Helen Tracey

Experience: I heard back about a job application 48 years later — The Guardian I remembered anxiously waiting for a reply, the disappointment when it never came – and all the adventures I went on after that letdown

What an incredible story of resilience and pushing against gendered work barriers.

Last call for proposals for this funded PhD opportunity to explore frontline workers in social housing. Closing date is tomorrow

Frome residents win five-year battle for community-led housing project Mayday Saxonvale scheme is given the go-ahead after an extraordinary meeting of Somerset council executive

Such an important and heartening victory, I hope to see this community housing project flourish and be held up as an example of a sustainable alternative to profit driven development

“If women can supply no counterbalance to the blindness of male drive the aggressive society will run to its lunatic extremes at ever-escalating speed.”
~ Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

Ghosting, ghost jobs and bots: Candidates reveal their… | Greenhouse Learn more about the new Greenhouse 2024 State of Job Hunting report, including common missed opportunities and candidates’ top concerns.

Glad to see the issue of ghosting candidates has been highlighted by this new report. My recently published research (doi.org/10.1177/0950...) demonstrates how unemployed people feel ignored and stigmatised by the lack of feedback they receive via frequent auto-rejection of their job applications.

Most candidates face discriminatory interview questions amid rising UK job market competition, study reveals Experts say ‘soul crushing’ employment landscape demands HR teams prioritise ‘fairness, transparency and respect’ in recruitment

It's unfortunately unsurprising that candidates are still facing bias in recruitment. In recognition of this, myself and @emmathirkell.bsky.social developed a teaching approach to support HR students identify bias at each stage of recruitment and selection.

Absolutely! It’s interesting how it’s portrayed when they’re expecting an increase in temp roles which could actually help Jobcentre clients.

I just got a contract to write a book about the “frontline” of unemployment so I’m hyper aware of the current discourse

Have a great week!

I hope people look at the detail of this report rather than the unemployment “threat” inherent in the headline and use of the Jobcentre pic.

The government’s major employment support reforms could make a major difference to workers in their 50s and 60s…if they really want it to The government recently published proposals to reform employment, health and skills support to tackle economic inactivity and support people into good work in the form of its Get Britain Working Again...

The Centre for Better Ageing encourages the government to evaluate “all-age” unemployment schemes that have much lower outcomes levels for age 50+ compared to younger people

Thanks Tyler

On the Importance of Remembering When Derek passed away without a next of kin, it was a stark reminder of lives that too often go unnoticed. Filmmaker and photographer Mark Chapman tells us about his friend Derek, challenging us to r...

My friend Mark Chapman’s article is an important reminder that our system is failing the most vulnerable. In his article, Mark reflects on being the only person at his friend Derek’s funeral. He documented Derek’s life in his recently published photography book. www.mag-north.com/posts/on-the...

That’s wonderful, so glad you’re doing well

Hello! I’m good thanks. And how are you? Lovely to reconnect with you here

Exploring how frontline workers in social housing achieve social outcomes: impact and enablers (RDF25/BL/LHRM/TRACEY) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Exploring how frontline workers in social housing achieve social outcomes: impact and enablers (RDF25/BL/LHRM/TRACEY) at Northumbria University, listed on FindAPhD.com

The marketisation of social housing provision as well as austerity has meant increasing pressure on frontline workers employed by social and public housing providers to deliver services with limited resources.

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