This is our tenth year of running our “UK Recruitment Blog of the Year” awards and this year we are really pleased that our main sponsor is Volcanic and that Back Office Support Services Ltd are sponsoring the Agency category. Last year we had hundreds of nominations and some really excellent finalists’ blogs. Now, as the awards are launched, is the time when you can take part and nominate a fabulous recruitment blog that you read.
A word about our main sponsor: Volcanic are a global, leading provider of Recruitment Agency websites and Job Boards
All recruitment blogs and bloggers, from traditional blogs to LinkedIn articles, via Podcasts and everything in between, are welcome, including in house, agency, one man bands, bloggers writing for their organisation, and bloggers just writing for the sake of their sanity….
The categories are:
In house Recruitment Blog/Blogger
Brilliant businesses use all methods to engage with potential talent. This is a real chance to see who is leading the pack within the realms of blogging. We are looking to see a successful mix posts from a variety of individuals to help attract and potentially on board jobseekers. It’s this category which sees the highest percentage of “anonymous” blogs by individuals, recognising the challenges of “towing the corporate line” versus the honesty required in a quality blogger. We are looking for the best content in the HR recruitment space.
Agency Blog/Blogger
This award recognises a diverse range of content from many individuals within a recruitment consultancy which has been brought together in a cohesive blog used to establish relationships with clients as well as jobseekers. It also includes recruiters, either from a small firm or within larger agencies, sharing their everyday experiences with their clients and candidates in any format (ie, LinkedIn).
Industry Supplier Blog
This is where the awards started, before individual agencies or recruiters were blogging all there was were blogs from recruitment technology experts sharing their knowledge. This category is the most difficult to judge with a vast range of possible entrants.
Influencer Blog
We’re looking at individuals who use blogging to position themselves as experts or “thought leaders” within recruitment and HR. In this category there are two awards; in house and agency influencer.
For 2017 we have a new category; Content Curator
This category will include news sources as well as individuals who gather up all that’s great within the recruitment space and share it in a curated manner.
Nominations will close on Friday 24th November. There is no need to nominate or ‘vote’ for a site more than once. All blogs which meet the criteria for nomination (see below) will be considered.
Then it’s on to the judging and we plan to publish details of the finalists mid December and the winners in early January. So please nominate now! PS, if you want to know who won last year check out my 2016 awards blog post.
The criteria for nominations are:
i) the blogger has to fit into one of the categories above.
ii) the blogger has to have posted something on their blog in the past month (ie, blogged since 20 September 2017)
ii) The blog has been around for at least six months (ie, established after 1st June)
iii) The blog author/s has to be GB/Ireland based.
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A few words about our Agency sponsor: Known for our exceptional service and friendly approach Back Office Support Services provides a complete support package to make running a recruitment business easier. They provide 100% invoice funding so Temps and Contractors are always paid accurately and on time, with gross profit paid directly to the agencies bank account every Friday. They also take care of the legal side, to keep agencies totally compliant. So whether it’s a start up which needs immediate cash flow and support or an established agency looking to switch to a service that’s not ‘one size fits all’, Back Office has you covered.
