Ep 229: Improving Social Mobility
Contact: matt@metashift.co.uk\n Social mobility is a critical issue in a lot of countries. What should employers be doing to increase social mobility and how effective can their efforts be in terms of tangible results?\n My guest this week is Lisa Scales, Head of Resourcing, Executive and New Talent at Severn Trent, a large UK based utilities company. Severn Trent has recently moved up to 3rd place in The Social Mobility Employer Index as a result of their innovative work in this area and is seeing huge benefits as an organisation from their initiatives.\n In the interview, we discuss:\n \u2022 The definition of social mobility and what it means to Severn Trent as an organisation\n \u2022 Recruiting on equal terms to show opportunities to a massive pool of untapped talent\n \u2022 Schools engagement\n \u2022 Work experience focused on employability.\n \u2022 Thinking different about the recruitment process\n \u2022 The Social Mobility Pledge\n Lisa also talks about the results Severn Trent as seeing from their initiatives and the considerable benefits to the business.\n Subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts