CONFERENCE DAY TWO
8:40 am Registration & Networking
9:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Streamlining Onboarding & Orientation for Efficient Frontline Workforce Hire
9:10 am Discover: Constructing an ‘ACE’ Retail Hiring Process That Reduces Time to Hire By 50%
Synopsis
- Streamline the hiring process, reduce time to fill and maintain focus on your ongoing pipeline
- Leverage your business partners and bring them along the journey to elevate your TA strategy exploring the ACE process
- How Wayfair have created a ‘Book In Model’ leveraging and training their in-store people leaders to alleviate admin pressures from the TA team, allowing them to continuously build the pipeline while giving people leaders a sense of ownership and trust over new hires
9:30 am Discover:Cut time to Hire By 50% Through New AI Technology
Synopsis
- Prevent new hires being snapped up before onboarding them
- Streamline the onboarding process and reduce time to hire
- How 7-Eleven have cut time to hire by 50% and have saved staff time, by utilizing AI technology to take over admin procedures of onboarding, meaning more time can be put into the people aspect of recruiting
9:50 am Develop: How Else Are Retailers Optimizing Their Stores Orientation & Onboarding Process?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
Here we will address the nuts and bolts of onboarding and orientation with the following questions. What ways can we speed up the onboarding process between
a) first interview
b) being hired
c) start date?
What technology can we utilize to help us streamline this process?
10:10 am Action: What Changes are You Going to Make to Streamline Your Onboarding & Orientation Process For Your Retail Workforce?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:30 am Networking Break
Utilzing Technology to Onboard New Retail Talent
11:00 am Discover: Limiting Candidate Waste Using Technology
Synopsis
- Use technology to improve the way you are utilizing your candidates
- Make use of centralized CRM and ATS system that can aid strategy for sourcing unsuccessful candidates
- How Walmart are utilizing a new CRM combined ATS system that allows them to screen unsuccessful candidates for different skills, allowing them to limit candidate waste and recruit for other roles
11:20 am Discover: Differentiating Recruiting Strategy & Utilization of Technology According to Position
Synopsis
- How can you fill corporate positions faster than before?
- Differentiate corporate and retail recruiting strategies, including utilizing different technologies to advertise positions to the correct market
- How Worldwide Golf have utilized different recruitment technologies for either corporate or retail job positions which has led to an increase in response rates for corporate roles, as well as decreasing vacancy rates
11:40 am Develop: How Else Can You Utilize Technology to Aid the Recruiting Process?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair
12:00 pm Action: How Are You Going to Utilize Technology to Source Quality Talent?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Networking Lunch
1:20 pm Speed Learning
Synopsis
In this quick fire session, each table will be hosted by an HR leader who will share the secrets of their most high-impact leap; you then get the opportunity to question the host before moving on to your next table.