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Greetings!
The past 12 months have been a
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Awards evening, we have aimed
to give the ‘best of the best’ in the
recruitment industry and profession
the chance to revel in well-deserved
success.
Whilst the details and techniques
may change, the recruitment story
itself – putting the right people in the
right roles – is a constant. No matter
how world conditions stir, surge and
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CONTENTS
A Word from our Sponsor 03 Recruitment Industry Supplier 18 Most Effective Employer 36
of the Year Brand Development
Welcome to the Recruiter 04
Awards 2017 Best Recruitment Agency 19 Recruitment Technology 37
Marketing Team Innovation of the Year
The Judges 06
Best Public/Third Sector 20 In-House Innovation 38
Recruiter Awards Roll of 09 Recruitment Agency in Recruitment
Honour Winners 2017 & 2016
Best Graduate 21 Outstanding Outsourced 39
Recruitment Strategy Recruitment Organisation
Best Apprentice/School 22 Agency Recruitment Leader 40
Leaver Recruitment of the Year
Strategy
In-House Recruitment Leader 41
Best Candidate Care 23 of the Year
Best Client Service 24 Best In-House 42
Recruitment Team
Best Candidate Experience 25
Recruitment Industry 43
Best Banking/Financial 27 Entrepreneur of the Year
Services Recruitment
Agency Recruiter Impact Award 44
Best IT/Technology 29 Recruitment Agency 45
Recruitment Agency of the Year-Micro
Best New Agency 11 (up to 10 employees)
Best Construction & 30
Best Job/Careers Board 12 Engineering Recruitment Recruitment Agency 47
Agency of the Year-Small
Most Effective Recruitment 13 (11-49 employees)
Marketing Campaign Best Professional Services 31
Recruitment Agency Recruitment Agency 49
Most Effective Back 15 of the Year-Medium
Office Operation Best International 33 (50-249 employees)
Recruitment Agency
Most Effective Compliance 17 Recruitment Agency 51
Operation Best Temporary 35 of the Year-Large
Recruitment Agency (250+ employees)
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THE JUDGES
OUR JUDGING PANEL COMPRISES LEADING EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS FROM
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, HR AND RECRUITMENT. WE ARE EXTREMELY
GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND INSIGHT THEY HAVE INVESTED IN STUDYING
THE ENTRIES AND SELECTING THE CREAM OF THE CROP IN RECRUITMENT.
HARALD GREGORY MARCUS TOM
ACKERSCHOTT ALLEN ARCHER BAKER JAMES
Founder Global Head Partner Global Head of BALLARD
Ackerschott and of Talent Aquisition Clearwater Resourcing Director
Associates Lloyd's Register International Imperial Brands Annapurna
NIGEL
BARKER
Group Head of JOHN MATT SHEREEN SIMON
Resourcing CHAPLIN CHURCHWARD DANIELS HARDMAN
London Stock Executive Director Director Head of HR Chief Operating Officer
Exchange Group EY Asoria Group Caffe Nero Oxehealth
SHERI JON SHARON
GUY JUSTIN HUGHES HULL KARDAM
HAYWARD HUGHES OpenPage Associate Group Head Head of Talent
CEO Managing Director Director of Resourcing Acquisition - Europe
Goodman Masson Mission Excellence PageGroup Carillion Mastercard
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ADRIAN TARA ANDREW ANNA PERRY
KEARSEY LESCOTT MOUNTNEY PARFITT Partner
Equity Analyst Managing Director Founding Partner Head of HR Charles Russell
Panmure Gordon Recruiter Republic Aspen In-House Oliver Bonas Speechleys
ADRIAN
CATHERINE STEVAN CLAIRE SHOOTER STEVE
POSSAMAI ROLLS RUSKIN Resourcing and SOLOMON
Director of Talent Partner CEO Inclusion Director Director
Capita Deloitte Cambridge Network The Co-op NatWest Bank
SUE
TIM SUE WEEKES NELE
STEAD SYBILLE WARMAN Specialist in ZGAVC
Partner STEINER Senior HR Director, Recruitment Programme Manager
Squire Patton Boggs Partner Northern Europe Technology British Standards
(UK) Irwin Mitchell SAS Recruiter Contributor Institute
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In association with:
Best New Agency R Best New Agency
Primary Care People
NNE Evolve Hospitality
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Best Job/Careers Board
CareersinAudit.com
W Best Job/Career Board
myjobscotland.gov.uk with Spider Online
Most Effective Back Office Operation Best Embedded Recruitment Team
Gravitas Recruitment Group Single Resource with Greencore Group UK
Most Effective Recruitment Marketing Campaign Most Effective Back Office Operation
IMPACT – Police Now in partnership with Tonic Morgan Hunt UK
Most Effective Compliance Operation Most Effective Recruitment Marketing Campaign
Charles Hunter Associates Pink Squid with Jaguar Land Rover
Recruitment Industry Supplier of the Year Best Recruitment Agency Marketing Team
Amberjack InterQuest Group
Best Recruitment Agency Marketing Team Best Public Sector Recruitment Agency
Fircroft TTM Healthcare
Best Public/Third Sector Recruitment Agency Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy
Sanctuary Personnel Tata Consultancy Services
Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy Best Apprentice/School Leaver Recruitment Strategy
Lloyds Banking Group with Capp & Co Pret A Manger
Best Apprentice/School Leaver Recruitment Strategy Best Candidate Care
Go North East with Gateshead College Sanctuary Personnel
Best Candidate Care Best Client Service
Recruiter Republic First Point Group
Best Client Service Best Candidate Experience
Sanctuary Personnel Grant Thornton with The Project Box
Best Candidate Experience Best Banking/Financial Services Recruitment Agency
SAP’s Assessment Strategy to Revolutionise Candidate Experience – Kite Consulting Group
SAP in partnership with The Chemistry Group and GameSparks
Best IT Recruitment Agency
Best Banking/Financial Services Recruitment Agency Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Kite Consulting Group
Best Construction & Engineering Recruitment Agency
Best Construction & Engineering Recruitment Agency Carbon60
CarmichaelUK
Best International Recruitment Agency
Best International Recruitment Agency First Point Group
ICP Search
Best Professional Services Recruitment Agency
Best IT/Technology Recruitment Agency TTM Healthcare
Annapurna Recruitment
Best Temporary Recruitment Agency
Best Professional Services Recruitment Agency HCL Workforce Solutions
TTM Healthcare
Most Effective Employer Brand Development
Best Temporary Recruitment Agency SAP
Sanctuary Personnel
Recruitment Technology Innovation of the Year
Most Effective Employer Brand Development TempBuddy
LV= Employer Brand 2016 – LV= in partnership with ThirtyThree
Innovation in Recruitment
Recruitment Technology Innovation of the Year Rare – Contextual Recruitment System
Amberjack
Outstanding Outsourced Recruitment Organisation
In-House Innovation in Recruitment Amberjack
SAP’s Innovative Assessment Strategy – SAP in partnership with
Recruitment Agency of the Year (Up to 75 Employees)
The Chemistry Group and GameSparks
LMA Recruitment
Outstanding Outsourced Recruitment Organisation
Recruitment Agency of the Year (76-200 Employees)
Pertemps
Goodman Masson
Recruitment Agency of the Year – Micro (up to 10 Employees)
Recruitment Agency of the Year (201+ Employees)
JDR Energy
Morgan Hunt UK
Recruitment Agency of the Year – Small (11-49 Employees)
In-House Recruitment Leader of the Year
Kite Consulting Group
David McArthur – Department for Work & Pensions/Jobcentre Plus
Recruitment Agency of the Year – Medium (50 – 249 Employees)
Agency Recruitment Leader of the Year
Investigo
Scott Davies – Hallam Medical
Recruitment Agency of the Year – Large (250+ Employees)
In-House Recruitment Team of the Year
Search Consultancy
Great Western Railway
Agency Recruitment Leader of the Year
Recruitment Industry Entrepreneur of the Year
Leon Howgill - Advanced Resource Managers
Tony Goodwin – Antal International
In-House Recruitment Leader of the Year
Kesh Ladwa - Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police
Recruitment Industry Entrepreneur of the Year
Rob Wilde – Volcanic
Best In-House Recruitment Team
KIMS Hospital
Recruiter Impact Award
Rosaleen Blair, CEO, Alexander Mann Solutions
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UK based company managed We pride ourselves on our first class We currently offer fully compliant
by Directors with over 30 service, whether that means developing solutions such as Umbrella,
year’s experience in payroll, new models or improving the functionality Traditional PAYE, CIS, Limited
accounting and tax. of our online portals. Company and other self-employed
models.
We don’t just look at providing a We help guide your contractors One of the fastest
service, we take an invested through every process from growing payment
interest in our client’s vision, registrations to payments, making intermediary in the
knowing if you're successful we the transition easy and quick, UK.
will be too! leaving your candidates with peace
of mind they will be receiving the
best service.
@BishopsgatePay
/BishopsgatePay
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B E ST N E W AG E N CY
IN THREE YEARS, PRIMARY CARE
JUDGES'
PEOPLE HAS GROWN FROM A COMMENTS
COMPANY WITH THREE PEOPLE AT
"PRIMARY CARE
INCEPTION INTO AN ESTABLISHED
PEOPLE PROVIDED
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
THOUSANDS OF
RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY ADDITIONAL HOURS
WITH 50 STAFF AND A TURNOVER TO OUT-OF-HOURS,
OF MORE THAN £11M. RESULTING IN
BETTER HEALTHCARE
The company’s admirable vision is ACCESS"
to revolutionise primary healthcare
and transform lives though its values
of excellence, passion and integrity.
Primary Care People’s Interim GPs indemnity insurance policy covering
solution was set up to help solve GP candidates, increasing OOH
the dire shortage of GPs, whereby capacity, relieving hospital A&E
practices were paying premium rates departments and overworked GPs.
for locums. This allowed the recruiter to provide
Out-of-hours (OOH) GP access thousands of additional hours to
has dwindled in the past five years OOH, resulting in better healthcare
due to the overwhelming cost of access to the UK population.
indemnity insurance, which has Another example where Primary proposition to the right candidate,
made it commercially unviable Care People demonstrated its and the recruiter did this by
for many GPs to cover OOH. This excellence in the sector was in thoroughly researching the location
has meant that GP surgeries are sourcing and filling a GP vacancy and presenting it as an attractive
under more pressure during normal in a remote area in rural Cumbria. option. The role had been vacant for
working hours. Primary Care People The greatest challenge was putting more than 12 months when Primary
has sourced and funded its own across the real attractions of the Care People found the right GP.
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payment methods to suit a changes and government AL
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Umbrella and the Agency CIS industry at such a testing time, and
(Construction Industry Scheme) scheme. having successfully and proactively
When Bishopsgate began trading in embraced the changes that have taken
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B E ST JO B/CARE E RS BOARD
LAUNCHED IN 2005, THIS has been quick to invest in keeping
PRIVATELY-OWNED SPECIALIST up with tech and industry advances
SITE IS AN INDUSTRY-LEADING in its recruiter and candidate user-
JOB BOARD AND CAREER experiences.
RESOURCE FOR AUDIT, RISK, Along with an upgrade to a
COMPLIANCE AND CYBER fully responsive and social media-
SECURITY PROFESSIONALS, FROM integrated site, as well an enhanced
GRADUATE TO DIRECTOR LEVEL. search, CV uploading and email
functionality.
The site also hosts more than 290 The firm’s team are always looking
career advice articles and provides for new ways to provide a better
regular analysis and commentary service to users, as well as cater and Zopim, the new online instant
for global accountancy publications for their work-life balance and messaging service adopted in 2015,
and career sites. It also conducts emotional wellbeing. as well as step-by-step guides for job
yearly research into the latest trends The site currently hosts more posting and CV searching .
among its candidate audience. than 290 articles, including the As a further way to engage
The site reached 191,000 ‘Audit Agony Aunt’ section, where with candidates and provide
registered candidates last October, jobseekers can direct questions to useful information for the industry,
and 30,000 searchable CVs in the the firm’s professional careers coach. CareersinAudit.com has conducted
CV database. Also, the account management an annual survey to monitor job
With 4,500 new candidates joining team offers feedback and advice search trends within the industry for
each month, CareersinAudit.com to recruiters on the phone, email the past seven years.
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JUDGES' COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CANDIDATE
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ACQUISITION STATS, AS WELL AS BEING
CLEARLY ALIGNED WITH THEIR AUDIENCE"
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M OST E FFEC TIVE RECRU ITM E NT MARKE TI N G CAM PAI G N
WITH ITS GRADUATE players get a taste of life for frontline
RECRUITMENT AND LEADERSHIP Police Now officers by tackling six
INITIATIVE, POLICE NOW WANTED challenges, all based on real cases.
A CAMPAIGN WITH A DIFFERENCE, The on-campus/outdoor activity
ONE THAT REFLECTED THE promotion had to engage directly
TYPE OF POTENTIAL OFFICER with students, but also show that the
IT WANTED ON THE FORCE. IT force was about creating long-term
ALSO NEEDED TO GET PAST THE societal change, rather than just a
MISCONCEPTIONS OF POLICING, short-term reduction in crime.
RAISE BRAND AWARENESS AND Tonic built a launderette, with an
GENERATE BUZZ. immersive interactive challenge at
its heart. The case involved a major
Brand agency Tonic was tasked with drug and prostitution issue, involving
creating a cross-platform campaign three locations – the launderette,
that attracted candidates who had a betting shop, and a mother and
not considered policing before – a baby safe house. It hoped to create
call-out to a community of graduate a memorable experience, packed FIN
change-makers; students wanting to with emotional power that used a real AL
make a difference in society. case to bring the role of a Police Now I ST
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website, game, film, on-campus/ The campaign is proving to be
outdoor activity and social media highly successful, with the quality of
promotion – also had to cater for applications being higher than last
the BAME targets of 20% across the year. The on-campus/outdoors events yyOpen your eyes – HCA
19 police forces Police Now currently have proven to be more cost-effective Healthcare UK in
recruits for. ways than careers fairs to engage partnership with Blackbridge
With a responsive website, with the passive candidates Police Communications
interactive game and film, Tonic Now was targeting. yy
Social Engagement – Copius
wanted potential candidates to get Perhaps more notably, of the Group
an immediate flavour of the role on applications that have already been yFy IN
The Sky’s the Limit – Saudi
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‘Less, More’ – NFU Mutual in
partnership with ThirtyThree
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 13Camino Partners The Back Office to Boardroom Recruitment Specialists. We are the country’s only recruitment Our Divisions: consultancy specialising in providing support staff and all other non-fee • Finance earning professionals into recruitment • Marketing and search firms. With over 50 years’ • Training/L&D of industry experience in our directors • HR alone, we have a real edge in being • Compliance able to place incredibly talented • Operations people from our unrivalled network of • IT candidates into the right environment to help businesses and careers grow. Speak to one of our specialist consultants to see how we can partner with your business. T: 020 3805 5220 caminopartners.co.uk 14 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017
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M OST E FFEC TIVE BACK O FFI CE O PE R ATI O N
GRAVITAS RECRUITMENT
GROUP IS A GLOBAL SPECIALIST
RECRUITER PROVIDING
CONTRACT AND PERMANENT
STAFF WITHIN THE TECHNOLOGY
AND INSURANCE SECTORS.
positively. The refurbishment and
The business provides global the facilities was overseen by the
back-office support for five offices partition walls, decorations and UK-based projects manager who
in the UK and Asia. This includes branding. The infrastructure also spent considerable time in Asia
accounts, credit control, contracts, had to be installed from scratch: ensuring everything ran smoothly.
customer care, first line IT support, servers, PC hardware, telephone and The move-in deadline was met a
administration, travel booking, communications – a major change week early, all the infrastructure was
marketing, communications, from the old serviced offices where ready and the move/rebrand project
management information reporting, everyone worked from laptops using was a resounding success, despite
facilities management, HR and Sharepoint. the logistical difficulties and the time
personnel services. In addition, this coincided with an pressure.
The judges said the decision in Asia rebrand to bring it in line with
this category wasn’t easy – paying the UK. Internal communications
people wasn’t simple – but the needed to be managed so the FIN
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were particularly impressed with how JUDGES'
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move from old offices in Hong Kong "EXCELLENT COMMENDED
to new ones. EXAMPLE OF A Nicoll Curtin
With little over four months to get SOLID BACK OFFICE,
everything ready, this project needed
GETTING IT RIGHT
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collaboration, not only between
EVERY TIME"
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teams but on an international yy Recruitment
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none. Camino consultants each have their own specialist market focus. This means that whether you
need a CFO, an entry level payroll assistant or any other support function, we have a consultant with
detailed market knowledge, to give you sector experienced staff who can hit the ground running and
quickly add value for you. www.caminopartners.co.uk
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M OST E FFEC TIVE CO M PLIAN CE O PE R ATI O N
CHARLES HUNTER ASSOCIATES
IS A SPECIALIST SOCIAL WORK
AND SOCIAL CARE RECRUITMENT
JUDGES'
AGENCY OPERATING FROM COMMENTS
READING IN BERKSHIRE.
"EXCELLENT
EXAMPLE OF A
The judges felt the entry stood out SOLID BACK OFFICE,
because the firm went beyond the GETTING IT RIGHT
core requirements with its compliance EVERY TIME"
process. A provider of both
temporary and permanent social
work staff, and permanent social
care staff, as well as finding the best
possible candidates for its clients,
Charles Hunter Associates needs To this end, the firm has its own
to retain meticulous compliance compliance consultant to ensure
standards to ensure the safety and the business and all clients are up
protection of the vulnerable children to date with the latest regulatory Charles Hunter Associates is also
and adults they support. requirements. For instance, when the accredited with the elite Compliance+
The business is subject to strict HCPC renewal was due for all social status through APSCo, achieved
regulatory oversight in line with the workers at the end of November by passing a stringent external
Conduct of Employment Agencies 2016, all registered locums were sent audit on candidate compliance
and Employment Businesses a document with details on how for temporary social workers' roles.
(Amendment) Regulations 2010 to renew and the importance of This accreditation shows the firm’s
due to the provision of caring for completing it as soon as possible. All commitment to compliance and the
vulnerable people. Disclosure and locums were added to a spreadsheet safeguarding of vulnerable people is
Barring Service (DBS) and Health to track their renewal status and a top priority.
and Care Professions Council (HCPC) chased if necessary to give support
checks are stringently adhered to. and help in the case of any problems.
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AMBERJACK IS NO STRANGER TO how they would respond against
WINNING RECRUITER AWARDS. multiple choice options.
WITH TWO OUTSTANDING Amberjack also innovated Atkins’
OUTSOURCED ORGANISATION assessment centre tool, to great
AWARDS (IN 2016 AND 2013) ON success.
ITS SHELF, AND TWO FURTHER For Atkins, the numbers back up
AWARDS THIS YEAR (SEE P37), the firm’s expertise. Improvements
AMBERJACK HAS REALLY MADE to the assessment centre meant
AN IMPACT IN THE INDUSTRY a faster process – four months
WITH ITS LEADING-EDGE compared with six – and 70% of
INNOVATION. roles can now be made some three Amberjack also runs free
months ahead of the previous year. masterclass events that have
Amberjack supports entry-level And along with the cutting-edge influenced 433 senior industry
recruitment campaigns for some of innovation and expertise, Atkins individuals over the past year. The
world’s biggest employers. The firm considers Amberjack fun to work with. classes have helped the professional
had managed more than 250,000 As an entry-level recruitment community share experiences and
candidates in 2015-2016, and has specialist, Amberjack ensures that discuss best practice.
an impressive client list boasting all clients reap the rewards of more
Centrica, Heathrow, Morrisons, than a decade’s experience and
Deloitte, Network Rail and Britvic. knowledge in managing FIN
Last year Amberjack partnered recruitment campaigns. AL
with global recruiter Atkins to The firm’s free resource ‘Future
I ST
innovate and redesign its graduate Talent Insights Report’ – based on
S
selection process. almost half a million candidates
The firm developed a video-based from client and non-client data –
SJT (situational judgement test) tool has proved to be a very effective
for Atkins, which resulted in a cutting- research tool, as well providing yyCareersinAudit.com
edge platform that provides realistic unique analysis of the future yyIMS People
job scenarios by asking candidates talent space. yyVolcanic
SourceBreaker
yy
"AMBERJACK IS OPEN TO SHARING ITS MARKET
JUDGES' DATA TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. IT ALSO OFFERS AN
COMMENTS
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS TO SUPPORT
THE PROCESS OF TAKING GOOD SERVICE TO GREAT"
18 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017WINNER
B E ST RECRU ITM E NT AG E N CY MARKE TI N G TE AM
THE JUDGES FELT FIRCROFT visits, peaking at over 200,000
WAS THE CLEAR WINNER IN unique visits per month, as well as an
THIS CATEGORY, PRODUCING A increase in LinkedIn followers, plus a
WELL-ROUNDED AND STRATEGIC staggering 5,981% leap in Facebook
MARKETING PLAN THAT BLENDED impressions, from 6,506 in October
TRADITIONAL AND MODERN 2015 to 395,645 in October 2016.
(DIGITAL) METHODS TO APPEAL And anecdotal evidence from sales
TO A GREATER AUDIENCE. staff reveals the refreshed brand has
led to an improved standing and
Engineering and technical positioning among clients.
recruitment specialist Fircroft has As candidates have become
50 offices in 45 countries worldwide, more empowered and more able
employing more than 500 staff. to build a personal brand through
With the appointment of a new social media, Fircroft’s marketing
group director of marketing and team has radically rethought
several other members of staff the marketing approach it has
in 2016, Fircroft’s marketing team traditionally taken.
has undergone a revamp. Since By committing to a long-term
then, the marketing team has strategy of producing relevant and FIN
refreshed the brand, reaffirmed the credible content that entertains, AL
company’s executive, white-collar informs and engages candidates I ST
position and introduced a new and contractors, Fircroft is building
S
internal communications strategy, a community of candidates and
incorporating use of video within its contractors loyal to the Fircroft
newsletters and internal staff website. brand. This has led to an upturn in
The marketing team’s efforts registrations, applications and new
have led to an increase in website contracts. yyCSG
yyGoodman Masson
yyRandstad UK
Investigo
yySearch Consultancy
yy
"THE JUDGES FELT FIRCROFT WAS THE CLEAR WINNER,
JUDGES' PRODUCING A WELL ROUNDED AND STRATEGIC MARKETING
COMMENTS
PLAN THAT BLENDED TRADITIONAL AND MODERN/DIGITAL
METHODS TO REIGNITE THEIR AUDIENCE"
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 19WINNER
B E ST PU B LI C / TH I RD S EC TO R RECRU ITM E NT AG E N CY
SANCTUARY PERSONNEL IS THE
UMBRELLA COMPANY OF THREE
SPECIALIST PUBLIC SECTOR
RECRUITMENT DIVISIONS.
The judges praised Sanctuary’s
ability to adapt and transform
its approach to manage difficult
vacancies: “The end result is a major Having found and placed the social
impact to society, conducted in highly workers, Sanctuary’s ‘candidate care’
professional sectors.” One particular recruitment consultant for the project
example was to recruit a team of telephoned each candidate and gave
55 social workers for Lancashire updates to the project team.
County Council’s Children in Need
(CIN) team. This followed an Ofsted Sanctuary identified a shortlist
report, highlighting the deterioration of social workers with the skills and
in children’s services in Lancashire in experience this project demanded
November 2015. However, not only and then approached the ones known FIN
would Sanctuary be accountable to enjoy the professional challenge AL
for the hours the team worked, but that a remote project of this kind I ST
also the quality of work, so highly brings. A full breakdown of their S
experienced practitioners and accommodation options for living
managers needed to be found. and working in Lancashire during the
Despite having access to a talent week was also provided. HIGHLY
pool comprising more than 50% of all Sanctuary’s dedicated compliance COMMENDED
registered social workers in the UK, and registration team worked Caritas Recruitment
Sanctuary had to think outside the around the clock to ensure the social
box and apply a bespoke recruitment workers who were chosen were fully
process – the Council had already compliant and ready to work within yyBaltimore Consulting Group
drawn heavily from the social workers five weeks, having passed Sanctuary’s yyHunter Healthcare Group
Gravitas Recruitment
residing in the county itself, so 17-step recruitment and selection yy
Resourcing
candidates would have to come process, including the completion
from outside Lancashire. and verification of 22 documents. yyRandstad
yyThe Finegreen Group
"SANCTUARY CONTINUES TO OUTPERFORM AS A
JUDGES'
COMMENTS SPECIALIST RECRUITER IN THE CHALLENGING
MARKETPLACE"
20 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017WINNER
B E ST G R AD UATE RECRU ITM E NT STR ATEGY
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP (LBG) that the judges recognised delivered
IDENTIFIED INCLUSION AND exceptional results.
DIVERSITY AS BEING CRITICAL In a traditional pipeline, each
FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS. TO stage acts as its own component
BUILD AN INCLUSIVE BANK THAT of a ‘funnel’. This means that
REPRESENTS THE DIVERSITY OF de-selection is based on partial every candidate at each stage
MODERN BRITAIN, THERE HAS information. Candidates may of the process. Results show 97%
TO BE FOCUS ON CREATING AN be screened out purely on their candidates said the testing process
INCLUSIVE ATTRACTION AND results within one test without the was engaging and innovative, and
RECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT opportunity to show their potential 100% candidates reported LBG’s
PROCESS AT ALL LEVELS. DUE at all stages. By ensuring candidates recruitment process stood out due
TO THE SIZE AND REACH OF THE take all assessments, LBG could to the strengths-based approach.
PROGRAMME AND POTENTIAL develop a ‘whole person’ view of
IMPACT ON FUTURE BUSINESS potential, which included strengths,
REQUIREMENTS, THIS WAS EVEN cognitive ability and motivation FIN
MORE CRITICAL AT GRADUATE aligned. AL
LEVEL. In line with the innovation I ST
objective, LBG partnered with
S
With the introduction of a multi- Capp to deliver a virtual reality
assessment approach, video assessment lab. This is being piloted
interviews, automated feedback as part of the assessment centre yyUniversity Recruiting
and an innovative virtual reality for LBG’s digital and IT graduates, Strategy – Cisco Systems
solution, LBG has created a process and if successful will be considered yyDLG Graduate
across all programmes. Recruitment – Direct Line
From a candidate experience Group
perspective, the process from yySevern Trent Graduate
application to assessment centre Recruitment – Severn
was reduced from days to 90 Trent in partnership with
minutes. There was an immediate Capp & Co
result for the candidate after the yySky Betting and Gaming
testing stage, and an automated in partnership with Wiser
feedback report was provided to Graduates
“COMPLETE REDESIGN OF ASSESSMENT
JUDGES'
COMMENTS PROCESS TO PREVENT ‘START-STOP’
NATURE OF GRADUATE RECRUITMENT
PROCESS, PLUS A COMMITMENT TO
ATTRACT AND HAVE A WORKFORCE
THAT REFLECTS SOCIETY”
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 21WINNER
B E ST APPRE NTI CE /SCH O O L LE AVE R RECRU ITM E NT STR ATEGY
THE BUS AND COACH INDUSTRY workforce are apprentices at varying
IS FACING A NATIONAL SKILLS levels of training.
SHORTAGE, THANKS TO AN In 2014, Go North East brought in
AGEING WORKFORCE AND A Gateshead College to run its new
PERIOD WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE apprenticeship scheme and since
TURNED TO MORE ACADEMIC, introducing the course, the dropout
RATHER THAN VOCATIONAL rate for apprentices has decreased
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. from 75% to just 10% – proving its fit for
SO UNTIL RECENTLY, BUS purpose and a good investment in its
SERVICES OPERATOR GO ongoing workforce. All apprentices
NORTH EAST STRUGGLED TO employed into full-time work by the
FIND LOCAL RECRUITS IN THE company have a clearly defined
NORTH-EAST. BEFORE THE NEW career progression plan, ensuring they
APPRENTICESHIPS BEGAN, THE are incentivised to stay in the business,
COMPANY RELIED HEAVILY ON with opportunities for them to grow,
AGENCY STAFF. alongside their skills.
It currently has 30 apprentices,
To maintain its fleet of nearly at varying levels of completion,
650 vehicles, its Bus and Coach working within the engineering team
Engineering and Maintenance – accounting for 15% of its present
apprenticeships (mechanical/ engineering workforce.
engineering) are a core component Since the introduction of the new
of Go North East’s engineering apprenticeship scheme, Go North East
team recruitment. Each year it has only encountered two dropouts
FIN
receives more than 500 (545 in 2016) – one of which stayed within the
AL
applications for the average intake company and became a driver. I ST
of 10 new apprentices and presently S
around a quarter of its engineering
HIGHLY
COMMENDED
Egger UK
"GO NORTH EAST’S ENTRY yyCompass Group
in partnership
DEMONSTRATED A CLEAR
with Blackbridge
ATTRACTION STRATEGY, Communications
JUDGES'
COMMENTS
WHICH WAS MULTI-CHAINED yy
DLG Apprentice school
AND WELL-DIVERSIFIED. IT HAS leaver strategy – Direct
AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN Line Group
THE REGION"
22 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017WINNER
B E ST CAN D I DATE CARE
R
RECRUITER REPUBLIC IS A
RECRUITMENT-TO-RECRUITMENT
AGENCY, WITH OPERATIONS
BASED IN LONDON AND
CAMBRIDGE, OFFERING A FULL
RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE
RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY.
The rec-to-rec sector has had a
somewhat negative image in the
past, and the judges were impressed
with the many services on offer from
Recruiter Republic to dispel this old
image. The career management
services not only helps a candidate
in their present job search but follows to all Recruiter Republic’s training trained, and more than 200 new
them throughout their recruitment and seminar events; and a follow-up graduates have been placed into
career – all funded 100% by meeting with the placement and their first recruitment role since 2016.
Recruiter Republic. their line manager to offer feedback During 2017 this will develop into its
To ensure every placement is long- and iron out anything that needs own sub-brand of Recruiter Republic.
lastinging, the recruiter designed flagging up.
a comprehensive pre- and post- The judges flagged up the
placement programme. This includes innovation of internships and its
FIN
a pre-start 'congratulations' pack training academy. Recruiter Republic
AL
(champagne, spa or hotel break has placed more than 80 candidates I ST
to recharge before new job, lunch into free internships in recruitment S
vouchers to take new colleagues agencies in the UK since 2016, and
out to lunch, and desk goodies to plans to develop this further, with
liven up their new desk); a visit in the a launch of its own brand and job
first week to take the placement to board. Under its Graduate Training
lunch and gain feedback on how & Placement Academy, over 1,000 yyCaritas Recruitment
things are going; free lifetime access graduates have been assessed and yyEnergize Recruitment
Solutions
yyHCL Workforce Solutions
yyMorgan McKinley
"RECRUITER REPUBLIC GAVE A GREAT OVERVIEW OF A
JUDGES'
COMMENTS SERVICE IN A TOUGH REC-TO-REC MARKET. WE LIKED THE
1-2-1 TOUCH TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES AND CLIENTS"
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 23WINNER
B E ST CLI E NT S E RVI CE
JUDGES'
COMMENTS
THE STAND-OUT WINNER IN THIS "SANCTUARY GAVE
CATEGORY IS THE UMBRELLA GREAT EXAMPLES
OF THEIR SERVICE,
COMPANY OF THREE SPECIALIST
DEMONSTRATING
PUBLIC SECTOR RECRUITMENT STRONG
DIVISIONS: SANCTUARY SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING OF
CARE (SOCIAL WORKERS), THE SECTOR, SUCH AS
SANCTUARY HEALTH (BROAD TALENT SHORTAGES
VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE AND TIME
PRESSURES"
PROFESSIONALS TO NHS
TRUSTS) AND SANCTUARY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (SPECIALIST
STAFF IN YOUTH OFFENDING, of budget cuts. The judges saw
AND RECRUITING SUBSTANCE the passion about service delivery
MISUSE NURSES TO WORK WITH and felt the “very positive spirit” database of social workers residing
OFFENDERS). throughout the entry. in the UK (outside of the professional
In particular the judges wanted membership body, Health and Care
In what is a particularly challenging to highlight the commitment to Professions Council [HCPC]). Along
time for everyone involved in the addressing the permanent social with the pre-existing relationships with
public sector, Sanctuary Personnel worker recruitment crisis. With candidates, this means Sanctuary can
provided great examples of working permanent vacancies having identify highly suitable permanent
in partnership with clients to reached a critical level, local social work practitioners, ready to hit
recruit permanent staff in times of authorities are relying more on the ground running in an average of
unprecedented national shortages. agency workers, as the traditional just four weeks.
In all its specialist public sector process used for recruiting
divisions, Sanctuary Personnel permanent staff is lengthy, unreliable FIN
demonstrated its sensitivity to the and expensive. It typically takes AL
need of clients to make greater around 20 weeks to recruit a social I ST
financial efficiencies and reduce worker into a permanent position. S
the public spend as a result Sanctuary Social Care has
built up one of the largest
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Elements Talent Solutions
BY
ED
RT Jobs transform lives, which
PPO
yyHenderson
S U is why we are building the
best recruitment industry in the
Scott
yy Recruitment’s biggest lobbying voice
world. As the professional body for yyKite Consulting GroupServices
Impact Recruitment
yy The source of recruitment knowledge recruitment we’re determined to make yyLR Legal Recruitment
yy Raising recruitment standards businesses more successful by helping yyMorson International
yy Developing successful careers in them secure the people they need. We yyOliver James Associates
recruitment are absolutely passionate and totally
yyPerpetual Partnerships
yy Exceeding members’ expectations committed in this pursuit for recruiters,
yyYocto
through business support. employers, and the people they hire.
yyYour World Recruitment Group
www.rec.uk.com
yy
24 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017WINNER
B E ST CAN D I DATE E XPE RI E N CE
GLOBAL ENTERPRISE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE FIRM
SAP HIRES AROUND 15,000
PEOPLE A YEAR, OF WHICH
5,000-6,000 ARE GRADUATES
AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE
EARLY STAGES OF THEIR CAREER.
At this level there is less to
differentiate candidates, as their
career and experiences are just an interactive recruitment game to candidate experience’ and 99% prefer
building. This leaves too much of the encourage candidate interaction with knowing straight away if they are a
hiring decisions to the subjectivity the employer brand. good fit for SAP and the role they
of the recruiter or hiring manager, apply for.
so assessments allow recruiters and The results show the average
hiring managers to make more time per hire has reduced by three
informed, accurate decisions at this weeks, with the quality of hire of
more entry level of hiring. sales candidates having risen by 35%.
Together with The Chemistry Group, Results from global focus groups
SAP developed global assessments in 12 countries revealed that 88% of
for selection and development employees said they would find a
to ensure a smooth approach for personality and job role profile useful
candidates, recruiters and hiring even if it meant they weren’t a fit for
FIN
managers from attraction, to the current job application. The new AL
I ST
application, to onboarding and
in-role development. SAP focused
assessments have reduced recruiter
workload by 39%, and SAP also hired
S
on three interaction points to from more than 400 universities the
enhance the candidate experience: company had previously never hired
immediate feedback on assessments; from.
a Facebook app that can assess an From the focus group, 97% of yyDriving World Class
applicant’s personality profile without candidates said that assessments Candidate Experience –
the need for a traditional assessment; provide them with a ‘greater GSK in partnership with
Amberjack
yyCambridge Network
Recruitment Gateway –
Cambridge Network
yyBarclays Graduate
Recruitment Experience
"IT WAS INNOVATIVE AND – Barclays in partnership
JUDGES' with Capp & Co
ENGAGING – AHEAD OF ITS TIME.
COMMENTS
yyKIMS Hospital
GOOD ALIGNMENT TO BRAND" yyRegional Conveyancing
Programme – My Home
Move
yyBrand Insights Book – SAP
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 25Proud to support
new UK talent
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Recruiter Awards. Be proud, you deserve it!
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26 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017WINNER
B E ST BAN KI N G/FI NAN CIAL S E RVI CE S RECRU ITM E NT AG E N CY
THE JUDGES WERE IMPRESSED Once the Client Story profile is
WITH KITE’S BOLD BUSINESS complete, this can be matched
MODEL OF NOT FOCUSING against Kite’s extremely detailed
ON PROFIT MARGINS AND Candidate Evaluation, which
SIMPLY FILLING AS QUICKLY speeds up the ability to spot the
AS POSSIBLE, BUT FOCUSING right candidates first time, so
ON A RECRUITMENT PROCESS only the candidates that fit the
THAT PRODUCES ONLY THE BEST bill 100% are put forward for the
QUALITY HIRES. role. The Client Story process
JUDGES'
allows consultants to hold truly COMMENTS
Kite Consulting makes a bold consultative conversations with
promise to its clients: you will candidates over their suitability for "KITE’S ENTRY
SHOWED STRONG
consistently hire the best people a certain role.
EVIDENCE
from Kite every time or we will give And the results speak for
DEMONSTRATING
you your money back. themselves, with a 100% client
THEIR ‘VALUE
Kite has achieved this through retention rate and 98% of surveyed
ADDED’ TO
its new approach of The Client candidates rating Kite’s integrity CLIENTS AND
Story, which starts by building an as above or well above other CANDIDATES"
accurate overview of the client’s recruitment companies.
history, working culture, future
plans and interesting facts about
the business. Kite receives a full
FIN
AL
breakdown of the specific vacancy,
I ST
along with detailed information
of the division in question to fully
S
understand the reason for the hire,
the challenges they are likely to
face and the possible career path.
Then, in consultation with the client, yyDartmouth Partners
Kite builds a simple formula and yyOliver James Associates
Morgan McKinley
skills scorecard, reflecting the skills yy
and experience required for the
role.
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yy Energy
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yy Leisure, Franchise & Retail
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accredited by the Chartered Banker Institute. yy Manufacturing
With teams of specialists in a variety of sectors yy Real Estate
across the UK, you can talk to us about products yy Technology, Media and Telecoms
and planning for your business sector, and tap in to
our local knowledge.
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 27APPROVED SUPPLIER TO
28 l RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 THE ASSOCIATION OF
RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCIESWINNER
B E ST IT/ TECH N O LOGY RECRU ITM E NT AG E N CY
THE JUDGES SAID THIS WAS
AN “EXCEPTIONAL ENTRY”
AND PRAISED THE COMPANY’S
STRONG CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOCUS,
PARTICULARLY THROUGH
THE ‘ANNAPURNA GIVING’
FOUNDATION, WHICH WAS accommodation for himself, his wife
ESTABLISHED IN 2014. and his cat, as landlords in the city
were only willing to speak in German,
Founded in 2009, Annapurna JUDGES' often did not accept animals and
COMMENTS
Recruitment is an HR, IT and change preferred to rent to professional
recruitment business, currently "EXCEPTIONAL Germans.
operating in the UK, DACH and LEVELS OF Annapurna’s consultant organised
Nordic regions. CANDIDATE CARE flights for the candidate to go to
In addition, Annapurna invested WITH GOOD Munich for three days to view flats in
in and helped develop Hinterview, EXAMPLES OF GOING person. The consultant had booked
which is a bespoke recruitment ABOVE AND BEYOND 13 viewings for the candidate but was
THE CALL OF DUTY
video interview platform. Hinterview receiving an abundance of negative
FOR CANDIDATES"
brings the candidate to life, responses from landlords due to
identifying characteristics and the candidate’s job role, the fact he
gives the candidate the chance to had a cat and the language barrier.
explain their CV and elaborate on The consultant didn’t give up – even
professional experience via video impressed with Annapurna’s getting his mother to chauffeur him
recorded Hinterview. A testimonial consultants going way beyond the to viewings! Eventually the transition
within the entry reveals that without call of duty to help candidates. An of the family, including the cat, was
seeing candidates on the Hinterview example was with a consultant in smooth and without too much stress,
platform, exceptional candidates the Munich team, who assisted a thanks to the high level of care and
with their traditional CVs would have candidate from Belarus relocate professionalism by the consultant.
slipped through the net. to Munich. The person was
The judges were particularly having trouble finding suitable
FIN
AL
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QX Recruitment functions and full payroll and
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provider of outsourced services. extensive experience, skilled
With a team of over 700 teams and technology, we have yyDarwin Recruitment
recruitment and accountancy specialists, delivered measurable improvements for yyGravitas Recruitment
Frank Recruitment Group
we provide services to 6 of some of the our clients within IT, healthcare, engineering yy
largest temporary staffing firms in Europe and education sectors. We keep our clients Group
plus a number of SMEs. We deliver highly up-to-date and compliant with the
yyJust IT Recruitment
scalable recruitment services ranging from ever-changing legislative environment,
yyLinuxRecruit
La Fosse Associates
core recruitment through to back office ensuring they are at the top of their game.
yy
RECRUITER AWARDS 2017 l 29WINNER
B E ST CO N STRU C TI O N AN D E N G I N E E RI N G RECRU ITM E NT AG E N CY
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
IS THREATENED BY AN AGEING
WORKFORCE AND A SIGNIFICANT
SKILLS GAP. RECOGNISING THAT
EARLY ACTION AND APPEALING
TO MORE DIVERSE SECTIONS OF
SOCIETY WOULD REALLY HELP
CLIENTS DELIVER, CARMICHAEL UK to fill the skills gap and improve completely inexperienced workforce
IMPRESSED THE JUDGES WITH performance, but finding these and so working in partnership with
ITS INNOVATIVE APPROACHES talented individuals who may be a training company means that
TO STAY ON TOP OF SECTOR outside the traditional marketplace courses can be set up specific to the
CHALLENGES. is hard work, requiring a fresh trades required.
approach to the whole recruitment A comprehensive training
CarmichaelUK is a privately process. This means employing programme is put in place for
owned recruitment company apprentices, people from BAME successful applicants at venues
and subcontractor specialising backgrounds, disabled individuals, that are easily accessible for the
in the construction and civil ex-prisoners, former soldiers and trainees. Working through the
engineering market in the UK & appealing to a local workforce. National Offender Management
Ireland. It provides staff to the civil CarmichaelUK has developed Service or military bases means
engineering, construction, rail and a strong network of partner that local youth groups, offenders
highways sectors on a contract or organisations, so that it can appeal on release programmes or retiring
permanent basis, across a number to a wider population and explain personnel leaving tours of duty
of disciplines. the benefits and great employment can be given real chances to start
Industry leaders understand opportunities that a career in a new role and progress within the
that taking on people from a construction can offer. Funding is construction industry.
more diverse background will help key to the success of taking on a
FIN
AL
I ST
S
"WE WERE INCREDIBLY
IMPRESSED BY THE EXTENSIVE yyAdvanced Resource
CANDIDATE CORE STRATEGY, Managers
JUDGES'
WHICH IN TIME HAS ENABLED yyFalcon Green
COMMENTS
THEM TO PROVIDE CLIENTS yyMorson International
Fircroft
yyNES Global Talent
WITH A BRILLIANT SERVICE" yyPerpetual Partnerships
yyRecart
yy
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