THE individuals and businesses which are driving forward and setting new standards in the Scottish recruitment sector are once more in the spotlight as the seventh s1jobs Recruitment Awards are launched today, in association with Search Consultancy.
The contest again provides a platform to highlight the best examples of originality, professionalism and talent across the recruitment sector.
Seventeen categories will feature in this year’s awards, which will ultimately be handed to the campaigns, consultancies and initiatives setting new trends across the industry at a presentation at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza hotel on Thursday April 19.
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Companies and individuals can enter the contest online by visiting www.s1jobs.com/awards, where information on the categories and criteria are available.
Three of the categories, however, will be voted by s1jobs’ 800,000 users.
Winners at the 2017 awards included Allied Vehicles, which took the award for Best Recruitment Campaign, and FDM, which triumphed in the Best Employer Brand category.
Debbie Caswell, chief operating officer of Search Consultancy, said: “As a long-established recruitment business founded in Scotland, we’re delighted to partner with the s1jobs Recruitment Awards in 2018 as title sponsor.
“These awards present an opportunity to showcase the very best in recruitment talent across Scotland where there’s an abundance of dynamic and knowledgeable agencies just like Search Consultancy.”
Steven Wood of Anderson Knight, sponsor of the HR Team of the Year award, said: “Anderson Knight are delighted to support the s1jobs Recruitment Awards as it’s imperative to highlight the industry successes over the past 12 months.”
Hazel Gillespie, director of Gillespie People Solutions, said sponsoring this year’s Best Recruitment Consultant award felt like a “natural fit” for the company.
She said: “Over the last six years, our team has enjoyed supporting our clients to source the best recruitment talent for their teams and, support those clients and candidates in developing their businesses and careers.”
Campbell Urquhart of White Cube Consulting, sponsor of the Apprentice / Graduate category, said: “We have had the pleasure of working alongside the s1jobs team for a number of years now, so signing up as sponsors was a very easy decision to make.”
William Sim of Connect Appointments said: “Over the years s1jobs has been Connect Appointments job board of choice, assisting us with finding the right candidates for the right job, so it’s without question we are extremely happy to support the awards ceremony where many employers and recruiters will be rewarded for their hard work and great achievements over the year.”
Wendy McDougall of Firefish Software, said: “Firefish Software is immensely proud to support the s1jobs Recruitment Awards this year as the Champagne Drinks sponsor.”
The deadline for entries is Friday, March 2. For more information visit www.s1jobs.com/awards or contact Billy Girvan on 0141 302 6030.