Recruiter of the year winners honoured at the 2008 Junction Awards

Kelly, Emmanuels Advance and Deloitte Consulting were honoured with the Recruiter Of The Year titles for 2008, in the 5th Annual Junction Awards.

The Junction Awards honour Recruitment Agencies that have displayed outstanding and exemplary recruitment practises to the CareerSeekers. Registered CareerJunction CareerSeekers had the opportunity to vote for the Recruitment Agencies that had in their opinion, excelled in Personal Service, Understanding their Career Requirements, Advice and Guidance, Negotiations, Securing Interviews and Placement and Post Placement Advice.

The Junction Awards are a part of CareerJunctionís growth and innovation in offering the best Online Recruitment service in South Africa. Sowetan and Sunday World were once again proud sponsors of the 5th Annual Junction Awards for the third consecutive year ìOur partnership with CareerJunction extends beyond these awards to providing comprehensive advertising solutions to the recruitment industryî says Sowetan and Sunday Worldís Acting Publisher, Jason Sequeira.

This year over 6,000 CareerSeeker nominations were cast, which is double the amount compared to last yearís nominations. ìAs a market leader with innovative Online Recruitment products and solutions, we are proud to be hosting these awards in recognition of our Recruiters. This affirms that our service is of value to the CareerSeekers and the Recruiters alikeî says Kris Jarzebowski CareerJunction CEO.

The 2008 Awards were once again divided into three categories – small, medium and large. The Agency size is determined by the average number of jobs they advertise on CareerJunction over a period of 6 months.

The 2008 Recruiter Of The Year Winners are:

Large Agency Category

WINNER: Kelly
1st runner-up: DAV Professional Placement Group
2nd runner-up: Quest Flexible Staffing Solution
Kim Meszaros, Marketing Manager of Kelly, says, ìWe are overwhelmed, excited and itís an honour for us to be recognised by CareerSeekers. This is the 3rd consecutive year as The Recruiter Of The Year; we are definitely doing something rightî.

Medium Agency Category

WINNER: Emmanuels Advance
1st runner-up: PAG - Professional Assignment Group
2nd runner-up: Accountants On Call
ìWe are overwhelmed with the response from the candidates. It goes to show what we put in, will always be remembered by CareerSeekersî. Hein Weyers, Marketing Manager, Emmanuels Advance.

Small Agency Category

WINNER: Deloitte Consulting Business Processing Outsourcing
1st runner-up: 20Twenty Recruitment
2nd runner-up: Abantu Resources
The Junction Awards not only award the Recruiters, but the CareerSeekers who participated in the voting process. Ronesh Kandhai from Tongaat, KZN was randomly selected to win the ThinkPad T61 Laptop sponsored by First Distribution, worth over R 10 000. ìThe agency I nominated demonstrated an exceptional service to me. What appealed to me the most was the fast turnaround time from submitting my job application, to receiving a call from the recruitment consultant and keeping me updated with appointment confirmations, to the initial interview stages and calling me after the interview to get my thoughts on it. It is unfortunate that I didnít get the job, but the consultant left a lasting impression on meî, says Kandhai, winner of A Dream Laptop Competition.

The results of the 2008 Junction Awards were audited by registered Auditors, Nexia Levitt Kirson.

For photographs of the event, please email thabisile.nzuke@careerjunction.co.za