LEARN AT LUNCH: Recruiting & Retaining the Right People

Building Skilled Teams That Stay – Smarter Hiring for Busy Managers

About the Session:
Finding and keeping the right people can be one of the biggest challenges you face. Recruitment takes time, energy, and expertise… and when it’s not your day job, it’s easy to miss the very things that turn a good hire into a great one.
In this energetic, practical session, recruitment expert Matthew Covell and Melody Brown from Found Recruitment Solutions will share high-impact tips you .

They know what works because they have lived it – from attracting talent in competitive markets to securing commitment in multi-stage processes, to making sure great people stay for the long haul.

In this fast-paced, insight-packed Learn-at-Lunch, we’ll cover:

• Attracting the right candidates – standing out as an employer of choice
• Interviewing for fit – asking the questions that really matter
• Offer management – how to get the “yes” and avoid dropouts
• Retention strategies – simple, high-impact steps to keep your best people engaged

Expect straight-talking, practical advice you can put to work immediately – whether you hire twice a year or twice a month.

About our speakers:

About Melody
Melody is a Senior Consultant at Found Recruitment Solutions, specialising in the industrial and manufacturing sectors across Kent. Known for her energy, professionalism, and creative approach to problem-solving, she partners with businesses to solve staffing and retention challenges through Found’s market-leading temp-to-perm model.

With years of experience building strong client relationships, Melody is a trusted advisor to companies ranging from small owner-led manufacturers to large-scale operations. She has a deep understanding of the pressures in production, warehouse, and logistics environments, and knows how to attract and retain the right talent in competitive markets.

When she’s not helping clients build high-performing teams, Melody is a familiar face in Kent’s business community – from on-site visits and drop-in days to networking events and partnership initiatives. Her friendly, consultative style and commitment to quality have made her a go-to recruitment partner for businesses looking for long-term results.

About Matthew
Matthew is the Managing Director and co-founder of Found Recruitment, proudly supporting Kent and specialising in helping local manufacturers and industrial businesses find, secure, and keep the right people. Before moving into recruitment in 2015, he spent years in food production – starting out as a chef before moving into NPD Manager and Assistant Production Manager roles – so he understands first-hand the pressures, pace, and people challenges that come with running a busy production site.

Since then, Matthew has built a strong reputation in the Kent business community for his practical, straight-talking approach to recruitment. He’s been recognised nationally too, with three consecutive nominations at the REC’s IRP Awards and a Highly Commended award for Recruiter of the Year in 2019.

Today, he works closely with businesses across the county to take the stress and uncertainty out of hiring, using a proven, consultative process to attract the right people, secure their commitment, and keep them for the long term.