Desk research — what does it entail?

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“Kate’s exceptional ability to deal with complex topics in a simple and engaging manner is incredible. Her level of engagement is extremely high and her natural passion and enthusiasm are inspirational. As an HR professional her expertise is second to none but it is her ability to share and educate which is so special.”
Sarah Hopkins
Director
ResourceBank Recruitment Ltd

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“Kate has been instrumental in developing a recruitment toolkit designed specifically with the needs of a World Class Commissioning workforce in mind. The toolkit represents best practice and as such is an essential facility for our HR practitioners as well as recruiting managers looking to source the right candidate for the right job. Kate and her team have been great to work — a mix of professionalism, flare and fun — all essential ingredients to stay the course and ensure the project deliverables were realised.”
Rosalyn Jack
Director of Workforce & Development
Portsmouth NHS

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“As Chairman of DWP’s Employer Engagement on Disability Steering Group, I can vouch for the excellence that Kate Headley and The Clear Company have brought to bear in developing a very practical “tool-kit” for employers on how to recruit and retain disabled people, and they have done this through a very involving process with major and SME employers across the country.”
James Partridge
Chief Executive
Changing Faces

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“I really like the guidance (and I’ve read quite a lot in my time). It is easy to read, very practical, reassuring and importantly focuses on identifying cultural, attitudinal and physical barriers that affect disabled people, and then talks about removing them. In my view it reflects and indeed promotes a social model of disability approach… in fact it indicates that the social model’s ideas are beginning to be genuinely mainstreamed into current thinking and practice. ”
Graham Findlay
Positive Action for Disability Manager
Chartered Institute of Housing

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“The Clear Company designed and delivered a series of workshops for the in-house recruitment teams at KPMG. We selected Clear on the basis of their best practice knowledge, recruitment and diversity expertise and ability to engage with different stakeholder groups. Our recruitment teams left with action plans and enthusiasm for change which continues to this day.”
Sarah Bond
KPMG

We commence our approach with desk research of central policy and of specific recruitment projects. We track the audit trail, noting gaps as well as highlighting areas for improvement, best practice that can be shared and opportunities for change. Utilising our template, we conduct a detailed analysis of the paperwork. Our consultant team is augmented by our psychologists who complete an additional check for adverse impact, language barriers, inconsistency of behavioural requirements and competency frameworks.

All data is cross referenced with the relevant employment law and the latest research on candidate attraction, assessment and engagement. Clear MiniAudit stops here to provide a report on which to base your next actions. Organisations wanting an initial review to highlight where they are on the diversity in recruitment journey but are not ready to involve the business as yet may find this option a good taster providing some good data on which to base the case for change.

Stakeholder interviews — a powerful process
Analysis & final report