Last week, Campaign hosted an insightful virtual event as part of our ongoing LGBTQ+ Recruiter Experience series. In this session, we delved into the crucial topic of "rainbow washing versus reality," with a spotlight on authentic experiences and effective strategies for LGBTQ+ recruitment.

Starting off UK Pride History Month with our first event of 2024, titled 'Being an Ally,'. Our panel included Lauren Adams from TEKsystems, Lucy Morgan and Seba Dyer from Pod Talent, and Jake Freeman from Goodman Masson. Maria Cuffaro hosted the evening's discussions.

Lauren Adams, Senior Communications Executive at TEKSytems is our next role model. Lauren is a little newer to the recruitment sector and is seeing positive steps being taken to make it a more inclusive place. As Lauren says below, ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’ and we couldn’t agree more. Read Lauren’s why Lauren wanted to be a Campaign role model and how she hopes it will help those that come into the industry after her.

The second of our role model is Jake Freeman, Director of Banking & Financial Services at Goodman Masson. Jake has 15 years experience in the recruitment sector and knows how important it is to have visible role models in which you can both see yourself and be inspired. Jake talks about being an ally and what he would like to see change for the LGBTQ+ community in the recruitment sector.

An openly LGBTQ+ role models create visibility…and show other it’s ok to be who you are’. Hear more from Lucy on changes they would like to see and the importance of being a visible role within the recruitment sector.

Our mission is to empower LGBTQ+ people to build successful careers in recruitment, search, and selection – regardless of their level. We’re about opening the circle for LGBTQ+ recruitment professionals in what often feels like a closed space.

Enough is enough. Inclusion is an inside job, so rather than fighting alone, I’m teaming up with recruiters (and forgetting we’re technically competitors) to unite our community. So welcome to Campaign – recruitment’s first-ever UK based peer to peer LGBT+ network.