2018 Shortlist

1. AGENCY RECRUITMENT LEADER OF THE YEAR

• Saffa Ayub: MD, Bramwith Consulting
• Toby Babb: CEO, Harrington Starr
• Paula Rogers: CEO/Founder, Admiral Recruitment
• Suki Sandhu: CEO/Founder, Audeliss
• Andy Shatwell: MD, Charlton Morris
• Raj Tulsiani: CEO/Co-Founder, Green Park

2. IN-HOUSE RECRUITMENT LEADER OF THE YEAR

• Katrina Hutchinson-O’Neill: Director of Resourcing, Nationwide Building Society
• Craig Morgans: Head of Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development, The AA

3. RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

• Nicholas Barton: CEO/Founder, The Barton Partnership
• Steve Beckitt: CEO/Founder, SourceBreaker
• Richard Cooke: Owner/Director, Seven Resourcing
• Charlie Ryan: MD/Founder, CMR Recruitment UK/The Recruitment Queen
• Suki Sandhu: CEO/Founder, Audeliss
• Ed Vokes: Company Director, Evolve Hospitality

4. BEST CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE

• Clarriots Care
• Go North East Bus Driver Routeway: Go North East in partnership with Jobcentre Plus and Gateshead College
• Out of This World Candidate Experience: Mars in partnership with Amberjack
• The Candidate Experience: TMP Worldwide UK
• General Manager recruitment: Virgin Active

5. BEST GRADUATE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY

• Global Graduate Leadership Programme (GGLP): Aviva in partnership with Capp & Co
• What Makes You: Babcock in partnership with Blackbridge Communications
• Transforming Morgan Stanley’s worldwide approach to graduate hiring: Morgan Stanley in partnership with WCN
• Turning the Dial on Diversity: Network Rail in partnership with Amberjack
• Beat the Game Changers: Vodafone in partnership with Pink Squid

6. BEST APPRENTICE/SCHOOL LEAVER RECRUITMENT STRATEGY

• Adecco Group UK&I – Shared Service Centre
• Aldi apprenticeships campaign – Aldi in partnership with Penna
• Morrisons Makes It: Degree Apprenticeships – Morrisons in partnership with Amberjack

7. IN-HOUSE INNOVATION IN RECRUITMENT

• ChatBot on www.theaacareers.co.uk: The AA in partnership with TMP Worldwide
• BT Apprentice Recruitment Campaign 2017: BT in partnership with Sonru
• Go North East Bus Driver Routeway: Go North East in partnership with Jobcentre Plus and Gateshead College
• Jumpstart Online Recruitment Process: TELUS International Central America Recruitment

8. MOST EFFECTIVE EMPLOYER BRAND DEVELOPMENT

• The Right Stuff: Five Guys in partnership with Chatter Communications
• Clearly Hastings Direct: Hastings Direct in partnership with That Little Agency
• The Feel Good Company: TELUS International Central America
• Join the Great Venture: HS2 in partnership with TMP Worldwide UK
• Investigo Life: Investigo
• The Home of Proper Jobs: Charles Tyrwhitt
• The White Company – PRIDE: The White Company in partnership with Pink Squid
• Brand launch and All Walks of Life campaign: Whitehall Resources

9. BEST IN-HOUSE RECRUITMENT TEAM

• Openreach
• Cisco
• Müller UK & Ireland
• Nationwide Building Society
• Oliver James Associates
• The AA
• Vestel Group of Companies
• Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police

10. BEST RECRUITMENT AGENCY MARKETING TEAM

• Acorn Recruitment
• Darwin Recruitment
• Fircroft
• Optimus Search
• Robert Walters
• Rullion

11. BEST CANDIDATE CARE

• Audeliss
• Brightpool
• C&M Travel Recruitment
• Cavendish Professionals
• ISE Partners
• La Fosse Associates
• Noa Recruitment
• Recruiter Republic
• SpenglerFox
• TFS Healthcare

12. BEST CLIENT SERVICE

• Amberjack
• Bramwith Consulting
• Kite Consulting Group
• La Salle Network
• Oliver James Associates
• Optimus Search
• Strictly Recruitment
• The Barton Partnership

13. BEST BANKING/FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Eames Consulting Group
• Gravitas Recruitment Group
• Harrington Starr
• Investigo
• Kite Consulting Group
• LMA Recruitment
• Oliver James Associates

14. BEST ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Core Talent
• Fircroft
• NRL
• RGB Recruitment
• Rullion

15. BEST INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Fircroft
• Global {M}
• NES Global Talent
• NonStop Recruitment
• Oliver James Associates
• Opus Talent Solutions
• Robert Walters
• VHR (Virtual Human Resources)

16. BEST IT/TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Baltic Training
• Darwin Recruitment
• Eurostaff
• Gravitas Recruitment Group
• La Fosse Associates
• Robert Walters
• RP International
• Rullion

17. BEST NEW AGENCY

• Broadgate Search
• Broster Buchanan
• Oakwell Hampton
• Peel Solutions
• Source Technology
• TRIA Recruitment

18. BEST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Balance Recruitment
• DMJ Recruitment
• LMA Recruitment
• Procurement Heads
• RedLaw
• Strictly Recruitment

19. BEST PUBLIC/THIRD SECTOR RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Baltimore Consulting
• Charles Hunter Associates
• Commercial Services
• Gravitas Recruitment Group
• Pertemps
• TFS Healthcare
• The Finegreen Group
• TPP Recruitment

20. BEST TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT AGENCY

• Amoria Bond
• Class People
• Evolve Hospitality
• Gravitas Recruitment Group
• LaSalle Network
• PMP Recruitment
• Taskmaster Resources

21. MOST EFFECTIVE BACK OFFICE OPERATION

• Cathcart Associates
• Cavendish Professionals
• Class People
• Eames Consulting Group
• ECS Resource Group
• Gravitas Recruitment Group
• Your World Recruitment Group

22. RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – MICRO (UP TO 10 EMPLOYEES)

• CMR Recruitment
• Dove & Hawk
• Flair 4 Recruitment
• Infosec
• Octopus Personnel
• SpaYse International
• Venari Partners

23. RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – SMALL (11-49 EMPLOYEES)

• Bramwith Consulting
• DMJ Recruitment
• Girling Jones
• Harrington Starr
• Kite Consultant Group
• LMA Recruitment
• Profiles Creative
• Trust in Soda

24. RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM (50-249 EMPLOYEES)

• Amoria Bond
• Annapurna Recruitment
• Goodman Masson
• Green Park
• Harnham
• Investigo
• La Fosse Associates
• Opus Talent Solutions

25. RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – LARGE (250+ EMPLOYEES)

• Fircroft
• Robert Walters
• Search Consultancy

26. MOST EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE OPERATION

• Carmichael UK
• Charles Hunter Associates
• Gap Personnel
• NES Global Talent
• Rullion

27. OUTSTANDING OUTSOURCED RECRUITMENT ORGANISATION

• Amberjack
• Cielo
• Team24
• TMP Worldwide

28. RECRUITMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

• GatedTalent
• Hinterview
• Imperial Brands in partnership with Amberjack
• JOB TODAY
• Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with Capp & Co
• SourceBreaker
• Syft
• WCN

29. RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

• 4MAT
• Amberjack
• Candidate Source
• CareersinAudit.com
• CV-Library
• Firefish Software
• Saville Assessment
• TribePad

30. MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN

• Talent Spotters: Assurant in partnership with Creed Communications
• The Apprentfish: Firefish Software
• All we need is you!: Guidant Group in partnership with Shop Direct
• Aldi in partnership with Penna
• Ready to make your mark: Boots in partnership with Pink Squid
• Christmas Starts With You: The White Company in partnership with Pink Squid
• Target. Attract. Recruit – Apprentice campaigns that exceed expectations: Vodafone in partnership with QA Apprenticeship
• “We’re growing our Team” – OVO Energy in partnership with ThirtyThree