The RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY AWARDS initiative is designed to identify and reward excellence in recruitment in Ireland and is open to all members agencies of the NRF.
Judges were:
Angela Carr
Director, Carr McCrea Associates
Tony Lambert
CEO, Fingal Chamber of Commerce
Mark Fielding
CEO of the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, (ISME)
Best Agency Online Service
Sponsored by CVI/Nest Design To present the award we had Ronan O’Tomhnair.
Nominated:
Grafton Recruitment
Robert Walters
Clark
The judges deemed this site to be excellent in every way. An easy to navigate site that ticked all the boxes.
And the Winner is… Robert Walters
Recruitment consultant of the year
Sponsored by the Sunday Business Post, To present the award we had Advertising Sales Manager Cian O’Mongan
Nominated:
Hazel Whelan of Recruitment Plus
Suzanne Feeney of Robert Walters
Kevin Clarke of Grafton Recruitment
And Kate Kelly also of Grafton Recruitment
The winner of this award stood out strongly for all the judges for their commitment to their role and their all-round professionalism with both candidates and clients alike.
And the winner is… Hazel Whelan (Recruitment Plus)
Best in Practice
For these awards there the judges took account of the size of an agency when making their decision.
Best in Practice – Healthcare
Sponsored by CXC Global. To present the award we had Business Development Executive Olivia Galvin
Nominated:
Locum Link
Servisource
CPL Healthcare
The winner of this category was chosen for their innovation and ability to look into new territories as well as their commitment to standards and the NRF.
And the winner is… Locumlink
Best in Practice – Accounting & Finance
Aponsored by Brennan Insurance in association with Hiscox. To present this award we had New Business Manager, Eamonn Doherty
Nominated:
Sigmar
Hays
Robert Walters
The winner was chosen for the wealth achievements over the past year and the very comprehensive submission of information in this category that sold them as an innovative agency in this specialism.
And the winner is……Sigmar
Best in Practice – Office & Secretarial
Sponsored by Gary Irwin Solicitors. To present this award we had Gary Irwin
Nominated:
CPL Resources Plc
Brightwater
This winner demonstrated very modern systems in their practice, an admirable commitment to Corporate Responsibility, a clear commitment to industry standards not to mention a very successful innovation in difficult times.
And the winner is ……… CPL Resources Plc
Best in Practice –IT & Telecoms
Sponsored by The Irish Computer Society. To present this award we had Tom O’Sullivan, President of the ICS.
Nominated:
Vantage Resources
CPL Resources Plc
Harvey Nash
This winner stood out for the judges for their very strong business growth and development in recessionary times.
And the winner is ……… Vantage Resources
Best in Practice – Hotel & Catering
Sponsored by Arithon. To present this award we had CEO, Roderick Smith
Nominated:
Noel Recruitment
Step One Staffing Solutions
The judges awarded I this category based on the very high quality of standards and service supplied, a clear industry leadership demonstration and the ability to strive forward with new innovations in hard times.
And the winner is ……… Noel Recruitment
Best in Practice – Light Industrial
Sponsored by Fuzion Communications. To present this award we had partner Greg Ganty
Nominated:
The Logiskills Group
Flexsource Solutions
Noel Recruitment
This winner showed very strong innovative recruitment solutions for this sector.
And the winner is ……… Flexsource
Best in Practice – Sales & Marketing
Sponsored by Ingage Online Marketing. To present this award we had CEO Karl Murray
Nominated:
Recruitment Plus
Sigmar
The judges found this category to be very narrowly contested but the winner scored just a few extra points for their credibility, their efforts towards a struggling market and indeed for their outstanding positivity in the jobs market
And the winner is ……… Sigmar
Best in Practice – Technical Engineering & Science
Sponsored by Cable & Wireless.
Nominated:
Sigmar
CPL Resources plc
Hays
This category again was a close call but the winner’s commitment to best practice for clients in the industry shone out along with their policy of recognising and identifying that the candidates of the future are still in school and working towards nurturing that talent.
And the winner is ……… CPL Resources Plc
Agency of the Year – Small Agency
Presented by Broadbean. To present this award we hadSales Manager, Jack Copeland
Nominated:
Locumlink
Recruitment Plus
This winner of this category impressed the judges very much due to their innovative approach to the business.
And the winner is ……… Recruitment Plus
And last but not least our final award is in the category:
Agency of the year – Large Agency
Sponsored by The Irish Independent. To present this award we had Head of Sales Cliona O’Carroll
Nominated:
CPL
Sigmar
Manpower
Noel Recruitment
Grafton Recruitment
Robert Walters
Parc Aviation
This category drew the largest amount of applications ever in this competition with an unprecedented 15 applications all showcasing fantastic standards. Unfortunately a smaller selection had to be made based on the applications presented. The winner quite literally pipped at the post with just 2 points ahead but win they did, based on their demonstration of industry leadership at interview that simply complimented their application.
And the winner is ……… CPL Resources Plc