ONLINE RECRUITMENT GETS SMARTER IN THE FACE OF ESCALATING UNEMPLOYMENT
Nominations have now opened for the National Online Recruitment Awards 2009 (NORAs). The awards are now in their ninth year, and have closely plotted the emergence and growth of the UK online recruitment sector throughout that time. Devised to recognise the very best recruitment websites, from a candidate’s perspective, the NORAs are respected as the definitive award in the industry, and a tangible achievement for those sites which truly excel in delighting job seekers.
The 12 awards this year, recognise dedicated job boards, recruitment agencies, employers, and publications which advertise vacancies online. We also recognise the best employment advice websites, best newcomer, and the best innovation in online recruitment. This last award will surely be hotly contended, with the emergence of recruitment channels via social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and many others.
Nominations are open to anyone to contribute, and will be open until 19th September. In 2008, we received over 64,000 nominations for almost 500 separate websites. Our judging panel this year includes Luke McKend, Industry Head for Recruitment – Google, Emma Mirrington, Talent Acquisition Manager – Sky, Helen Reynolds, HB RIDA and former Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Keith Robinson, former COO of Totaljobs, and Dan McGuire MD of Broadbean Technology.
“Given the dramatic changes to the employment landscape in the UK, it will be very interesting to see which sites are serving candidates best. Unemployment is escalating rapidly, employers are lacking confidence, and the print media has disappeared as a recruiting medium. In the face of this, online recruitment is finally delivering on its promise of smarter, effective and efficient candidate attraction. “
Stephen O’Donnell, Director AlljobsUK.com (Chairman of Judging Panel)
Notes for editors:
AlljobsUK.com was founded in 2000 as a comprehensive online portal for candidates. It provides access to a database of every recruitment agency, the top 15,000 employers, all publications and every job board in the UK. Along with sister site, 1Job.co.uk, candidates can also search the most comprehensive job search engine for over 300,000 live advertised vacancies.
Stephen O’Donnell has over 23 years experience in the professional recruitment industry, both as a recruiter and director of recruitment agencies, and founded AlljobsUK.com in 2000.
Stephen@alljobsUK.com , 0141 572 5301, 07801 552149, http://twitter.com/stephenodonn
