As pride month comes to a close, we want to touch upon the recruitment process, and it’s links to being a member of the LGBT+ community.

When you’re applying for a new job, no matter your background, there is a fear of being scrutinised for not being the ‘ideal candidate’. But when asked about sexuality, is being truthful always the answer? 

Checking LGBT+ on your application form and simply being open shall eliminate any potential awkward encounters of having to ‘come out’ in a real life scenario. As well, you can get rid of a toxic employer off the cuff with any disapproving responses. And, of course, we’re told to never lie/exaggerate on a job application. But, in the grand scheme, does it actually matter? 

The advice of some of National Student Pride’s co-chair, Max Taylor:

“Top employers are well aware that starting a new job requires a process of fitting in.

“Hiding something authentic about yourself in an application will only limit yourself as you travel along the process feeling like you’ve got a secret to tell”

Who you love shouldn’t have a single effect on your ability to do the job, nor should it act as a personality trait or define you as a person. And often, you may feel as though a certain opinion from an employer may shoot your chances down, despite if they’re ethical or far from it. It’s easy to be dropped into certain boxes or stereotyped, even before an initial interview. 

Essentially, choosing whether to select your sexuality is a completely personal choice. However, for peace of mind, you may choose to do direct research into a company regarding inclusion policies. Our advice would be to look beyond rainbow logos this pride month and select a company who you’d be comfortable working for.
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Our name has been purposely constructed to embed our company values and messages, in the form of an acronym! Our work process is centred around empowerment, our people and extreme quality.

E - Empowerment of our team and candidates, ensuring they’re in the best hands. We combine the likes of training tools, encouragement and specialist resources to create the recipe to succeeding career greatness. We take immense pride in readying a candidate for a job process, laying a foundation and providing insightful interviewing strategies. Not only do we create personalised resources, we take the time to understand our client and bring them only the most suitable job titles for application! In short, we are the ultimate hype men and women that will ensure you’re comfortable and ready to achieve!

P- Person-centered. Much like empowerment, we put our people in the forefront of everything we do. Recruitment is nothing without those who are willing, and we strive to ensure that everyone is satisfied with the process outcome. We work with establishments equipped and ready to employ candidates, take the time to understand their ideal contender, and work tirelessly to find perfect matches! 

Q- Quality. EPQ was founded simply by building a foundation of trust. We work completely transparently with our stakeholders and deliver nothing but honest and integral work! Our consumers are constantly pleased with our managing of expectations and always feel satisfied with the amount of quality filtered into our work. In short, we have been in the shoes of our clients, and know the feeling of their situations, therefore are able to create relatable strategies and become the framework we needed once before! We’re nothing if not delivering personalised quality!

And there we have it, a deep dive into our acronym name, which was in no way subsequently picked from thin air! We believe our name is perfectly suited to our company, and to work with us, you’d immediately agree.​