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Feb 15
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Diversity recruitment videos

Diversity Access Films

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Following on from our successful initiative to engage with and recruit more female bus drivers for Stagecoach, WDAD is excited to announce they have expanded their diversity portfolio. We’ve joined forces with Gilbey Films (Gilbeyfilms.com), the leading producer of professional disabled access marketing films and training videos, to launch a new service. Aimed at progressive, inclusive organisations, it will allow recruiters to reach out to disabled people, by demonstrating how accessible and welcoming their workplace is. Read More

Jan 27
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Diversity and Inclusion

Award Winners! – RADS 2017

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It was a great night for WDAD at the 2017 RAD Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on January 26th where our work with Stagecoach London won the ‘Best Diversity and Inclusion Initiative’ category.

We’ve been shortlisted several times in recent years, but it’s nice to again get on the podium. Thanks go to a great client and all of our team and colleagues who helped put a very innovative and successful campaign together.

For details please see Women Behind the Wheel.

Nov 10
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CIPD award winner

Frimley Health Wins CIPD People Management Overall Award

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It’s been a great experience to work with the HR team at Frimley Health at such a pivotal time in their history. Our EVP and employer brand project has coincided with significant and concerted organisational initiatives to bring a neigbouring and failing Trust (Wexham & Heatherwood NHS Trust) into the fold and to turn around its ratings and fortunes.

This transformation work is ongoing, but has already made huge strides which saw the Trust win the Employee Engagement Initiative category at the 2016 CIPD People Management Awards as well as then taking the overall Grand Prix award.  A truly fantastic achievement for all at Frimley Health! 
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Apr 26
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PPMA creative recruitment marketing and advertising awards

Shortlisted for Senior Leadership campaign at the 2016 PPMAs

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Once again, we’re delighted to announce that our creative recruitment marketing and advertising has been recognised at this year’s Public Sector People Managers’ Association recruitment advertising awards. WDAD has been shortlisted in the Senior Leadership campaign category for our highly successful CEO campaign for Viridian Housing. 
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Aug 12
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recruitment videos, apprenticeships

What do our interns get up to at WDAD?

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Every year we host an intern from the USA. This year Max Osborn from the University of Oregon has spent 9 weeks with us to learn a little about recruitment advertising and employer branding. He recently spent an eventful couple of days, helping with a video shoot for the Stagecoach London apprentice scheme.
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Mar 18
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NHS recruitment advertising agency

Shortlisted for ‘Private Sector Partner / Supplier of the Year’ at the 2015 PPMAs

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WDAD is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted at the prestigious PPMA Excellence in Management Awards 2015 for our work with the wonderful people at North Middlesex University NHS Trust. It’s a huge accolade for us and recognises all the values-base recruitment and engagement creative work which in the last couple of months alone has seen the Trust recruit nearly 100 nurses… Read More

Dec 15
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EVP

It pays big to sometimes think small

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A thought provoking piece of editorial from Mike Jefferies published in the Recruitment and Retention section of the MJ magazine. Mike argues that it can pay significant dividends if procurement takes the time to look beyond the usual roster of recruitment suppliers. A sentiment echo’d by the following story on the BBC which says the government is too dependent on a handful of “quasi-monopoly” private companies to provide public services. Read More