The National Recruitment and Retention Summit 2011

The Australian economy is continuing to rebound and expand across a number of industries and sectors which has allowed businesses to emerge strongly from the Global Financial Crisis. Recruitment drives are now increasing as a result of the growth but many companies are finding themselves in a similar position to pre 2008 where skills shortages posed difficulties. With a limited amount of skilled workers available, companies are having facing tough competition with attracting new people to their business as well as retaining existing staff.

IQPC is pleased to present The National Recruitment & Retention Summit 2011. This event has been specifically designed for HR Professionals, Recruitment Specialists, Attraction & Retention Managers, Learning & Development Managers, Remuneration & Benefits Manager as well as People Managers to discuss how to create a successful recruitment process, retaining existing staff through creating an attractive and supportive environment as well as key metrics to measure and improve the recruitment and retention process.

This event will provide an interactive forum for anyone with an interest in recruitment & retention to share the problems, ideas, solutions and strategies to overcome the many issues facing the industry at the moment.

What Is the Main Focus of the Conference?

This event will share invaluable information from organisations that have developed solutions to successfully manage and overcome these issues.

Streamlining the recruitment process through innovative attraction methods
Creating a supportive and sustainable environment to develop and retain staff
Developing HR metrics that can improve recruitment and retention methods

Topics Covered at Recruitment and Retention Summit are:

This year you will hear expert presentations that will enhance your knowledge and ultimately improve the bottom line of your business in these key areas:

Recruiting, Retaining & Engaging Quality Staff through Driving Culture to Suit All
Creating a Working Environment that is Unique, Attractive & Sustainable
Employer Value Proposition: Positioning your Company as “THE” Place to Work
Gaining Advantage in a Highly Competitive & Tight Market: Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Considering all Factors Associated with Internal Recruitment vs. Agency
Building Loyalty Amongst your Employees through Alternative Methods of Retention
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs that Offer Sustainable Careers and Nurture Future Leaders
Effective Workforce Planning Strategies: Think Global Work Local
Preventative Measures to Ensure your Employees don’t become Active Candidates
Practical Approaches to Adopt when Utilising Social Media within your Recruitment Process
Building an Employer Brand Centered Around Innovation
Measuring Competency, Quality & Cultural Fit of Candidates to Ensure Your Selection is Correct and you can Retain
Strengthening your Brand Presence & Aligning your Employees to Ensure Continuous Engagement
Top 10 Strategies to Create and Sustain a Culture of Recognition
Building an Effective Employer Value Proposition
The Role of Social Media in Effective Workforce Management
Effective Strategies to Attract and Retain a Quality Workforce

From this, attendees will be able to:

Learn how to attract quality individuals through developing effective recruitment strategies
Restructure your recruitment process to save time and cut costs
Take away tools to imitate the best recruitment and retention ideas available today
Listen to key case studies adopted by Australia’s top companies to work for
Participate in interactive discussions on each topic through facilitated round table discussions
Network with leading HR specialists throughout Australia
Meet and network with leading providers of the technology, services and products that can assist you in achieving your goals
Focused technical presentations and workshops