{"id":1657,"date":"2021-08-09T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T02:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luminegroup.com\/blog\/5-job-interview-tips-from-lumines-director-of-talent-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:45:56","slug":"illuminate2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luminegroup.com\/acquire\/illuminate2021\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at #Illuminate2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hs-blog-post-wrapper main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"col3\">\n<div class=\"col3-inner\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #202b5a;\">We are perpetually learning and continue to evolve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That is a key value driving Lumine\u2019s talent development and leadership program. As part of this, every year Lumine holds an \u201cAcademy,\u201d an event bringing together company leaders and up-and-comers across the Lumine portfolio of businesses for an opportunity to exchange ideas, share best practices, and learn from one another.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We aim to host our \u201cAcademy\u201d in unique locations around the world. Given travel restrictions this year, we held our annual event online. This year, the Academy was known as\u00a0I<\/span>lluminate \u2013\u2013<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0reflecting\u00a0our company mission to illuminate the potential of communications and\u00a0media\u00a0software\u00a0businesses\u00a0and the people behind them.\u00a0<\/span>From June 23-26,\u00a0145\u00a0within the Lumine organization\u00a0logged on to join Illuminate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal at Lumine is to create an environment that empowers leaders across our businesses to thrive, enabled by a culture of mentorship and knowledge sharing,\u201d said Lumine President, David Nyland.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIlluminate creates an environment where like-minded communications and media business professionals can conn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ect,\u201d says Amy Benoit, VP HR at Lumine. \u201cWe know our team members are excited by the opportunity to ask questions and learn from established best practices, and it is important we set aside some time every year for that to be a focus.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The result was three half-days of programming, from 8 AM \u2013 12 PM EST, with 10-minute breaks in-between each 30- or 45-minute session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Day One was filled with inspiring keynote addresses and featured a special Q&amp;A with customers from within the Lumine ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Day Two was\u00a0action-packed. We split the attendees into two tracks based on their business objectives and provided 4 sessions per hour that they could choose to attend. We featured Lumine thought leaders, experts in areas of sales to R&amp;D, and from Finance to Professional Services.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During our third and final half-day of events, attendees joined sessions focused on their specific job functions, providing participants the opportunity to ask\u00a0specific, tactical\u00a0questions and learn from their global group of colleagues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The response from participants following the event was overwhelmingly positive. From our employee survey, 100% of the respondents said they found the material useful. W<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e hope that next year the event will be in person, but if planning a virtual event, based on our feedback we have a few optimizations. We wanted to share if it is of interest to anyone planning a virtual event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First,\u00a0we will look to implement\u00a0interactive functions within the meetings,\u00a0like polls,\u00a0to make them more engaging. And second, is to schedule\u00a0optional virtual networking time\u00a0for an opportunity to connect with colleagues in a more casual environment.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Lumine grows with new businesses every year, we grow with new people. We continue to get stronger, and every year we look forward to connecting more leaders with more learnings to continuously evolve. 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