Australiaís best recruitment companies honoured in 2006 SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAís)

Australiaís favourite recruiters were honoured last night at the SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards (SARAs), after three months of intense competition.

The SARAs, a popular choice award, were launched in 2003 to acknowledge the value the recruitment industry provides both clients and candidates. Jobseekers are invited to nominate their favourite recruitment companies and award categories cover a range of industries to ensure that small, medium and large recruiters are recognised for excellence in their fields.

The national awards were presented at a gala event in Sydney last night and the winners included:

Davidson Recruitment - Generalist Recruiter: large category
Majer Recruitment - Generalist Recruiter: small to medium category
BSI People - Executive Recruiter
MACRO Recruitment - IT Recruiter

For the second year running AAAI Group (Engineering) won Specialist small to medium Recruiter whilst Aquent won the award for large recruiter in the Specialist category.


SEEKís ëSARA Legendsí were also announced, which recognise recruiters for achieving consistent excellence in their respective categories. The inductees included:

Kelly Services
Staff it
Greythorn
Xpand Group

All of whom have won in their respective categories for three consecutive years.

SEEK researched international industry award programs before developing the SARAs. Now in its fourth year, the SARAs have been embraced by the Australiaís 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.

Joe Powell, SEEK Sales Director said ìThe 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.î

ìWeíve had a fantastic response to the SARAs with the number of votes increasing year on year. The awards continue to set a bench mark for recruitment companies and we are encouraged by the support from the industry to providing better services for jobseekers.î