What are the best recruitment strategies for an improving economy ?
Anne McCafferty, Head of Retail HR, BestBuy Europe/The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC will provide tha answers at the Retail HR & Workforce Management Summit Feb 9th 2010
With an increased amount of talent now looking for new job opportunities, eager to prove themselves in an insecure job market; the smarter retailers are viewing the economic climate as an opportunity to maintain competitive advantage and market share through creating a leaner, motivated, highly skilled and adaptable workforce that is well placed to capitalise on the upturn.
Confirmed speakers for the 2010 summit include:
Anne McCafferty, Head of Retail HR, BestBuy Europe/The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC
Annette Middlebrook, Group Human Resources Director, Clinton Cards
Owen Hickey, Head of Colleague Engagement, ASDA (Personnel Today Award Winner 2009 for Innovation in Recruitment & Retention)
Ryan Cheyne, Head of HR, Pets at Home Ltd (winner of the 2008 Employer of the Year Award at the People in Retail Awards and nominated for The Reward & Recognition Award at The 2009 Personnel Today Awards)
Liz Bramley, Head of Employee Engagement & Diversity, The Co-operative Group (one of The Great Place to Work Institute’s 50 Great Places to Work 2009)
Rachel Howard, EMEA Consumer HR Business Partner, Dell
Nick Rowe, Group Head of Learning and Development, Punch Taverns
Naomi Hewitt, HR Director, The Net-a-Porter Group (one of Times Online’s Top 100 companies to work for 2009)
Rowena Cooper, Retail Recruitment Manager, WM. Morrison Supermarkets PLC
Barbara Sutherland, Head of Capability, Lloydspharmacy (nominated for the Innovation in Recruitment & Retention Award at The 2009 Personnel Today Awards)
Lee Evans, Group Recruitment Manager, New Look Group
Anita Douglas, HR Director, Peter Vardy (one of Times Online’s Top 100 companies to work for 2009)
With regular networking opportunities throughout the day and plenty of opportunities to ask our visionary speakers your burning retail questions during our interactive discussions, can you really afford not to attend?
For more information contact janeh@theretailbulletin.com or visit the conference website here.