As I may have mentioned before I am one of the judges for the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA). The finalists were announced last week and we’ve seen a fair bit of follow up on the discussion board and this blog.
So, I’m (perhaps rather wimpishly) going to avoid discussion about the validity of the awards – except to say that I think that Stephen’s intentions are 100% honourable and that I can’t believe that he would be swayed by advertising bucks.
The nominations are:
1. Best General Jobsite
www.Fish4jobs.co.uk
www.Totaljobs.com
www.jobsite.co.uk
www.CV-Library.co.uk
www.Monster.co.uk
2. Best Specialist (Niche) Jobsite
www.efinancialcareers.co.uk
www.Jobserve.com
www.secsinthecity.co.uk
www.simplysalesjobs.co.uk
www.CWjobs.co.uk
http://www.careersinrecruitment.com/
www.careerstructure.com
www.GAAPWeb.com
3. Best Regional Jobsite
www.s1jobs.com
www.cardiffjobs.co.uk
www.key103jobs.co.uk
http://www.mybirminghamjobs.co.uk
http://www.scotcareers.co.uk/
4. Best National Recruitment Agency Website
www.hillmcglynn.com
www.pulsejobs.com
www.cobaltrecruitment.com
www.arm.co.uk
www.redlineplc.com
5. Best Small Recruitment Agency Website
www.McCarthyRecruitment.com
www.heatrecruitment.co.uk
www.hammondresources.co.uk
www.edenscott.com
www.strgroup.co.uk
6. Best National Employer’s Website (recruitment)
http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/mscareers
www.mbplc.com
http://join.gcsltd.com
http://careers.vodafone.co.uk
http://www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/
7. Best Online Recruitment Section by a Consumer Publication
http://jobs.expressandstar.com
http://jobs.Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/
www.thejobsmine.co.uk
8. Best Online Recruitment Section by a Trade Publication
http://jobs.thegrocer.co.uk
http://www.personneltoday.com/Jobs/Search.aspx
http://www.tes.co.uk/
http://jobs.brandrepublic.com/
http://www.caterersearch.com/jobs
9. Best Employment Advice Website
http://content.monster.co.uk/
www.how2become.co.uk
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/
http://www.learndirect.co.uk/
http://direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/index.htm
10. Best Newcomer/ Innovation in Online Recruitment
www.retailoptions.co.uk
www.jobG8.com
http://www.workmoose.co.uk
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs
http://www.careersbox.co.uk
There are 53 sites to "judge" which is going to keep me pretty busy over the next few weeks. Winners will be announced at our November networking event!
UK even have an award for online recruitment sites? this is indeed an eye opener for me! i wonder what criteria do you need to meet to get into the list?
Oh God please don’t ask that! It’ll kick off again!
If you really want to know have a look at this
http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=138211&start=0
LOL
Light the blue touch paper and stand well back!
Seriously though, as far as we know it’s down to one person who likes the look of various sites and puts them forward for an award. How he decides which site is better than another no one knows nor are the guidelines for that process set out clearly and the judges don’t know either, its blind faith!
These awards have been going for a few years now but they are run very much at an amateur level and in view of the recent controversy issues I suspect this will be the end of them unless they can restore confidence in the community by setting out some clear guidelines regarding the initial selection process.
Karen
I wish I had known I would have entered us into this.
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