Categories & Sponsors

Principal Sponsor

REC

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is the professional association representing the UK’s dynamic recruitment industry, which is now worth £24.8 million annually to the economy.

The REC is committed to promoting and maintaining professional standards within the industry and now has a membership comprising 8,000 businesses and nearly 6,000 recruitment consultants.

Businesses in corporate membership must adhere to a Code of Professional Practice while individual members sign up to a Code of Ethics. Both Codes have been developed to ensure jobseekers and employers receive the highest possible standards of recruitment service.

Individual Members now enjoy a range of services exclusively tailored towards their professional development through increasing their professional knowledge, skills and status enabling them to stand out from the crowd in recruitment.

Corporate members are also being encouraged to register their staff as Individual Members because it demonstrates their level of commitment towards investing in what is seen as the key benefit – the recruiters – to this fast-moving industry.

The REC has been at the forefront of developing ground-breaking services for the industry such as its Diversity Pledge which won the CBI Trade Association Forum’s first ever Social Initiative Award last year.

It is also a member of CIETT, the International Confederation of Employment Agencies and its European counterpart, Euro-CIETT.

 

The main objectives of the REC are:

  • To raise and maintain the recruitment industry’s standards and reputation. This it has done by “raising the bar” on membership by introducing stringent entry criteria leading to adherence of best practice procedures
  • To offer and deliver, in support of these standards, a wide range of vocational training including two industry-recognised qualifications, in-houses courses, seminars and continuing professional development for all members
  • To represent and promote the interests of REC members and all those working in the recruitment industry. This is achieved through lobbying on their behalf at Parliament, Whitehall and the European Commission, as well as to the press, stakeholders and opinion formers
  • To provide an essential and unique portfolio of support services and products to members. These include a legal and HR helpline and access to up to date, robust research relating to the industry and a comprehensive programme of events.
  • To meet the needs of members through a network of 12 groups representing specialist sectors of the industry such as IT & Comms, Drivers, Childcare, Education and Construction; also through active representation across 13 regions through regional directors who ensure the services provided by the REC best serve the needs of certain areas.

Marcia Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the REC, said: “We are all committed to driving standards forward in this industry because this will in turn open new commercial opportunities for those agencies able to demonstrate to clients that they are committed to the highest levels of professional achievement.

“At the REC, we regard Archant’s awards as an invaluable way of both recognising those who have achieved and as a perfect example of a thriving partnership between the industry and suppliers.

“We would like to thank the organisers at Archant for their continuing commitment and support to our industry through these prestigious awards and look forward to working together on such excellent events in the future.”

Website: http://www.rec.co.uk/

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Innovative use of Technology

onrec

This category is open to any business that has made innovative use of new ideas, techniques or a technological process to improve their business/ business practice.

Criteria

  • The successful entry should give a detailed description of what innovative use of technology has been made within the business.
  • How was the technology introduced?
  • What impact has this had on the business?
  • Entries for this category may take the form of a product, service or process.

Innovative use of Technology Entry form

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Recruitment Consultant of the Year

Cash Simply

This category is open to any individual who works as a recruitment consultant within London and the Southeast giving them the opportunity to highlight their skills within the industry.

Criteria

  • The successful entrant will demonstrate a professional image together with industry knowledge and be customer focused.
  • Evidence of the achievement of targets should support the entry
  • Client and/or candidate testimonials should support the application

Recruitment Consultant of the Year Entry form

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Recruitment Team of the Year

This category is open to any HR team who works within an HR department or recruitment agency within London and the Southeast, giving them the opportunity to highlight their skills within the industry.

Criteria

  • The successful team will demonstrate a professional image together with industry knowledge and be customer focused.
  • Evidence of the achievement of targets should support the entry
  • Client, candidate and/ or colleague testimonials should support the application

Recruitment Team of the Year

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Fastest Growing New Recruitment Agency

CV

This category is open to any recruitment agency that has been in operation in London and the South East for less than 3 years. Success will be proven by the business and employees showing a clear understanding of their products and service coupled with a successful performance towards their business plan.

Criteria

  • The successful entry will show how the business fits into the market place.
  • The company business plan with achievement against this business plan to date should support the application
  • Evidence of plans for future growth should be submitted to support the application

New Company Entry form

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HR Manager/Director of the Year

This category is open to any individual who manages a recruitment team/ department within London and the Southeast, giving them the opportunity to highlight their industry knowledge and expertise.

Criteria

  • The successful entrant will display excellent industry knowledge.
  • Evidence of how they coach, motivate and inspire the team should support the entry.
  • Evidence of the achievement of targets should support the entry.
  • Consultant and/or peers testimonials should support the application

Best Induction Programme Entry form

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Best training/ career development programme

TBG

This category is open to any business within London and the Southeast that is able to demonstrate evidence of how they have implemented a training and development plan for all of its employees and how the results have been monitored.

Criteria

  • The application should be supported by copies of the training/ career development programme(s) that the company provides
  • The aims and objectives of the programme should be included
  • Results of staff development and/ or progression should be submitted to support the application
  • Delegate feedback/ testimonials should be submitted to support the entry

Best training/ career development programme Entry form

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Best recruitment campaign

This category is open to any business within London and the Southeast that can provide evidence through a series of two or more original and creative advertisements of a successful recruitment advertising campaign

Criteria

  • Through the use of a combination multi media (press, on line, out door, radio etc) you should endeavour to prove the success of your recruitment advertising to the judges
  • The advertisements can have been placed in a combination of media from January 2006 - August 2007.
  • Copies of electronic and/or print advertisements should be supplied to support your entry.
  • The concept, target audience and results should be provided to support your entry

Best recruitment campaign Entry form

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Best Recruitment Agency of the Year

Royal Bank of Scotland

This category is open to any recruitment agency within London and the South East.

  • You should endeavor to show the judges what it is that makes your recruitment agency the best throughout London and the South East
  • Evidence of the service that the agency provides to its clients and candidates should be included 
  • Evidence of client and candidate retention together with success against targets should be provided to support the application
  • Evidence of plans for future growth should be submitted to support the application

Best Recruitment Agency of the Year Entry form

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Life Time Achievement Award

This category is open to an individual or team of people who can demonstrate that they are worthy of receiving an award for an individual or team achievement that has had a major impact on their business. The award name should not suggest that there is an age limit for this entry – a young person may have achieved as much as someone of more mature years.

Criteria

  • The successful entry should give a detailed description of the entrant’s achievement.
  • What impact has the individual or team had on the recruitment industry?
  • The successful applicant will have demonstrated consistently high achievements within the industry over a period of three years or more.

Life Time Achievement Award Entry form

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