Part of this is down to the work of the recruitment firms celebrated at the seventh Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) Awards. The gala event was hosted by Reverend Richard Coles and attended by more than 400 guests at Park Plaza hotel, Westminster, on Friday.
The top individual prize, Recruiter of the Year, went to Francesca Piccolo from Resourcing Group. Piccolo also claimed the Temporary Consultant of the Year Award. The coveted Lifetime Achievement Award went to David Head of Recruitment International.
The best large recruiter (with more than 250 employees) was Matchtech Group, whose Claire Anderson won the In-house Recruiter of the Year.
"We have had more entries this year than ever before," said Recruitment and Employment Confederation CEO Kevin Green. "The entries were also of a higher quality than in previous years. It was tougher to judge and decide who should win.
"All those on tonight’s shortlist are already winners in the eyes of your peers. But if you are lucky enough to come up on to this stage later this evening, you are a true champion and a role model."
Winners included:
Recruiter of the Year: Francesca Piccolo, Resourcing Group
Lifetime Achievement Award: David Head, Recruitment International
Individual
Best Newcomer of the Year: Tom Rankin, Understanding Recruitment
Permanent Consultant of the Year: Bally Sethi, ITHR Group
Business Manager of the Year: Donna Thomas, Campion Willcocks
Temporary Consultant of the Year: Francesca Piccolo, Resourcing Group
Business Leader of the Year: Matt Johnson, Proactive Technical Recruitment
Best Candidate Experience: David Tait, Redmill Resourcing
Best Client Experience: Marti Jones, GPRS Recruitment
In-House Recruiter of the Year: Claire Anderson, Matchtech Group
IMA Interim Consultant of the Year: Dan Whitley, Campion Willcocks Interim Management
Executive Search Consultant of the Year: Yvonne Skingle, Penna
Company
Best Corporate and Social Responsibility Practioners: Gi Group
Best Back-Office Support Team: ID Medical
Best People Development Business: Serocor
Best Company to Work for (up to 20 employees): Give A Grad A Go
Best Company to Work for (up to 50 employees): Consilium Group
Best Company to Work for (up to 250 employees): Amoria Bond
Best Company to Work for (more than 250 employees): Matchtech Group
