Shazia Ejaz is Director of Campaigns and Insights for the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), a membership organisation for recruitment and employment businesses across the UK. She started her career in Government communications working across various Departments, including the Department for Education and Employment (as it then was). She has since worked in a range of sectors, gaining commercial insights at a global management consultancy firm and then working in political campaigning and the charity and not for profit sectors. In her current role at REC, she has led campaigns on issues including labour and skills shortages, apprenticeships reform and inclusive employment practices.