All the Fun of the Recruitment Fair!

This year’s forum3 is only a fortnight away and our Marketing Manager is doing a pretty good impression of a headless chicken! If you’ve never heard of forum3, it is the leading annual recruitment event for the third sector. The attendees list reads like a not-for-profit sector who's who: The Big Issue, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Action for Children, Met Police, Notting Hill Housing, Macmillan Cancer Care, Langley House Trust, Beatbullying, Mencap, St.Mungo’s, the list goes on…

This is forum3’s 10th year, quite a milestone, especially considering the current economic climate. When People Unlimited started forum3 in 2001, we had a vision of creating an event that would champion the not-for-profit sector as a great place to work and an event that organisations could utilise for networking, recruiting and promoting their cause.

We’re pleased to say that Forum3 is now the biggest event of its kind across Europe and regularly gets close to 15,000 delegates attending over the 2 days.

So what’s different for 2010?

Well for one thing we’re doing something slightly different with the People Unlimited stand. We’re trying to create a healthy balance between meeting our fair share of those 15,000 delegates that are interested in working for, volunteering at or supporting a value-led organisation but also networking with the 80 or so exhibitors from across the sector.

forum3 are also trying something different by having a showcase area at the event. A platform for exhibitors to really connect with visitors – whether it’s demonstrating their activities, hearing from those supported by them or something entirely different... The forum3 team have been keeping the details pretty close to their chests but overhearing the odd snippet, we’re sure this new feature will be a huge success.

New topics have also been added to the extensive seminar and professional development workshops, including Increase your Chances of Success with NLP, Using Social Media, and Fundraising Through Cuts which show that although forum3 is 10 years old it’s definitely not old hat!

If you’re attending this year’s show – and there are plenty of reasons why you should register for your free ticket – please come by and visit us at stand 44.

We look forward to seeing you there!