Public Practice Spring 2024 Cohort. Photo by Benoît Grogan-Avignon

The best CV in the world can’t promise you a job unless the people hiring are willing to look at it with unclouded eyes.

Recruitment is far from transparent. Sending out hundreds of applications with no response can often feel like we’re reaching into the abyss, and the top down approach of many employers leads us to criticise ourselves rather than scrutinise the system we are working within.

To combat bias offices anonymise the applications they receive but run the risk of overlooking those who haven’t had access to the same opportunities as their more privileged peers.

And yet there are some striving to make things better - more transparent, more honest and more accountable  - but this should be the norm rather than the exception. 

In a world where it feels like who you know beats what you know, how can we prevent excluding those less privileged? Why should we need to erase our identity in order to be considered for a job? Where does this all leave those who suffer from low confidence or imposter syndrome, and how can we learn from those who have developed clear and fair processes? 

Join us for the next Accelerate Debate, where we will be joined by a line-up of brilliant interdisciplinary guests who are prepared to rethink recruitment.

Time and Location

Wednesday 28th May
7.00pm – 9.00pm

Guest Speakers

Andrea Villate - Associate Architect – Driving talent development and HR policies at RCKa Architects

Alastair Blyth- Assistant Head of School, Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster

Hani Ali - Graduate/Educational Freelancer/Accelerate Alumni

Nikki Linsell - Chief Operating Officer at Public Practice

Sana Tabassum - Creative Director of :scale & multi-disciplinary designer