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Neurodiversity and Mental Health Awareness in Recruitment

Overview

Join the Good Employment Hub and Prostart Training for a practical and empowering online session.

Designed to support recruiters, hiring managers and HR professionals to create more inclusive, equitable, and emotionally safe recruitment processes.

In today’s workforce, neurodivergent candidates and individuals with mental health conditions continue to face barriers at every stage of recruitment. This training explores how organisations can remove those barriers, improve candidate experience, and benefit from the strengths and talents of diverse applicants.

Whether your organisation is just beginning its inclusive recruitment journey or looking to deepen its practice, this session offers valuable insights and actionable steps grounded in real‑world scenarios.

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What You’ll Learn

  • Understanding Neurodiversity in Recruitment

  • What neurodiversity means—and what it doesn’t

  • Common strengths and challenges neurodivergent candidates may face

  • How recruitment processes can unintentionally exclude neurodiverse applicants

Mental Health Awareness for Recruiters

  • Recognising the role mental health plays in recruitment

  • Practical strategies to support candidates experiencing mental health challenges

  • Creating psychologically and emotionally safe recruitment interactions

Making Reasonable Adjustments

  • Examples of meaningful workplace and recruitment adjustments

  • How to discuss adjustments confidently and sensitively

  • Implementing adjustment processes that are accessible and non‑stigmatizing

Designing Emotionally Safe Recruitment Processes

  • Removing unnecessary stressors in job adverts, assessments, and interviews

  • Inclusive communication approaches

  • Building a culture where candidates feel valued, respected, and safe


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