London and South East Recruitment Awards

One of the countries biggest regional newspaper publishers has teamed up once again with the eighth largest trade body in the country to stage the annual London and South East Recruitment Awards.

Archant London, publishers of over 35 titles in the capital that attract over 1.3 million readers every week, have launched the awards to create pride within the recruitment industry and the also in the human resources and training departments of all businesses.

Principal sponsors of the event are the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) which represents the dynamic and fast-growing recruitment industry in the UK which has an annual turnover of 24 billlion.

The awards, which have 10 separate categories, are open to all businesses involved in recruitment and training of staff - whether as an employer, agency, or service provider. By entering the awards companies and individuals have the opportunity to gain the recognition that their work deserves.

The results will be announced at a glittering ceremony on October 26 at the Radisson Hotel, Portman Square

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 entrantís 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.

Innovative Use Of Technology
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.

Recruitment Consultant of the Year
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 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

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

Fastest Growing New Recruitment Agency of the Year
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

Best Training Career Development Programme
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 Recruitment Advertising 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

- Mounted copies of the advertisement should be submitted to support the application

- The target audience and level of response should be provided

Best Recruitment Agency of the Year
This category is open to any recruitment agency within London and the Southeast.

- You should endeavor to show the judges what it is that makes your recruitment agency the best throughout London and the Southeast

- 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

To enter click here to visit www.londonandsoutheastrecruitmentawards.co.uk or email jo.revitt@archant.co.uk