Fierce Competition at the 2005 SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards

Australiaís favourite recruiters were honoured on Wednesday 15th September at the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs), after three months of fierce competition.

The SARAs, a popular choice award, were launched in 2003 to acknowledge the value the recruitment industry provides both clients and candidates. The award categories cover a range of industries and ensure small, medium and large recruiters are all considered.

At a gala event held at the Sydney Hilton, Kelly Services won the Large Generalist Recruiter category for the third year in a row. We are delighted that job seekers consider Kelly Services as a recruiter who cares and thank all for voting Kelly Services as Australiaís best recruitment agency consecutively for the past three years said Steve Shepherd, Regional Director, Kelly Services.

Kelly Scientific Resources also won the Favourite Healthcare Recruiter award. I find Kelly Scientific usually have many positions for chemists and other scientists when there are none advertised in the newspaper said one of the voters comments.

SEEK researched international industry award programs before developing the SARAs. Now in its third year, the SARAs have been embraced by the recruitment industry with many organisations encouraging their candidates to vote for them on their websites, by email or in print materials during the three month voting period.

Matthew Rockman, SEEK Executive Director said a 50 per cent increase in the number of votes received this year shows that jobseekers have been highly supportive of the SARAs. 9,000 job seekers voted in the 2005 SARAs, up from 6,000 last year.

The SARAs highlight how competitive the recruitment industry is and the value jobseekers place on personal service. This yearís voters have voiced their opinions on what makes a good recruiter and this includes a prompt response, valuable advice and excellent post placement service, said Matthew Rockman.

For further information, contact:

Stephen Shepherd
Regional Director, Kelly Services
Ph: 03 9203 5999
Email: mailto:shephst@kellyservices.com