CATEGORIES
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
This person will have demonstrated significant influence on their recruitment business, the industry and demonstrated exemplary leadership between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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*This category will require an interview, the interview date is 20 May 2025.
Open to all in-house recruiters/recruitment – resourcing managers/team leaders within a direct employer organisation.
This person will have made the most significant influence on their recruitment/resourcing department and business, demonstrating best practice, innovation, exemplary team and section leadership between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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*This category will require an interview, the interview date is 20 May 2025.
Open to all senior recruitment industry entrepreneurs (chairman/woman, C-level, founder, managing director) in a recruitment agency or supplier company to the recruitment industry.
This person’s entrepreneurship will have manifested significant impact on the recruitment industry in terms of creativity, innovation, profitability and potential sustainability between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
The entrepreneurship will also reflect sound business practices, professionalism and ethics of the highest standard.
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*This category will require an interview, the interview date is 20 May 2025.
IN-HOUSE RECRUITER - EMPLOYEES
(Best School Leaver /Graduate/Apprentice Recruitment Strategy)
Open to all in-house recruitment teams of employers operating in any industry or public/Third Sector organisation.
This category recognises outstanding creativity, innovation and effectiveness in developing and executing a recruitment programme for new talent (school leavers, graduates, apprentices, socially disadvantaged, former offenders, etc) that has led to the achievement of strategic business goals.
Achievements outlined in the entries must have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all internal/in-house recruitment teams of employers operating in any industry or public/Third sector organisation.
This category recognises outstanding innovation and use by an employer’s staff (directly employed)
recruitment team in meeting strategic business goals via:
■ Digital solutions (banners, email, interactive activity such as games, real or virtual
environments and settings, communications and podcasts.)
■ Social media – meaning professional networking or social media.
Entries can nominate innovations in one, both or combined types that encourage engagement, followers, brand awareness and especially applications, referrals or sourcing potential leading to
business success.
Achievements outlined in the entries must have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all internal/in-house recruitment teams of direct employers operating in any industry sector, or public/Third sector organisation and, if applicable, internal (i.e. marketing) and/or external partner(s) (i.e. recruitment advertising agency or recruitment agency).
This category recognises the most effective development of an employer brand as it applies to the employer organisation’s recruiting and, if applicable, overall hiring cycle and its connection with the development and implementation of the candidate experience.
Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all internal/in-house recruitment teams of employers operating in any organisation.
This category recognises market insight, outstanding service and achievement by an employer’s staff (directly employed) recruitment team.
Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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EXTERNAL RECRUITER - AGENCIES
Open to marketing teams from all recruitment, executive search and interim management firms.
Awarded to the in-house recruitment agency marketing team achieving the most stand-out accomplishment, or accomplishments aligned to the agency’s overall business strategy between October 2023 and 31 December 2024. Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service in any sector.
This category identifies outstanding creativity, effectiveness and responsiveness, market insight, innovation and service by recruitment firms in providing exemplary care and treatment of candidates/applicants. Profitability will also be considered.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies who add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships via candidates, and not those who simply provide a solid professional service.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment businesses (including agency and RPO) providing outstanding service through securing staff/candidates for clients in any sector.
This category identifies outstanding creativity, effectiveness, market insight and innovation by recruitment firms in providing exemplary service to clients profitably.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies who add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, not those who simply provide a solid professional service.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms and all umbrella payroll firms providing outstanding service in any industry sector.
This category identifies outstanding compliance, effectiveness and responsiveness, market insight, innovation and service by recruitment firms or umbrella companies in providing exemplary care, compliance adherence and treatment of contractors working in any industry sector.
The judges will aim to recognise consultancies and/or umbrella firms who add outstanding value to their business partnerships and contractor relationships through attention to detail, ensuring that contractors working with them have the fullest and most up-to-date information about their tax affairs and tax requirements.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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With businesses recognising more than ever how a diverse workforce and inclusive culture can foster innovation and business success, recruitment agencies have a crucial role to play in understanding their clients’ diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) goals and delivering a service that meets these objectives.
Open to all recruitment businesses (including agency and RPO) in any sector that can demonstrate how they have met clients’ DE&I workforce objectives at the same time as delivering their own business success.
The judges will aim to recognise innovative and forward-thinking organisations that have added outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions in any sector that started trading no earlier than 1 July 2021 and no later than 1 July 2023.
Companies entering this category cannot be the product of an insolvency pre-pack administration or “phoenix” arrangement. Also companies entering this category must not be a division, subsidiary or affiliate brand of a limited company, PLC or under any other kind of parent organisation.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies which add outstanding value to their business, effectiveness, partnerships and relationships, not those that simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for innovation, effectiveness, profitability and potential sustainability.
Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between July 2021 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions to sectors such as accountancy, banking, financial services, human resources, legal, management consultancy, procurement etc. A significant proportion of your business must be derived from this sector: at least 25% of revenue must come from it, or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies who add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, not those who simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for innovation, market insight and profitability.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions to the Engineering sector (i.e. aerospace & avionics, automotive, chemical, civil, construction, electrical, infrastructure, manufacturing, mechanical, rail, road & highways, structural, test and others). A significant proportion of your business must be derived from this sector: at least 25% of revenue must come from it, or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.
The judging will aim to recognise agencies that add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, not those who simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for market insight, innovation and profitability.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions to at least two countries outside the UK and Ireland (This includes the Republic of Ireland as it is often considered within the same territory as the UK by global and international firms). A significant proportion of your business must be derived from this activity: at least 25% of revenue must come from it or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies that add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, not those who simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for innovation, market insight and profitability.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions to the IT/technology sector, including analytics, data science, digital, fintech, gaming and others. A significant proportion of your business must be derived from this sector: at least 25% of revenue must come from it, or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies which add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, and not those that simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for market insight, innovation and profitability.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions to the public or Third sector. A significant proportion of your business must be derived from this sector: at least 25% of revenue must come from it, or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies which add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, and not those that simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for market insight, innovation and profitability.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment firms providing outstanding service through recruitment solutions to the temporary sector. A significant proportion of your business must be derived from this sector: at least 25% of revenue must come from it, or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.
The judges will aim to recognise agencies which add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships, and those that simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for market insight, innovation and profitability.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all recruitment, executive search and interim management firms, this award will recognise the recruitment organisation that lead the way in delivering environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy
for business impact.
The judges will be looking for firms that can demonstrate commitment and a proven impact in their approach to and delivery of sustainability for their business. Never before has operating sustainably been so important
and the winners of this award will be an exemplar for the industry.
Entrants will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all back office operations of recruitment firms providing service in any sector. The back office operation may offer administrative and support services including accounting, compliance, contractor and/or temporary workforce care and payroll.
The judging will aim to recognise back office operations who add outstanding value to their firms, internal clients, the firms’ contractor and temporary work forces, business partnerships and relationships through their effectiveness, and not those who simply provide a solid professional service. They will also be looking for innovation, initiative and contributions to their firms’ profitability and business success.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to recruitment, executive search and interim management firms with a UK presence of up to 9 employees.
Awarded to the firm achieving the most stand-out business accomplishment or series of accomplishments of the year. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024. Also companies entering this category must not be a division, subsidiary or affiliate brand of a limited company, PLC or under any other kind of parent organisation.
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Open to recruitment, executive search and interim management firms with a UK presence of 10 – 19 employees.
Awarded to the firm achieving the most stand-out business accomplishment or series of accomplishments of the year. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024. Also companies entering this category must not be a division, subsidiary or affiliate brand of a limited company, PLC or under any other kind of parent organisation.
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Open to recruitment, executive search and interim management firms with a UK presence and with 20 – 34 employees.
Awarded to the firm achieving the most stand-out business accomplishment or series of accomplishments of the year. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to recruitment, executive search and interim management firms with a UK presence of 35 – 49 employees.
Awarded to the firm achieving the most stand-out business accomplishment or series of accomplishments of the year. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to recruitment, executive search and interim management firms with a UK presence of 50 – 99 employees.
Awarded to the firm achieving the most stand-out business accomplishment or series of accomplishments of the year. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to recruitment, executive search and interim management firms with a UK presence of 100+ employees.
Awarded to the firm achieving the most stand-out business accomplishment or series of accomplishments of the year. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to recruitment, executive search, interim management and recruitment process outsourcing firms with a UK presence.
Awarded to the firm delivering evidence of the most effective compliance operation and setting the highest standards for compliance performance. The winning entry will provide evidence of financial stability and profitability and of having enhanced the recruitment industry’s reputation in the UK business world.
Entrant companies will have been in business and started trading no later than 30 June 2021. Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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SUPPLIER AWARDS
Awarded to the organisation achieving the most stand-out accomplishment/s of the year in recruitment–related technology innovation. Elements of such accomplishments might include but are not limited to sourcing candidates, improving the quality of hire, increasing recruiters’ or recruitment support staff efficiency, optimising return on investment in recruitment and increasing and/or better targeting candidate reach. Judges will be looking for examples of product effectiveness, creativity, market insight, potential sustainably and financial viability.
Achievements will have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024. Please show evidence of financial viability: investment, funding, revenues, debt.
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Open to all businesses or individuals that supply services or products to the recruitment industry and/or recruitment professionals. Suppliers can include Job/Careers Boards.
This business or individual will have made the most significant impact on the recruitment industry/profession through the product or services provided and exemplary client focus and service.
Achievements must be outlined with specific information and must have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
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Open to all organisations achieving stand-out accomplishment(s) of the year in recruitment marketing campaigns – either as direct employers, on their own or as recruitment communications service providers in working with/on behalf of direct employers.
The judges will aim to recognise organisations which add outstanding value to their business partnerships and relationships through creativity, innovation, market insight and cost-effectiveness, not those that simply provide a solid professional service.
Achievements outlined in the entries should have occurred between October 2023 and 31 December 2024.
For this category, examples of the campaign materials will be required for review by the judges*.
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