Jobsiteís BeMyInterviewer nominated for two top industry innovation awards

BeMyInterviewer.co.uk, the interactive video-based website from Jobsite, which lets jobseekers practise for interviews with some of the UKís leading bosses, has been shortlisted for two prestigious industry innovation awards at this yearís PR Week Industry Awards, and the Association of Online Publishing (AOP) Awards. Jobsite is the only (online) recruitment brand to reach the finals for either award schemes where it will be competing against some of the UKís most established brands.

Both awards recognise BeMyInterviewer for using innovative digital media techniques to reach the target audience. BeMyInterviewer has been shortlisted for the PR Week Awards on the basis of the projectís outstanding creativity and effectiveness, whilst the AOP Online Publishing Awards have recognised BeMyInterviewer for excellence in digital publishing where it will be competing against the Financial Times, the Guardian and ITV Online.

Launched in February 2008 BeMyInterviewer offers jobseekers a completely new way to prepare for interviews. BeMyInterviewer has attracted over 155,000 unique visitors to the site since launch, with over 1.4 million videos streamed. BeMyInterviewer has also increased applications to Jobsiteís clientsí vacancies, with almost 22,000 candidates coming through to view vacancies on Jobsite following their interaction with the interviewers on BeMyInterviewer.

Keith Potts, CEO of Jobsite says; ìWe are really proud that Jobsite is able to offer such an innovative product in the market to help candidates prepare for interview in a completely new way. The award nominations come at a great time for BeMyInterviewer. The website has been a real success with great feedback from candidates and clients alike, whilst the panel of expert interviewers continues to grow, with leading HR professionals from O2 and BSkyB joining the site in recent months. Hopefully these awards are the first of many.î