Here at RC&A, we recognise that diversity is essential to business success in a highly-competitive, globalised world.
When we talk about diversity, we refer to those we recruit, both for our own business and the candidates we put forward for shortlists to our clients. A diverse workforce should include a representative mix of experiences, backgrounds and traits such as ethnicity, gender, age, religion, orientation and physical ability.
Gallup defines diversity as ‘the complete spectrum of different human demographics’.
For our business – and for our clients – we know that diversity is essential for success. And if diversity is the start of success, then inclusive policies that unlock the organisation’s diverse talents, are the opposite side of the same coin.
We recognise that a strong approach to diversity and inclusion benefits our business, and our clients’ businesses, in myriad powerful ways.
Firstly, diverse hiring accesses pockets of talent who might overwise not apply for roles. For example, flexible positions attract parents with other responsibilities but who possess a powerful CV of skills and experience that organisations need. Diverse hiring also means accessing the finest talent amongst the young and upcoming millennial and Gen Z populations, who are rich in digital skills and other emerging areas.
Furthermore, the talented individuals that businesses are fighting to hire are looking for modern businesses with ethical practices and philosophies that benefit the communities they serve. Clearly, this extends to robust, holistic and meaningful approaches to diversity and inclusion.
Research has also shown that organisations which have more female executives in C-suite level roles will see a 34% higher shareholder return; so the financials cannot be ignored either!
With so many women, people of colour, employees living with disabilities and other groups reporting that they often feel discriminated against and left out of key decision-making, there is significant room for improvement.
At RC&A, we also know that our own approach to diversity and inclusion is one that needs to continue to evolve and grow, and that we must listen to the needs of employees and clients of different backgrounds, genders, ethnicities and other underrepresented groups, to truly understand the issues and to respond to them. We are fully committed to doing this and to creating a wholly diverse, inclusive and ultimately successful business that unlocks real innovation and returns for the clients and the communities that we serve.
"As a fast-growing start up, we need great people with a tough set of skills to find. They need to be hungry, experienced and fit the culture of a business that is always adapting and growing. Finding these people using Linkedin and other job boards is tough, time-consuming and rarely bears fruit. Ross has always been able to uncover gems for us, and we are benefiting greatly from his skills at CONCURED. Ross has a rare ability to really understand the business, the culture and the people that will nail the role. I couldn't recommend him highly enough, and he is the only recruiter we deal with"
- Tom Salvat, CEO, CONCURED
I am writing to express my gratitude to Ross Clifford & Associates who helped me successfully secure the role of Enterprise Sales Executive at Concured. Ross was extremely professional and understood the specifics of the job I required. I especially appreciated his fast response, transparent communication, and coordination in a timely and efficient manner.
- Tariq Mahmood, Enterprise Sales, Concured AI Content Marketing
Ross is one of the friendliest recruiters I've dealt with. He was always attentive, quick to respond and ready to help with any questions I had. He's very professional, and not at all superficial like so many other recruiters out there. I would highly recommend him.
- Jessica Cole, Editor – Redwood London.
“We look for commercial people with a rare blend of talents. They need to be able to advise our blue-chip clients on thought leadership strategy. They need to be highly strategic and purposeful in uncovering opportunity. And they need the hunger it takes to thrive in a rapidly evolving business. RC&A were quick to understand our needs, they only delivered high-quality people for interview, and succeeded in getting us a winning candidate incredibly fast.”
- Gareth Lofthouse, Founding Partner, Longitude.
I can't rate or recommend Ross highly enough. He brings a thoughtful, personal approach to the process, carefully matching opportunities with candidates, through a good understanding of their priorities and skills. Throughout, he keeps candidates up to date in an open, honest way. A genuine pleasure to work with.
- Johnny Meredith, Senior New Business Manager, The Bio Agency.
Ross is the best recruitment agent I have worked with, he stayed in contact, kept me informed and was with me every step of the process. He also checked in with me during my first couple of weeks in my new role to make sure I was settling in. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.
- Karen Troman, Office Manager & HR Co-ordinator, VoucherCodes.co.uk part of RetailMeNot
I have worked with Ross over 4 years now and he has always delivered a really high standard of candidate both at senior and junior level.
His online knowledge is second to none and all the candidates he has put forward over the years have only good things to say about Ross and his work ethic.
- Neil Kettleborough, CRO & Co Founder, Chalk Social
Ross is a fantastic recruitment consultant - extremely professional, meticulous, patient and supportive. Throughout the process, I felt he represented me really well and genuinely cared about my career and finding the right role. Thanks to Ross I am now in a role I love, working with a brilliant team. Very highly recommended!
- Helen Rosemier, Commercial Director, Professional & Financial Services Practice, Longitude
