PA360: Thinking 'outside the box' key to successful recruitment

'Attitude over skill'

Julia Bahr
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Facing the challenges of recruitment and training process, as well as understanding the importance of diversity, are essential when it comes to building successful teams, delegates at PA360 heard.

Anna Sofat, CEO of Womens Wealth Advocate, said that recruiting from ‘outside the box' is of high importance. Her business is open to attracting talent from all kinds of backgrounds. "We need people to share our values, people who have the right attitude, that's key," she said. "We focus on whether a potential candidate is the right person for our business rather than looking at qualifications first. When it comes to creating a diverse business, be open-minded and think consciously about how you can make your business more diverse." Nigel Hatt, head of pensions at Tilney Smith and Wil...

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