How Fastnet Group Helps Build Diverse Teams

At Fastnet Group, we believe that a truly successful team is one that represents a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. In today’s competitive landscape, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) is not just a corporate buzzword — it’s a strategic advantage. That’s why we make it our mission to help companies across industries build teams that are not only talented and qualified, but also genuinely diverse and inclusive. Starting with our very own team, with members coming from various walks of life, previous professions, and experience. 

Our Commitment To DEI

Our recruitment strategy is built around the core values of fairness, representation, and opportunity. From the moment we engage with clients and candidates, we prioritise a recruitment process that is free from bias and open to everyone — regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background.

We actively promote inclusive hiring practices that ensure equal opportunity at every stage of the recruitment journey.

For instance, our vast connections with overseas candidates wanting to come and work in the UK. We ensure that they feel confident and safe in the fact they can come and work for businesses that we personally have found to be inclusive in that they believe in equal opportunities for anyone looking to work.

How We Support DEI In Recruitment

1. Sourcing from Diverse Talent Pools

We go beyond the usual candidate databases. Our team actively sources talent through community organisations, industry events, networking platforms, and partnerships with inclusive associations. This ensures our clients receive candidate shortlists that reflect the richness of our society.

2. Inclusive Job Advertising

Our job postings are carefully designed and written to be inclusive and welcoming. We avoid gendered language, jargon, or criteria that could discourage underrepresented groups from applying. We also include clear statements about our commitment to equality, encouraging candidates of all backgrounds to apply with confidence.

3. Unbiased CV Screening

Using structured CV screening processes and interviewing, we remove identifying information where appropriate, focusing purely on experience, skills, and potential. This ensures that every candidate is assessed fairly and equally.

4. Interview Preparation with Equality in Mind

We support all candidates with personalised interview coaching. Our team ensures each candidate understands the role and feels confident going into the interview. We also educate hiring managers on bias-free interviewing practices, helping them make the best hiring decisions, ultimately enabling them to find the ideal candidate for the position they require.

Client Collaboration: Building The Right Culture

We work closely with our clients to understand their DEI goals and existing workplace culture. This includes the background environment of the workplace, the scale of the business and its employees. Whether it’s helping to create inclusive interview panels or designing onboarding processes that support neurodivergent employees, we tailor our services to meet both hiring needs and diversity goals.

We also advise companies on developing inclusive job descriptions, flexible working arrangements, and inclusive progression paths to retain diverse talent long-term.

Results That Matter

We’re proud to have supported businesses in building stronger, more inclusive teams across a variety of sectors — from education and health care to engineering and civil infrastructure. Diverse teams not only perform better but are also proven to be more innovative, adaptable, and engaged.

One of our recent successes included placing a neurodiverse candidate into a technical role where they’ve since introduced new efficiency measures that improved team productivity by 15%.

Partner With Us To Drive Real Change

Whether you're at the beginning of your DEI journey or looking to strengthen existing efforts, Fastnet Group is here to help. We don’t just fill roles — we help build workforces that reflect the world we live in.

Let’s shape the future of your organisation — one inclusive hire at a time.