A special plum achiever!

Staff at Plum Personnel joined in celebrating the success of their Branch Administrator, Vanessa Brooman on winning the Special Achievement Award in the Recruitment Employment Confederation's (REC) first ever National Individual Membership Recruitment Awards.

Julie Whitehouse, Director said, We are so very proud of her success. This is a tremendous accolade and recognises Vanessa's professionalism and truly valued contribution at Plum.

The judges had a difficult task in selecting the winner. The panel included the Acting CEO of the REC Helen Reynolds and Editor of Recruitment Consultant Magazine, Phil McMullen and Anita Holbrow, Marketing Director of the REC who commented, We were all impressed and humbled by all applications demonstrating such great talent in the recruitment industry today. The nominations were open to people from around the UK; there were many entries and the standard of entries was high.

Commenting on her achievement, Vanessa said, ìIím thrilled and delighted to have won. Itís terrific to be so happy in a job and to also have the recognition and reward is the icing on the cake.

After a successful and varied career followed by a break to bring up her family, Vanessa was seeking a rewarding part-time position when she relocated to Solihull from Devon in 2006. At the same time the Directors were seeking an Administrator to join their team on a part-time basis. It was the start of a perfect match.

Vanessa added, ìThe team at Plum is an absolute pleasure to work alongside. I feel very lucky to have a role thatís not only interesting and varied, but one that I really enjoy. The part-time hours give me the flexibility I need as a working mother. I truly believe that there are lots of other people just like me who can give 110% commitment and loyalty to forward thinking employers. Itís a true ëwin-winí situation.î

The inaugural REC Awards celebrate the crme of professionals in recruitment throughout the UK said Julie. Vanessa's achievement really illustrates that behind every successful recruiter there's a great administrator. Vanessa never fails to go the extra mile and she is truly appreciated and valued by all of us at Plum.