JobsGroup.net Managing Director Mark Hepworth Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year

Mark Hepworth, Managing Director of JobsGroup.net, has been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year at the Be Inspired Business Awards (BIBAs) 2007.

During the last 12 months JobsGroup.net has grown to become the UKís largest independent jobs network, with a 44% increase in unique users, 115% increase in turnover, and 300% increase in employees.

Mark implemented many innovative strategies during 2006, including the full UK launch of Just Technical Jobs, a national publication for engineering, rail and construction jobseekers; the opening of the JobsGroup.net Sales Academy, to ensure all sales personnel are trained to nationally recognised standards; and the launch of Artificial Technology Matching (AIM), which improves the speed and accuracy of online recruitment. This resulted in a number of national award wins, including Best Online Service.

Mark comments, My focus is on building quality services utilising innovative technology that are delivered by a highly skilled team. This helps to ensure our clients get a superb return on their investment, which in turn leads to long-term relationships and consequently growth. Iím delighted to have been nominated for this award, itís a credit to the hard work of everyone at JobsGroup.net in making the business a success.

JobsGroup.net clients include some of the UKís best known companies, including Atkins, Alfred McAlpine, Amec, Arup, Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Boeing, BSkyB, Bupa, Carillion, EDF Energy, E.ON, GCHQ, Greggs, Jacobs, Lloyds TSB, Highways Agency, MI5, Ministry of Defence, Mouchel Parkman, National Grid, National Air Traffic Services (NATS), Parsons Brinckerhoff and Siemens.

Launched in 2000, this year JobsGroup.net is currently nominated in three categories at the OnRec Awards 2007 ñ Best Technical Innovation, Innovative Online Marketing and Innovative Offline Marketing. In 2006 JobsGroup.net won Best Online Service at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence; Number One Site for Placements in the OnRec Top 100; Finalist for both Innovative Online Marketing and Best Technical Innovation at the OnRec Awards; and Finalist in the Best Specialist Jobsite category at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA).

JobsGroup.net operates ten award-winning niche online recruitment websites in the UK: JustEngineers.net; JustRail.net; JustConstruction.net; JustUtilities.net; Just4Aviation.net; DefenceJobs.com; Just4Finance.net; JustSalesandMarketing.net; Just4Executives.net; and Just4Graduates.net. In January 2006 JobsGroup.net launched a free monthly newspaper, JUST TECHNICAL jobs, sent to over 40,000 candidates. In September, JobsGroup.net launched a new site based in Sydney, Australia: JustEngineers.com.au.

JobsGroup.net is unique because it combines the reach of generalist jobsites with the industry expertise of niche job boards, with over 420,000 unique visitors every month.