Masterclass | Hiring for Attitude – Valuable Interviewing Tips for Functional Leaders

This online Masterclass will focus on the topic of “Hiring for attitude – Valuable Interviewing Tips for Functional Leaders”

Hiring for Attitude – Valuable Interviewing Tips for Functional Leaders

“You don’t hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.”
Herb Kelleher, Co-founder and former CEO of Southwest Airlines

Functional leaders are often highly competent in their chosen fields, but when it comes to interviewing, it can be easy to focus heavily on technical capability, experience, measurable achievements and demonstrated business impact.

While these are important, how someone works can be just as important as what they can do.

This session explores how to validate a candidate’s resume while digging deeper into the attitudes, behaviours and leadership traits that influence collaboration, adaptability and long-term success.

With Fuse Recruitment interviewing thousands of candidates each year, their team brings extensive real-world insight into what employers should be looking for in today’s competitive manufacturing workforce.

The session will provide practical tips and strategies to help functional leaders sharpen their interviewing approach, identify the right behaviours and make better hiring decisions.

Why Attend

• Learn directly from Fuse Recruitment’s experience with today’s manufacturing workforce.

• Reframe the interview process to look beyond skills and experience.

• Discover practical techniques for identifying attitude, behaviours and cultural fit.

• Hear real-world examples of manufacturers who are achieving better hiring outcomes.

What You’ll Walk Away With

• Practical tips and strategies for hiring for attitude.

• A better understanding of how to uncover behaviours that may not be obvious from a resume.

• Techniques to validate a candidate’s experience while exploring how they think, collaborate and respond to challenges.

• A fresh perspective on the interview as one of the most important onboarding and retention steps you can undertake

About the guest presenter:    

Melissa is a senior leader at Fuse Recruitment, a leading recruitment partner to the Manufacturing sector across Australia. With more than 18 years’ experience, they specialise in Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, complementary healthcare and cosmetic manufacturing, working closely with businesses and candidates on both permanent and contract roles.

Having progressed from Team Leader to Branch Manager and now National Manager – Manufacturing, Melissa brings a practical, real-time view of what’s happening in the talent market. Their focus is on building long-term relationships, supporting high-compliance manufacturing environments, and helping organisations attract and retain the right people in a rapidly changing workforce.

Imani is a Recruitment Consultant at Fuse Recruitment, specializing in Manufacturing and Operations across Brisbane and surrounding areas. She supports clients across FMCG, chemical, agriculture and broader manufacturing environments, recruiting for both permanent and temporary roles across Production, Machine Operations, Warehousing, Quality and Supervisory positions.

With a background spanning recruitment, warehousing, laboratory and clinical trials environments, Imani brings a practical understanding of fast-paced manufacturing workplaces. Her focus is on building genuine relationships with candidates, understanding each client's workforce requirements and sourcing the right talent to support their teams.

Who should attend?

Operations Managers, Plant Managers, HR and People & Culture leaders, Engineering Managers, and senior leaders responsible for attracting, engaging, and retaining manufacturing talent.
As a member of IPA you can register up to 2 people, subject to availability, to attend this event.
This event is for IPA members only, there will be no public access to this event.

Agenda (AEDT):

9:55 AM   | Log in to meeting
10:00 AM  | Topic framing
10:05 AM  | Masterclass presentation
11:30 AM  | Event ends

You will need:

A computer with video and audio capability, because we want you to engage, learn, and connect in this focused masterclass session.

When do I need to register by?

Registrations close 1 day prior to event date.
Registrations are based on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
There are no allocated seats with membership.

Who can I contact for further information? 

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