Entry Information

• Who can Enter

   

  The Awards enter a new era this year with the introduction of honours for in-house recruitment professionals and recruitment outsourcing firms, to sit alongside the traditional recognition for recruitment agencies. The move parallels the recently refocused direction of Recruiter to embrace the entire recruitment community.

• Why Enter

  • For the prestige of winning an award and the opportunity to use Recruiter Awards branding as an endorsement – logos and certificates are produced for all winners and finalists

  • Stand out in the world of professional recruitment

  • Build commercial and professional respect and boost business profile

  • Be credited as a top performer in recruitment

  • Improve internal morale

  • Make your company more attractive to the top industry players and candidates

  • Play a significant part in the development of the reputation of the recruitment profession

• Entry Tips

  • Please ensure that you read the How to Enter and the Conditions of Entry sections (below) before completing the relevant Category Entry Form/s. Once completed, the Category Entry Form/s should be uploaded during the online entry process.

  • The word counts are simply a guideline, but please ensure that your entries are as concise as possible by, for example, using bullet points if necessary.

  • If you are entering multiple categories please complete the relevant form for each, ensuring that you have tailored the entry specifically to each category.

  • Please ensure you pay particular attention to all compulsory questions, in order for your entry to be accepted for judging.

• What will the judges be looking for?

  Each entry will be judged on the information provided in the Category Entry Form and on the financial and company information supplied during the online entry process.

  The judges will be looking for proof that you have produced an award-winning entry.

  Entrants into the Internal Recruitment Awards will be judged against criteria including Effectiveness; Quality of Service; Innovation etc.

  External agencies will be measured against four key main criteria: Quality of Service; Innovation; Profitability and Financial Stability.

• How will the entries be judged?

  All entries will be viewed by the chair of the judging panel; the individual session chairs and Recruiter Editor, DeeDee Doke.

  Entries which have not been correctly submitted will be rejected.  Please see ‘How to Enter’ and the ‘Conditions of Entry’ details.

  The judging panel will meet in late January, after which the shortlist will be published in Recruiter magazine and on the Awards website, and all entrants will be individually contacted.

• Terms and Conditions of Entry

  All entering agencies verify that their companies have been in business under their current names precisely and have not been involved in insolvency proceedings (for instance pre-package arrangements) within the last two years. Further, agencies must verify that they have not had any licences removed (e.g. Gang Master Licensing Authority), been convicted in courts of law/tribunals for malpractice or poor treatment of employees, or been subjected to penalties/disciplinary action by a government organisation or a trade body for practices related to agency operation, between October 2008 – October 2009.  

  • These awards are open to any recruitment businesses that have been in operation since at least 1st January 2007.

  • To enter for sector specific categories (‘External’ awards), a significant proportion of your business must be derived from that sector - either at least 25% revenue must come from it or no fewer than 20 staff must be responsible for it.

  • Entries will not be accepted for judging unless, via the online entry process, the requested financial and company information has been supplied, the correct entry template has been uploaded and, where requested, a supporting testimonial or reference has been provided.

  • Entries where the word count exceeds 2,500 words will be disqualified. 

  • Companies may enter into more than one category as appropriate, but an entry fee must be paid for each category entered.

  • The judges reserve the right to re-categorise entries if they think another category would be more suitable. However, they cannot be expected to routinely re-categorise incorrectly entered projects.

  • Please note that if your entry is shortlisted the information in your written submission may be used at the Awards ceremony and included in any supporting materials for the Awards, such as in the Book of the Night or Recruiter magazine.

  • Sponsors are not permitted to enter the category which they are sponsoring.

  • Payments for entries must have cleared by Friday 8th January in order for entries to be judged.

  • Entries may be withdrawn for any reason up until 5.30pm on Friday 8th January.  However, the entry free is not refundable. To withdraw an entry, please email anna.w@centaur.co.uk.

  • Centaur Events are not responsible for retaining any supporting material for collection, unless the entrant specifically requests this by email before 5.30pm on Friday 8th January.

  • Entries will not be returned.

  • Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Wednesday 14th April 2010.

  • The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered in to regarding them.

• How to Enter

  • Please ensure that you have read the Terms and Conditions of Entry (above) prior to submitting your entry/ies.

  • Each category has a different Category Entry Form which can be downloaded from the categories page. Please complete the relevant Form for each entry you submit, ensuring you have tailored the entry specifically to the category.

  • Several of the categories have specific Testimonial / Referee Forms which should also be downloaded from the categories page. Again, please ensure you have downloaded the correct Form for the category you are entering.

  • Return to the website and complete your details on the Submit an Entry page, before selecting the first category you wish to enter. You will then be asked to complete a category specific page with the entry details, and upload the relevant Category Entry Form, and Testimonial / Referee Forms where relevant, for each.

  • At this stage you will also be asked to upload:

  o Any supporting material stipulated on the Category Entry Form*

  o Company logo (as an illustrator EPS or a JPEG of at least 300 DPI).

  Please note: for the Recruitment Personality of the Year category you will be asked to upload a photograph of the nominated individual; for the Best Recruitment Campaign category you will be asked to upload an image to represent the campaign.

  Please note that if shortlisted, this logo / photograph / image will be used to represent the entry at the Awards ceremony and in any supporting materials for the Awards, such as in the Book of the Night or Recruiter magazine.

  • You will then proceed to the payment stage.

  • On completion of the entry process you will receive an email confirming that we have received your entry: please note the 4 digit reference number which will appear on this confirmation email, for use on any further correspondence.

  • Remember to book your table!!

  *Supporting material: Supplementary materials may be uploaded or sent to Anna Wojewodzki, Event Co-ordinator, Recruiter Awards 2010, c/o Centaur Events, St Giles House, 50 Poland Street, London W1F 7AX – marked with your unique entry reference number which will be emailed to you on completion of the online entry process.

• Entry Deadline

   

  The entry deadline has been extended to Wednesday 16th December