Company: Templeton and Partners, London, UK
Company Description: Templeton recruit technology specialists and C-Level executives across global customer sites, providing career opportunities for IT professionals. Templeton work across 40 countries, 70% of our staff originate from abroad, and we speak 25 languages. Our diverse and international team representing many cultures are vital to accessing and engaging diverse talent across the globe.
Nomination Category: Thought Leadership Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best Use of Thought Leadership in Customer Service
 Nomination Title: Templeton Driving D&I Inside and Out
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes, explaining the thought leadership achievements since July 1, 2020 of the nominated organization, OR written answers to the questions? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
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- Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Many companies are transforming to fit recent diversity and inclusion trends. Templeton was founded on D&I. As a young person from a BAME background, Templeton’s Founder and CEO Nadeem Ahmad wanted to create a truly diverse recruitment agency that also led diversity in tech and business.
Since 2010 we expanded into new offices across the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Netherlands. Templeton became the first ever agency to feature on all three official Recruitment Industry Lists for three consecutive years: Recruiter Fast 50 (growth), Recruiter Hot 100 (productivity) and Recruitment International Top 500 (revenue).
In 2021 Templeton launched a Diversity Advisory Council to involve employees directly in the business and increase service inclusivity. We introduced a biannual anonymous survey to measure diverse employee representation, generate feedback and spearhead inclusivity initiatives.
In 2021 Templeton doubled our global office presence by opening offices in Paris, Warsaw, Bangalore and New York. In 2022 we doubled our employee base from 25 to 50+.
Diverse recruiters help diverse candidates into fulfilling employment and help client businesses become more inclusive. We found jobs for 100% more people in 2021 than 2020, with 40% of candidates being female or BAME, and another 20% identifying as diverse.
- Outline the organization's thought leadership achievements since July 1 2020 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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For less D&I-focused businesses – e.g. industries/countries where D&I is not embraced by governments or yet valued by consumers – Templeton create dialogues around D&I’s importance. When speaking with new clients, we seek first to understand each business’ goals, challenges and reasons behind lack of D&I support. Templeton then design bespoke diverse recruitment strategies aligned directly to each business’ problems and ambitions.
Templeton conducts original research by speaking with diverse candidates and business leaders to understand exact D&I recruitment, retention and career progression struggles. We create free resources to help clients and candidates, and ensure our services continually respond to the challenges and needs of businesses and diverse candidates globally.
Templeton’s partnership with charity Tech She Can helps make tech more diverse by raising awareness and engagement of tech careers for girls and disadvantaged young people. Templeton support Tech She Can’s mission through:
CV workshops for school students run by our experienced diverse recruiters
School assemblies and presentations on accessing different tech career
Practice interviews for school leavers and youth groups
Fundraising and awareness campaigns.
#TempletonConnect events unite diverse tech professionals to share experiences and drive change, including Inclusive Leadership featuring European CIO of the Year Ashild Larsen. Our September 2022 Women in Tech Webinar reached 18,000+ people to help female tech professionals navigate industry challenges and increase career success. Our November Diversity in Tech webinar featured female Top 100 Global CIOs sharing their careers experiences and advice for women in tech careers, which reached 68,000+ people.
- Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the team's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Only 19% of UK and 17% of European tech specialists are female. Fewer BAME IT specialists reach manager levels than white peers despite often being more qualified. Diverse tech teams are vital in creating a future where tech is fair, accessible and beneficial globally.
Most recruitment agencies only operate locally. Templeton’s 70% international team work across 40 countries, represent 20+ nationalities and speak 25 languages. Templeton are uniquely placed to engage tech professionals in their own languages and match them with customers building global teams.
An 82% diverse company, Templeton are:
68% Female
52% BAME
70% International
10% LGBT+
35% from Disadvantaged Backgrounds.
Our recruitment campaigns proactively engage diverse candidates:
Referral Programmes
Creating original blog, infographic and video content featuring our diverse team and diverse candidates
Headhunting passive candidates from female, BAME and LGBT+ online communities
Headhunting through diverse Awards programmes and Power Lists
Attending and speaking at industry events and webinars for diverse professionals
Partnering local Universities to recruit diverse students and alumni.
Templeton were D&I Finalists in Reuters’ Responsible Business Awards 2021; the only SME alongside Pepsi, IBM, Britvic and T-Mobile. In 2022 Templeton received the British Quality Foundation Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Templeton has always been completely self-funding, achieving solid profits annually since inception. Templeton’s Founder and MD Nadeem does not draw dividends, instead investing profits back into staff development, infrastructure and service improvements. Templeton’s diverse recruitment team identify and recruit the diverse tech professionals whom large global companies cannot connect with directly.
- Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Templeton’s webinars with global tech leaders help raise awareness of diversity in tech and provide careers advice for tech professionals across the globe. Our recent webinars include:
Templeton’s Year in Review videos showcase our growing team and their achievements:
Templeton create a wide variety of awareness campaigns featuring our diverse team to raise awareness of diversity and inclusion initiatives. Our Black History Month video campaign is an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W47FFBlr1PM
Our Instagram and TikTok channels showcase our diverse team and employment initiatives reflecting our goal to be one of the best places to work, and our campaigns to drive D&I across the world:
https://www.instagram.com/templetonrecruitment/
https://www.tiktok.com/@templeton.recruitment
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