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Dr Ann Villiers is a leading expert in public sector jobs. Specialising in the sense-making process, her approach stems from her combined business and public sector management experience, spanning more than 20 years, on both sides of the selection process.
Selecting staff, preparing a job application and performing well at interview are all exercises in sense-making and managing meaning. Selection panels must make sense of the job vacancy, the selection process and what applicants are offering. Applicants must make sense of the job vacancy, the organisation, the process and what they have to offer, both in writing and orally, plus the result of the process.
To perform well, both as an applicant and as a selection panel member, you need to think flexibly, build language practices for confident speaking and make quality connections throughout the selection process.
Author of How to Write and Talk to Selection Criteria (7th ed. Updated.) Ann has presented at conferences and professional association meetings. She coaches individuals so they unlock their potential and grab the key
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Jayson Council - New York Cohort Facilitator The following alphabetical list shows the biographies of speakers who have lectured Society at Society events during the last three years. Please note that the biographies were believed to be accurate when posted, but may not be complete if the speaker is not a contributor to the current programme. NB – to find something or someone within this list, press Ctrl-F (on PC) or Cmd-F (on Mac) to bring up the browser’s own in-page search box. Thomas Abbott is an independent art and architectural historian, who has lived in Berlin for over thirty years. Born in the United States, he graduated in Psychology and Art History from Minnesota and continued his studies at the Louvre School of Art History in Paris. He has regularly devised and led cultural tours to Germany, France, Italy, and Poland for several of the leading specialist travel companies and took several tours for the London Art History Society to Berlin, Vienna, Munich & the Bauhaus. His expertise in art and architectural history
Jayson Council has spent the past twenty years working to strengthen the nonprofit social and educational sector through strategic development, Board recruitment, relationship building, fundraising, and – above all – the power of opportunity. Jayson has held senior leadership positions at a number of high-impact community-based organizations including Philip’s Education Partners, Horizons, Posse Foundation, Robinson Harris Foundation, and Project G.R.A.D., as well as administrative and teaching roles at Columbia University, Rutgers University, University of Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Today, Jayson leads a consulting practice focused on guiding individuals and institutions through the complex and critical landscape of justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI); political, corporate & social responsibility (PCSR); and purpose-driven philanthropy. With a deep understanding of the corporate, academic and nonprofit worlds as well as of the cultural and social movements, Jayso •
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