4 consulting firms nominated for Recruitment Awards

On November 20, 2014, the third edition of the In-House Recruitment Awards are organised in London, the UK. The awards are given to in-house recruitment teams or professionals that have demonstrated best practice performance. Among the nominees are four consulting firms. Capco (8 nominations), Capita (4 nominations), EY and Towers Watson (2 nominations each).

In-House Recruitment Awards

Established in 2012, the In-House Recruitment Awards celebrate the achievements of in-house recruitment teams and individuals in the UK. Entries to the Awards come from in-house recruiters from all company sizes and across all industry sectors. The Awards are divided over 20 categories, including, among others, Recruitment Innovation, Best Newcomer, Best Social Media Strategy, Best Recruitment Advertising Campaign, Most Effective Employer Brand Development, Best In-house Recruiter and Best In-house Recruitment Manager, and Best Recruitment Team.

This year’s Awards are hosted by the In-house Recruiter Online Network (IRON) and presented on the 20th of November 2014 at the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel in London. The jury* has nominated 60+ companies, including four consulting firms. An overview of the nominations per consulting firm:

Capco:

- Best Employee Referral Strategy (won this category last year)
- Best On-boarding Strategy (won this category last year)
- Best Social Media Strategy
- Best Career Website
- Best Financial and Professional Services Team
- Best Candidate Experience
- Best Recruitment Team (less than 1,000 staff)
- Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy

Capita:

- Recruitment Innovation
- Best In-house Recruiter: Tania Musolino
- Best Recruitment Advertising Campaign
- Best Recruitment Team (1,000+ staff)

EY:

- Best Financial and Professional Services Team
- Best Recruitment Team (1,000+ staff)

Towers Watson:

- Recruitment Innovation
- Best On-boarding Strategy 

* The jury consist of Jason Gowlett, Head of HR Operations at Direct Line Group; Gary Manning, Senior Recruiter at King; Michelle Monahan, Head of Resourcing at Dreams; John Thompson, Resourcing Partner at AXA Corporate Centre; Matt Alder, Digital, Social and Mobile Strategist at MetaShift; Lisa Scales, Founder of TribePad; Jacob Kimber, International Recruitment Specialist at Blackboard Inc.; Ken Ward, Co-Founder of Winter Court Consulting; Neil Morrison, Group HR Director at Penguin Random House; Matthew Edge-Wilkins Matt, Recruitment & HR Manager at Platinum Property Partners and Peter Gold, Editor-in-Chief at HRMash.com.