SEEK recognised as a ëBest Employerí For the Fifth Time

SEEK Ltd continues to be recognised as a great place to work, receiving the runner up award in the 2008 Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand Study.

This is the fifth year in a row that the people behind Australia and New Zealandís most popular employment websites have been acknowledged by Hewitt and Associates and is the best result SEEK has ever received.

SEEK was also recently acknowledged by The Great Place to Work Institute as one of the best companies to work for in Australia. Both award wins were based on employee feedback and survey responses.

Commenting on the Hewitt Award win, Joint CEO and co-founder Paul Bassat said:

ìWe are absolutely delighted to be recognised for the fifth year in a row by Hewitt and Associates, as well as the Great Place to Work Institute, as one of the best employers to work for. The great work culture thatís come to life here at SEEK is the result of the contribution of every single team member across each department.î

ìOur business has experienced some significant changes over the past five years including shifting from a private to a public company and moving our head office to a new environmentally friendly building and itís great to see that despite these elements of change, our staff are even more passionate about working at SEEK,î said Paul Bassat.

ìReceiving runner up in the Hewitt Awards is not only a fantastic recognition of the work environment at SEEK, it also gives us that extra little bit of encouragement to aspire to go one better next year.î

SEEK Human Resources Director Meahan Callaghan said the recent award wins were evidence of the success the company has seen in recent years in recruiting based on cultural fit.

ìWorking at SEEK is not just about having the skills to perform a certain role, itís also about being a part of the culture we have created. We have an exceptionally high level of staff engagement right across the business and many of our recruitment and staff engagement strategies, including the recently launched CSR program, have been staff initiated.î