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A NIGHT AT S1 JOBS RECRUITMENT
AWARDS – APRIL 2015
Last night I attended S1 Jobs Recruitment Awards at the
Crown Plaza in Glasgow. It had the
makings of an interesting night, where many recruitment people from all over
Scotland congregated together. I was
delighted to have been invited as a guest on Bull Horn’s table and would also
like to thank Martin Kay or Route 2 who also offered me a place on his table. There is only one of me, so I went with the
first invite and enjoyed the good company of the lovely people from Bull Horn,
James Fleming from Jimmy Red, Hazel from Gillespie People Solutions, Tori Long from Head Resourcing IT Recruitment, Niel Rafferty of NSK Recruitment, Graham Cross from Mazars and Michael Young of MBN Recruitment Solutions/ Chairman of APSCO amongst others. The evening started at
The Grand Central Champaign Bar at Central Station, courtesy of Bull Horn. At 7pm we jumped in taxis to the Crown Plaza.
I was slightly disappointed to hear that the dress code was
‘casual smart’. I am a believer that if
you are giving out awards, it should be an auspicious occasion to honour the
winners which merits a black tie event.
However, it seems I wasn't the only one and many of the attendees had
ignored the dress code and made the effort.
Mostly, everyone looked great all glammed up.
On arrival to the Crown Plaza we were handed a lovely glass
of champagne, courtesy of Fire Fish (the glass even had a fish on it). We were quickly called to take a seat at our
tables. The first thing you saw on
everyone’s table was a stress bull, these bulls quickly had pictures taken in
various poses which were tweeted out for the world to have a giggle. What great publicity for Bull Horn!
The evening was compared by a comedian, a little too obvious
for my taste of humour, but many of the crowd found him funny, in particular
those that must have had a few more pre dinner drinks than I had. S1 Jobs got on the stage and started well by
speaking about how recruitment companies Improve Lives, but then the speech went
down hill by becoming a very long sales pitch for a) a tool that could be a
competitor to the recruitment consultancies b) a tool that is a direct
competitor to their main sponsor for the evening and c) well I have not idea
because I had switched of by that part.
The speaker had not read the audience at all and carried on to finish
his entire speech regardless to the fact 90% of the audience had started
chatting amongst themselves. What a
shame!
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| Steven from Bull Horn with Myself (Abigail) |
It seems that because Mr S1 Jobs hogged so much of the time,
the 18 awards were rushed through quickly.
I would have loved to have seen the 3 shortlisted web sites, recruitment
videos etc. Hopefully they will publish
links for us.
Despite a few grumbles, I would like to thank S1 Jobs, where
their speech was terribly boring, they did a great job of laying on a good
evening with Music, a band, good food and wine.
I had an amazing night and will definitely be back for next year!
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| Graham Cross from Mazars with Myself (Abigail) |
And the winners were………
Firstly, a huge well done to James Fleming, MD of Jimmy Red,
who I am proud to say was on our table and had already impressed me with his
story of building his niche recruitment company from 1 to 14 people in on year.
Jimmy Red won Best Small Recruitment Agency.
Also a huge well done to one of our favourite clients, EY, who swept up 2 awards - Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy and Best Graduate Recruitment Campaign.
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| James Fleming being 'cool' when they announced Jimmy Red won! |
Also a huge well done to one of our favourite clients, EY, who swept up 2 awards - Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy and Best Graduate Recruitment Campaign.
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| Gordon Smith, EY with Award |
Best Large Recruitment Agency
Reed - Winner
- First People Solutions
- FPSG
- Office Angels
- 9-20 Recruitment
Best Small Recruitment Agency
Jimmy Red Recruitment - Winner
- Titan Global
- Total Recruitment Group
- Cathcart Associates
- Enigma People Solutions
Best Recruitment Consultant of the Year
Alison Miller - Reed - Winner
- Alan McVey - Reed
- Kirsty Lloyd - FPSG
- Yvonne Kelly - Total Recruitment Group
- Carol Duncan - Office Angels
Best Employer Brand
Clydesdale Bank - Winner
- NHS Scotland
- Sky
- Skyscanner
- Scottish Canals
- John Lewis
Best Recruitment Campaign
MSL Group - EY - Winner
TMP - Coventry City Council - Commendation
- Tonic Agency - BNP Paribas
Apprenticeship Award
GAP Group Hire Solutions - Winner
West Dunbartonshire Council Employability Service - Commendation
Best Employer Training & Development
Mediacom Edinburgh - Winner
Renfrewshire Council - Commendation
Thistle Healthcare Ltd - Commendation
Best Recruitment Website
CA3 - Avis Budget Group - Winner
- Chatter - First Group
- Havas People - Tesco
- TMP - Rental Cars
Best Recruitment Innovation
Tonic Agency - Shell - Winner
- Havas People - Ab Inbev
- Sensée Ltd
- TMP Worldwide - Virgin Money
Best In House Team (under 1000)
Peninsula Business Services - Winner
Golden Charter - Commendation
NHS Orkney - Commendation
- Sodexo Prestige Venues and Events
Best In House Team (over 1000)
Calgary Communications - Doosan - Winner
- GAP Group Hire Solutions
- MSL Group - EY
- National Oilwell Varco
Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy
MSL Group - EY - Winner
- Chivas Brothers
- Havas People - Deloitte
Best Recruitment Campaign Government/Public Sector
TMP - Coventry City Council - Winner
- Scottish Canals
Best Use of Social Media as part of a Recruitment Campaign
Andsome - Boots - Winner
- Havas People - Deloitte
- Solutions Driven
Most Effective Brand Development
Andsome - The Original Bowling Company - Winner
- Casual Films - AB Communications
- Casual Films - Rolls Royce
- MSL Group - EY
Best OnBoarding Strategy
CA3 - RBS - Winner
- Maxwell Bruce
Best Recruitment Video
Casual Films - Sainsbury - Winner
- Casual Films - DAH University
- Casual Films - Rolls Royce
- QA Apprenticeships
Best HR Team of the Year
Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa - Winner
Scottish Canals - Commendation
- GAP Group Limited
Chairman's Award
- Jim McColl OBE
