, emergency aid, marketing, new sponsor sign-ups, or in-work support for our candidates.

Enter GNC Technology Limited. They’ve committed to sponsoring us with pro bono tech support, treating our small charity with the same professionalism as their big clients.

This sponsorship translates to £20,000 in annual cost savings, allowing us to:

- 🤩 Pay the bills
- 🤩 Pay our staff
- 🤩 Cover emergency aid for Radicals in crisis
- 🤩 Market our services
- 🤩 Sign new sponsors
- 🤩 Provide in-work support

A huge thanks to Rob Coxon, Ian Banyard, Paul Guha, and Ian Cameron for their leadership. If more businesses followed GNC’s lead, charities like ours could better support vulnerable people and create a fairer world.

22/03/2024

‘We can’t employ ex-offenders, sorry!’

WRONG. That’s a choice businesses make when they are too scared or uninterested in doing the work.

26/02/2024

🎉 Exciting Update on Diversity 2024: Shaping an Inclusive Future in Talent (Free Event) 🎉

🗓️ Save the Date: 19th March 2024, 6 PM at HelloFresh London HQ (60 Worship St, EC2A 2EZ).

🌟 We’re thrilled to announce our stellar panel for the evening, bringing diverse perspectives to the table:

💥 On stage, we’ll have Akbar Karenga presenting and talking about the future of diversity.

💥 Emily Owen - TA Manager HelloFresh, will be moderating a fabulous line of guests.
💥 Bhumika Zhaveri, MBA - Author & Speaker for DEI, Neurodiversity & HR Lead at Amazon
💥 Alicia Richardson - Founder & Podcast Host BlackCreateConnect
💥 Emma Freivogel - Founder & CEO of Radical Recruit and Co-Founder of B-Radical
💥 Theo Smith - Author & Speaker for DEI & Neurodiversity, Co-Founder of Neurodiversity World - Powered by Dynamis Group

🚀 With limited seating, this is an exclusive opportunity to gain insights from leading voices in diversity and inclusion.

🔗 Reserve your seat now at https://lnkd.in/e8XyCZp7 and ensure you’re part of this transformative event.

📌 Don’t forget to mark your calendars and save the date in your diary for an evening of enriching discussions at the HelloFresh London offices. Join us in shaping a more inclusive future in the world of talent!

Who’s coming?

Reserve your seat now at https://lnkd.in/e8XyCZp7

26/02/2024

🎉 Good News Alert! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce Fran Borg-Wheeler as the newest member of the Radical Recruit board! 🌟 From a chance LinkedIn connection to a destiny-fueled partnership, Fran brings her lifelong dedication and profound understanding of the charity sector to our team.

Fran has been an integral part of our journey—our cheerleader, benefactor, and a vigilant guardian of our collective well-being. Her wisdom in the professional realm as a beacon for charity leaders, advocating self-compassion and essential leadership practices, is just what we need to propel us forward.

With over 20 years of experience and a knack for fundraising like no other, Fran’s appointment couldn’t have us more excited. Welcome to the family, Fran! Your impact starts now. 💖✨

10/11/2023

A huge part of what we do is getting people to realise their potential.

When you’ve grown up surrounded by poor role models, consistently been told you’re not good enough and then time and time again are overlooked for work by employers and recruiters, you start to believe the lies.

Our service isn’t just about finding people jobs.

We don’t operate a “bum on a seat” type model and we are not interested in shoehorning people into jobs that aren’t going to inspire them and pay them so little that they’re trapped in the constant cycle of poverty.

We empower people with the skills, tools and confidence they need to secure long-term and meaningful employment – and be paid fairly for it.

Often this starts by making connections.

Connecting our candidates with good humans who help them to recognise the skills they have so they start to see the value they offer an organisation, in turn, creating the confidence they need to nail an interview.

Sometimes these sessions are a one off.

We’ve worked with some candidates for three years.

Sometimes a session will last an hour.

We’ve been known to spend three hours prepping for interviews with particularly nervous or vulnerable Radicals.

The Radical Recruit Christmas Crowdfunder will allow us to continue this work into 2024, supporting those who are the greatest need of support and ensuring that they don’t “fall through the cracks” again.

Whether it’s £5 or £10 that you have spare personally, or a larger, corporate charity-allocated pot that you could put to good use, we’d be so incredibly grateful for your support.

Link in the comments to donate – and thanks in advance💛

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/radical-recruit-christmas-crowdfunder

09/11/2023

🌟 Meet Jamie, Our Young Radical 🌟

From hearing "you're a piece of s**t" daily from his mother, to fighting against his deep-seated fear of failure, Jamie's journey hasn’t been easy.

But with Radical Recruit, he found hope. 🌱

We watched in awe as Jamie transformed, from stepping into his first workshop to landing his first Radical job in administration.

Now, he's thriving in bigger, better roles – proof that belief can turn lives around. ✨

Radical Recruit runs on sheer passion, not big sponsors.

We believe in people like Jamie, providing them chances they've never had. But to keep this going, we need YOU. 💪

🎄 This Christmas, your company can be a part of this magic.

For just £1,500, sponsor a Radical like Jamie.

You'll get a certificate for your generosity which you might like to display on the office fridge, share on LinkedIn or include in your staff Chrissy cards.

You’ll also get access to our bi-weekly virtual volunteering in 2024 - a perfect addition to your festive corporate giving! 🎁

💖 Join us in this win-win-win journey. Donation link in our bio!

20/05/2023

Yesterday, the B-Radical Ltd team got together in London to film some content for social media for B-Rad and our now charity,

Here’s a candid snap of me receiving directions from Aladdin, our camera man and producer!

If I were to describe yesterdays experience as succinctly and creatively as possible, I’d say it was like ‘herding cats’.

Four big personalities.

Four silly hearts.

Four talkers who tend not to know when to shadddup!

Heck knows how these ‘up to sixty second reels’ will turn out.

Good or not so, I expect our next attempt will be significantly better and more efficient than our first.

And that’s true of most things we do in business life, right?

Fail, learn, iterate, go again, do better.

One of the key talking points from yesterday is that when it comes to ‘diversity’, we can always do better.

So my key take away seems rather apt.

My HUGE thanks to Sage for allowing us to use their swanky office to shoot the film. Stay tuned for some Radical reels folks!

24/11/2022

Radical Rocking Riverside today!

Today, Team Radical kicked off a project to support Radical people closer to the labour market.

We are privileged to meet and work alongside people with such incredible talent to help them progress towards their employment goals.

A huge thank you to the wonderful Pam and all the Radicals who made us feel so incredibly welcome.

We have made a great start on identifying hidden skills and talents today and look forward to ensuring each of our Radicals has a great CV, improved interview technique and the confidence to secure a job they love.

The photo below shows Grace Amber (sitting down), Izzy Hood (our amazing volunteer), Alisha Bobb (our Volunteer and Engagement Manager) and the wonderful Pam from Riverside.

Feeling positive about the difference we made today and great to spend time with the girls too…

05/11/2022

🔑Today, we're talking KEY ACHIEVEMENTS because their seems to be some confusions about these and we dislike confusion at Radical!

Key achievements are NOT what you do on a day-to-day basis.

What you do on a day-to-day basis ARE job duties/responsibilities.

You will have MORE job duties/responsibilities than key achievements.

Unless you are superhuman; in which case, we take it all back!

A great CV will contain BOTH job duties/responsibilities AND key achievements.

So how do you tell the difference between the two?

Job duties/responsibilities describe WHAT you/your candidate does.

Key achievements describe HOW WELL YOU/YOUR CANDIDATE DO WHAT THEY DO.

When listing you key achievements, the trick is to give SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.

"I cut costs' is NOT specific enough.

Employers and recruiters want to know more.

So ask yourselves these types of questions:

How much?

In what time frame?

For what reason?

With what end goal in mind?

How?

'I lowered my team's spend on Nando's by using vouchers I was gifted by my Aunty last Christmas that were due to expire' is UNLIKELY to be seen as a key achievement.

BUT ...

'I reviewed the businesses catering supplier list having been astounded by the previous years spend. Having identified an opportunity to streamline our PSL process and save money, I invited existing suppliers as well as other prospects to tender for our business. Cost, among other things, like supplier sustainability practices were a key metric to assess each application. By formalising the process to become a supplier, and making it more competitive, I was able to dive down the cost of catering by 13% per annum as well as secure partnerships with ethical suppliers who shared our businesses commitment to planet and place'.

Now THAT, is an key achievement.

In fact, its several achievements bundled into one OUTRAGEOUSLY GREAT KEY ACHIEVEMENT!

See where we are going with this?

See what a huge difference those bare simple questions make if you take the time to ask yourself them?

So, if you're a candidate who needs help to unveil or articulate YOUR key achievements, register with us.

And if you're an employer looking to meet candidates who are not only diverse, but whose CVs are not full of jargon, buzzwords and fluff and which ARE full of achievements that are thoughtfully tailored to the roles you are recruiting for .... it's probably time that you get in touch with our Recruitment Manager, Holly.

[email protected]

11/10/2022

If you're looking to kickstart your career, join us for our next Meet the Team and Jobs Info session TOMORROW AT 12PM ON ZOOM!

We're pretty good at supporting people with barriers to work.

But don't just take our word for it - watch this video of Peter who is autistic and who we've helped to overcome some of his barriers to work including boosting confidence and interview skills!

Can't attend?

Register anyway. We will send you a recording.

REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3rDoYIL

ps. thanks for the Birthday wishes Peter, you SUPERSTAR!!

11/10/2022

Out of work and struggling with your identity?

Ask yourself this question:

What words would your friends, family, college tutors, work placement supervisor or previous boss use to describe you?

If we were to hazard a guess ... none would use the word 'unemployed'.

Sure, you may not be in work at the moment. But is that really what you should be leading with?

At Radical, much of the reason we love what we do is because of the people we get to spending time working with.

We think most people in most businesses would say the same thing.

So what would they say about you?

Might they say:

“Kind”

“Caring”

“Ambitious”

“Inspiring”

“Intelligent”

“Brave”

“Determined”

“Calming”

“Personable”

“Conscientious”

“Responsible”

“Adventurous”

So if you are reading this post and this resonates with you, allow us to inject a little RADICAL perspective ....

YOU ARE NOT YOUR EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

This is a period of time where your skills and experience are not being utilised.

THIS IS NOT A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE YOU ARE 'LESS THAN' OR 'USELESS'

You have skills. You have experience. You offer great value.

YOU'VE JUST NOT FOUND YOUR WORK HOME YET.

We can help with that.

If you're in need of a hand with your job search, the link to register with us!

10/10/2022

If you're a job seeker looking to kickstart their career, we can probably help.

Like we did with Kamal who landed a role in social media marketing we're here to support with all things CV's, introductions to employers and interview prep.

We caught up with Kamal who wished us a happy birthday - it was last week! He also had some nice things to say about our services. Take a look!

And if you're looking to kickstart your career, join us for our next Meet the Team and Jobs Info session this Wednesday.

Can't attend?

Register anyway. We will send you a recording.

REGISTER HERE: https://buff.ly/3rDoYIL

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