Winners announced at Recruiter Awards 2024

The Recruiter Awards took place last night at the JW Marriott Grosvenor Hotel in London’s Mayfair.

Thank you to everyone who attended, to everyone on the shortlist and congratulations to our winners, who received their awards from our host, TV and stage personality Stephen Mangan.

Please check out our winners and those who were Highly Commended in their categories below.

1 BEST NEW AGENCY (Sponsored by Zodeq)
Executive Integrity

2 BEST RECRUITMENT AGENCY MARKETING TEAM
Pulse Healthcare, part of Acacium Group

3 BEST CLIENT SERVICE
VHR
Highly Commended: Service Care Solutions

4 MOST EFFECTIVE EMERGING TALENT RECRUITMENT
AtkinsRéalis Apprentice and Graduate Programmes – AtkinsRéalis and Amberjack

5 MOST EFFECTIVE EMPLOYER BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE (Sponsored by FCSA)
Revitalising Recruitment: Transforming Talent Acquisition at Staffordshire County Council – Staffordshire County Council and Tribepad

6 BEST IN HOUSE RECRUITMENT TEAM (Sponsored by CV-Library)
Talent Acquisition – Reckitt

7 BEST CANDIDATE CARE
This Is Prime
Highly Commended: Caritas Recruitment

8 BEST CONTRACTOR SERVICE (Sponsored by Qdos Contractor)
VHR

9 DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVITY (DE&I) SERVICE EXCELLENCE (Sponsored by EY)
Trinnovo Group

10 BEST BANKING, FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT AGENCY (Sponsored by WTT Group)
RedLaw 

11 BEST INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY (Sponsored by Workwell International Powered by 6CATS)
InterExGroup

12 BEST PUBLIC/THIRD SECTOR RECRUITMENT AGENCY (Sponsored by Umbrella.co.uk)
Connex Education Partnership
Highly Commended: Spencer Clarke Group

13 BEST IT/TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT AGENCY (Sponsored by cord)
Xpertise Recruitment
Highly Commended: Impala Search

14 BEST ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT AGENCY
VHR
Highly Commended: EarthStream Global

15 MOST EFFECTIVE BACK OFFICE OPERATION
nGAGE Talent
Highly Commended: The Recruit Venture Group

16 MOST EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE OPERATION (Sponsored by FCSA)
Sellick Partnership

17 RECRUITMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by cord)
EY – EYX 

18 RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Azuki Accounts 

19 MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN
We Optimise and Amazon Flex UK
Highly Commended: For Every Neighbourhood – Police Now and Renegade Communications

20 BEST TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT AGENCY (Sponsored by PayStream)
VHR

21 AGENCY RECRUITMENT LEADER OF THE YEAR
Sasza Bandiera, CEO – Oyster Partnership
Highly Commended: Natasha Makhijani, CEO – Oliver Sanderson Group

22 IN-HOUSE RECRUITER OF THE YEAR
Vicki Parker, Head of Talent Acquisition, UKICIMEA and Europe – Vistra 

23 RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Recruitment Entrepreneur)
Nicholas Barton, Founder and CEO – The Barton Partnership
Highly Commended: Entrepreneur to Watch Emérique Opou, Founder and CEO – Emerique & Partners

24 RECRUITMENT IMPACT AWARD
Cynthia V Davis CBE     

25 RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – 1-9 EMPLOYEES (Sponsored by WeDo Recruitment Finance)
Impala Search 

26 RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – 10-19 EMPLOYEES (Sponsored by WeDo Recruitment Finance)
TIB Services

27 RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – 20-34 EMPLOYEES
Select Offshore
Highly Commended: 5Values Consulting Group

28 RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – 35-49 EMPLOYEES
Spencer Clarke Group 

29 RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – 50-99 EMPLOYEES (Sponsored by SafeRec)
Connex Education Partnership

30 RECRUITMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR – 100+ EMPLOYEES (Sponsored by Brabners)
SF Recruitment
Highly Commended: Service Care Solutions

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