FoodAbility 6×30 Beyond the Recipe: PART 1 — SEE the Talent

Sherri Deveau

Event Presenter

CPHR & HR Inclusion Strategist - Food Processing Skills Canada

CEO, Practical Human Resource Solutions Inc

Sherri is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CPHR) and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with over 30 years of experience. As the Founder and CEO of Practical Human Resource Solutions Inc. and Deveau Immigration, she specializes in HR and immigration consulting, championing diversity and inclusion. Sherri played an instrumental role in government-led “Labs" focused on policy development from the employer’s perspective, ensuring that business needs were represented in the creation of effective government workforce policies.

Sherri has facilitated many roundtable industry discussions, advocating for diversity and inclusion in leadership and labour force development.

Deanna Zenger

Event Presenter

Regional Coordinator – Food Processing Skills Canada

National Program Manager – FoodAbility

Deanna enjoys her senior role at Food Processing Skills Canada, where she champions inclusion in workforce development. Her dedication to excellence and skills development resonates throughout her professional endeavours, earning her respect in both industry and education circles. In addition to her national influence, Deanna is actively involved in global business development and strategic partnerships. She provides international training and creates eLearning content, amplifying her impact on a global scale.

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About this event

Are your hiring practices leaving out some of the best ingredients?

Neurodivergent talent is already part of today’s workforce—but too often, our workplaces are built around a familiar recipe for success, expecting people to think, communicate, learn and work in similar ways.

Beyond the Recipe challenges HR leaders to rethink the traditional ingredients used to recognize, recruit and support talent. Great employees don’t all interview the same way, communicate the same way, learn the same way—or do great work the same way.

In Part 1, we’ll take a closer look at the traditional recipe for recruitment and ask whether some of the ingredients we’ve always relied on—how we write job postings, screen candidates, conduct interviews and assess ability—may be causing us to overlook neurodivergent talent.

We’ll explore practical ways to rethink the recipe so different thinkers have more opportunities to demonstrate their skills, strengths and potential.

At this event, you'll learn:

Identify elements of job postings, candidate screening, interviews and skills assessments that may unintentionally overlook neurodivergent talent.
Recognize how differences in communication, behaviour and interview performance can affect how a candidate’s abilities and potential are perceived.
Apply practical, ability-focused changes that give candidates more ways to demonstrate their skills, strengths and potential.

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