Tapping into a Growing Candidate Pool with Lyndsey Simpson

In the latest episode of the Recruitment Leadership Podcast, your host, Alison Humphries is joined by Lyndsey Simpson, Founder and CEO of 55/Redefined.  Before founding 55/Redefined, Lyndsey had a very successful recruitment career, working her way up to CEO of The Curve Group. Lyndsey's experiences in this role led her to realise that there was a passive talent pool in the over 55s that many recruitment organisations were ignoring.  55/Redefined aims to create solutions to bring society a step closer to an age-inclusive culture. Lyndsey identified that many over 55s are not ready for full retirement and with an ageing society, they are a passive candidate pool waiting to be tapped into. 55/Redefined has created several different solutions to achieve this: from a job board specifically targeted at the over 55s to consultancy services to help organisations embrace this area of the workforce. In this exclusive episode, Lyndsey discusses why neglecting this demographic will be a costly mistake for recruitment firms and their clients. She also details actionable advice as to how to foster age diversity within both your own business and your clients. To claim your exclusive off from 55/Redefined, please see below.   Timestamped Guide: 00:36 - Introduction to Lyndsey  01:59 - Introduction to 55/Redefined  07:04 - What issues does a lack of age diversity in organisations create? 13:06 - Why did a large proportion of the over 50s leave the workforce during the pandemic? 16:55 - What are your thoughts on the age profile of the recruitment industry? 21:24 - How should recruitment businesses encourage more over 50s to join their organisation? 25:14 - What advice would you give to recruiters who are trying to address age stereotyping with their clients? 30:35 - How can 55/Redefined support recruiters and their clients? 33:35 - How does Life/Redefined complement the other elements of your business? 36:20 - Could you talk us through a case study where you have helped an organisation to change its applicant and workforce profile? 39:42 - Unique offer for 55/Redefined    If you would like to find out more about 55/Redefined and claim your exclusive offer, please see below -  💻 https://work-redefined.co/work/contact Follow the link above, add your details and enter code, 'RLOFFER' into the message box. Our workforce team will reach out and offer a referral commission of:  £1200 for any job board package over £6000 in value £600 for any other non-jobs purchase with us over £3000 in value  Alternatively, connect with Lyndsey on LinkedIn and quote 'The Recruitment Leadership Podcast'. Interested in speaking to Alison about your business strategy? Get in touch, today! 💬 [email protected]