Attracting and retaining diverse talent is a key priority for us in BT Business. Career Returners have helped us access a truly diverse pool of talent that matched the critical skills that we need for our teams. We have been blown away with the calibre, engagement and potential of the 18 colleagues who make up our first 2024 cohort. The guidance and expertise that Career Returners provide has helped us put some real structure and rigour into how we support Returners when they join BT Business. They understand the Returner demographic so well. Returning to the workplace after an extended break is a huge step, so getting this right and ensuring the transition back to the workplace is as smooth and supported as can be is really important to us. We’re looking forward to working with Career Returners again this year and welcoming our second cohort in autumn 2024.

We’re always on the lookout for new diverse talent pools so having a returners programme seemed a great addition to our current recruitment channels. Returners have amazing past work experiences with skills that are in short supply in the open recruitment market - this coupled with their enthusiasm and energy has made the investment in a Returners Programme very worthwhile. Career Returners provided us with all the support we needed in setting up our programme and we’ve received some great feedback about the coaches and support provided to the returners themselves. We’re looking forward to building on the success of this year’s scheme with our Returners Programme for 2024.

We began working with Career Returners to help us access a more diverse pool of skilled candidates and address recruitment gaps. At DC Thomson, we believe behaviours and potential are as important as skills and were impressed by the mindset and determination of the candidates we met. Career Returners' guidance helped us develop a structured plan, ensuring support from mentors, coaches and managers throughout the programme, leading to successful placements, with 100% conversion rate from placement to permanent role and ongoing development for our returners. Career Returners has supported our goal of becoming a more diverse workplace and we value our ongoing relationship.

Career Returners has played a pivotal role in the expansion and enhancement of our RE-IGNITE initiative for the past six years. Their expert counsel has equipped us with the necessary strategies to seamlessly incorporate our RE-IGNITERS into the Moody's framework. This has been achieved through the provision of invaluable coaching and mentoring advice, as well as significantly uplifting our hiring managers' skills. Their contributions have been instrumental in fostering a conducive environment that promotes continual professional growth.

Women Returners [now Career Returners] was an obvious partner for us to work with on our pilot returnship in 2022, based on their unmatched return-to-work experience and knowledge. Their expert advice and guidance at every step of the design, engagement and recruitment stages was invaluable and their Manager Training and Returner Coaching provided essential tailored support. The partnership ensured that the pilot was a huge success and the returner programme has become a key part of our Inclusion strategy. We look forward to continuing our strong working relationship

We are delighted to have partnered with Career Returners to deliver an Assisted Return to Career (ARC) programme for the Irish Civil Service. Career returners bring a wealth of experience and fresh perspectives to the Civil Service, promoting diversity, innovation and enriching our workforce.