Congratulations to our 2023 winners!

And thank you to everyone who attended our ceremony! It wouldn’t have been a wonderful night without you.

2023 Winners

Candidate Assessment

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: TUI (Sova Assessment)

Silver: Holland & Barrett
Bronze: Virgin Atlantic (Amberjack)

Finalists:

Tripledot (Bryq)


Candidate Experience

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Virgin Atlantic (Amberjack)

Silver: Accrux
Bronze: AstraZeneca

Finalists: 

Holland & Barrett
MBDA (Meet & Engage)
Mediabrands
Mphasis
Node4
Sopra Steria
Staffordshire County Council (Tribepad)
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (Talk’n’Job)


Career Site

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Poundland & Dealz

Silver: Hollywood Bowl
Bronze: Greene King

Finalists:

ASOS
BDO
Caring Homes
CH&CO
Heron Foods
Sopra Steria


Early Careers Initiative

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Mediabrands

Silver: Essex County Council
Bronze: Cadent Gas

Finalists:

Avanade
Burges Salmon LLP
EY
Frazer Nash Consultancy
GXO
Mondelez International
Octopus Energy Group
PTC Therapeutics
Scottish Water (Talogy)


Employee Referral

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Stirling Ackroyd

Silver: Greene King
Bronze: SEON Technologies


Employer Brand

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Activision Blizzard King

Silver: Primark
Bronze: Trustpilot

Finalists:

Airbus Defence & Space
Avanade
Barchester Healthcare
Centrica
Essex County Council
EY
Hollywood Bowl
N Family Club (Creed Comms)
Tesco (Penna Plc)
The Eastern Region (Caraffi)
West Northamptonshire Council (Fluid Ideas)


Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Strategy

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: NETSCC (NIHR)

Silver: Grant Thornton
Bronze winner: Civil Service Fast Stream and Early Talent

Finalists:

Aggregate Industries UK
Avanade
Burges Salmon LLP
GXO
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Kier
Mott MacDonald
Ofcom (Omni Resource Management Solutions Limited)
Schneider Electric UK


Executive Search Strategy

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: AstraZeneca

Silver: Balfour Beatty
Bronze: Burges Salmon

Finalists:

Essex County Council


High-Growth Hiring Strategy

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Just Eat Takeaway.com

Silver: Tripledot Studios
Bronze: Maria Mallaband Care Group

Finalists:

Farsight Consulting
National Express
Starling Bank


In-house Recruiter (Individual)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Isabelle Fernandes, Avanade

Silver: Sasha Angel, Global Banking School
Bronze: Nick Savic, Elite Group

Finalists:

Chloe Britton, MOOV
Ellie Galvin, EY
Jade Phillips, Caring Homes
Jane Smith, Essex County Council
Joe Clarke, Burges Salmon LLP
Peter Clegg, formerly EY


In-house Recruitment Leader (Individual)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Nerida Rooney, formerly Kier

Silver: Catherine Martin, Caring Homes
Bronze: Matt Norell, Octopus Energy Group

Finalists:

Justyna Zgodka, Yusen Logistics
Katie Fox, Brunning and Price Ltd
Laura Finlay, Maria Mallaband Care Group
Liz Noble, EY
Matthew Stedman, Clario
Mitchell Liddell, Barchester Healthcare
Sam Fletcher, PayPal
Tracy Climpson, Heron Foods

Newcomer (Team)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Farsight Consulting

Silver: Octavius Infrastructure
Bronze: Equilend

Finalists:

EU Automation
NETSCC (NIHR)
Thalia Waste Management


Onboarding Strategy

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Arden University

Silver: Cognizant (Eli Onboarding)
Bronze: AstraZeneca

Finalists:

Accrux
Burges Salmon
Caring Homes
Impact Futures
Maria Mallaband Care Group
NCR
SEON Technologies


Outsourced In-house Recruitment Team (RPO/Embedded)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Caraffi onsite at Britvic

Silver: Spinks onsite at Couchbase
Bronze: Tandem Talent onsite at Foster + Partners

Finalists:

RPO1 powered by Morson onsite at Atlas Elektronik
Spinks onsite at ManyPets
the rec hub onsite at BT


Recruitment Innovation

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (Talk’n’Job)

Silver: AstraZeneca
Bronze: EY

Finalists:

Barchester Healthcare
Elixirr Consulting Limited
Grant Thornton
Hologic (SMRS)
PayPal
Secret Intelligence Service (Penna Plc)


Recruitment Marketing Campaign

Proudly Partnered by:

Winner:

Gold: Jaguar Land Rover (Creed Comms)

Silver: Activision Blizzard King
Bronze winner: Kier

Finalists:

Airbus Defence & Space
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
EY
Government Recruitment Service (Cabinet Office) (TMP)
Johnson Matthey (CA3)
Kraft Heinz (Wiser)
Mark Allen Group
McCain (Wiser)
The West Brom (Caraffi)
Veolia


Recruitment Team – Small (Less than 1,000 employees)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: The Bushcraft Company

Silver: JKS Restaurants
Bronze: Tripledot Studios

Finalists: 

AVASK Accounting and Business Consultants
Gray Healthcare
Immediate Media Co.
Jigsaw Trust
Pick Everard
The Openwork Partnership
TPXimpact
Trustpilot


Recruitment Team – Medium (1,000-5,000 employees)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold winner: Octopus Energy Group

Silver: OVO
Bronze: Caring Homes

Finalists:

Avanade
Brunning and Price Ltd
Burges Salmon LLP
Gleeds
Node4
SCC
Southern Water
Staffordshire County Council
Yusen Logistics


Recruitment Team – Large (More than 5,000 employees)

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold winner: Direct Line Group

Silver winner: JPMorgan Chase & Co
Bronze winner: Whitbread

Finalists:

AtkinsRéalis
Essex County Council
GXO
Heron Foods
Kier
Maria Mallaband Care Group
Primark
Veolia
Webhelp


Tech Hiring

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Just Eat Takeaway.com

Silver: Tesco (Penna Plc)
Bronze: MBDA

Finalists:

AJ Bell
Many Pets (Spinks)
Mphasis
xDesign


Use of Technology

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (Talk’n’Job)

Silver: Tripledot Studios
Bronze winner: AstraZeneca

Finalists:

Barchester Healthcare
Compass Group UK&I
EY
Grant Thornton (Acolyte Group)
Well Pharmacy (Tribepad)


Video Campaign

Proudly Partnered by:

Winners:

Gold: Now Teach

Silver: McCain (Wiser)
Bronze: EY

Finalists:

Cyberfort Group
Grant Thornton
King (Wiser)
MBDA
Toolstation

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