Best of the Best 2009

We salute all the winners and achievers in our industry this year. Congratulations.

SARA Awards (SEEK Annual Recruitment Awards)

• Large Generalist Recruiter :  IPA Personnel (Runner up: Adecco Australia, Finalist: Drake International)
• Generalist Recruiter (Medium) :  Westaff (Runner up: Sinclair Consulting Group, Finalist: Mosaic recruitment)
• Generalist Recruiter (Small) : métier (Runner up: Launch Recruitment Pty Ltd , Finalists: Staff it Pty Limited, Zelda Recruitment)
• Executive Recruiter: Six Degrees Executive ( Runner up: Batch executive |Finalists: Hamilton James & Bruce, Ledger Corporate)
• IT Recruiter (Large) : Greythorn (Runner up, Talent International | Finalists:  Candle ICT, Peoplebank)
• IT Recruiter (Small/Medium): Itcom Australia (Runner up: Trilogy Resources Pty Ltd, Finalists: Horizon, IT Matters)
• Specialist Recruiter (Large) : Kelly Services ( Runner up: Robert Walters, Finalists: Randstad, Ross Julia Ross )
• Specialist Recruiter (Medium): Retailworld Resourcing (Runner up: Aquent, Finalists: Skye Recruitment, Tuckwell Recruitment Pty Ltd)
• Specialist Recruiter (Small): RecruitR Pty Ltd (Runner up: MACRO Recruitment, Finalists: Charterhouse Professional Support
  Dynamo Recruitment)

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FEMA (Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards)

• Best Integrated Campaign
  Title: There’s more to it than you think | Client: DTED | Agency/Company: TMP Worldwide
• Best Promotion of Public Sector and Education Sector Careers
  Client: Remote Area Health Corps | Agency/Company: Daemon Group
• Best Corporate Careers Website
  Client: Defence Force Recruiting | Agency/Company: Visual Jazz
• Best Promotion of Graduate Careers: Client: Arup | Agency/Company: TMP Worldwide
• Best Corporate or Onsite HR Team : ING Direct
• Best Promotion of Regional Careers
  Client: WA Department of Corrective Services | Agency/Company: TMP Worldwide
• Best Employer Brand : Client: GM Holden | Agency/Company: Advertising Energy Group
• Diversity Award : Agency/Company: ConnectEast
• Best Campaign: Title: What am I? I’m a nurse. |  Client: QLD Health | Agency/Company: TMP Worldwide
• Recruiter of the Year : Darren Condon-Green ( McArthur Management Services)
• Recruitment Firm of the Year : Six Degrees Executive
• Best Recruitment Advertising Agency : The Face Euro RSCG

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AHRI (Australian Human Resources Institute) National Award Winners 2009

• Dave Ulrich HR Leader of the Year
  Dave Ulrich HR Leader of the Year : Rhonda Brighton-Hall, Luxottica
  Dave Ulrich HR Practitioner of the Year: Lisbeth Rees, ING Australia
  Dave Ulrich HR Rising Star of the Year: Jessica Booth, CSIRO
• Lynda Gratton People Management Awards
  Lynda Gratton CEO of the Year: John Ballard, Mercy Health
  Lynda Gratton Manager of the Year:  Michael Fretwell, Luxottica
• People Management Initiative Awards
  John Boudreau Award for Human Capital Management: Singtel Optus
  Wayne Cascio Award for Responsible Restructuring: Bupa Australia
  Rob Goffee Award for Talent Management: Coca-Cola Amatil
  Pru Goward Award for Diversity Management:  BEST Community Development
  Martin Seligman Award for Health & Wellbeing: Greenslopes Private Hospital
  Fons Trompenaars Award for Cross Cultural Management: Teys Bros (Holdings)
  Danah Zohar Award for Corporate Social Responsibility: Allens Arthur Robinson
• HR Impact Award
  Comcare Australia
  Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  Luxottica
• AHRI HR Student of the Year: Jacqui Knights

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Recruitment Extra’s Recruitment Excellence Awards 2009

• Best Start-Up : people2people ( Finalists: Industry Recruitment Solutions, Mc Tigue-More & Associations)
• Best Boutique Agency : Wavelength International (Finalists: Future People Recruitment, MacPeople, Rimfire Resources)
• Best National Agency : Talent International
• Best Multi-National Agency : Aquent (Finalist: Kelly Services)
• Best Learning and Development Plan : Randstad Pty Limited (Finalist: Macro Recruitment)
• Best Attraction & Retention Strategy : Randstad Pty Limited (Finalist: people2people)
• Best Candidate Management Program: Clicks I.T. Recruitment (Finalist: Macro Recruitment, RecruitR)
• Best Agency Website: Aquent (Finalists: Conduit Recruitment, Macro Recruitment)
• Best Industry Job Board : sixfigures.com.au (Finalists: lifestylecareers.com.au, nt3.com.au)
• Best Brand : people2people (Finalists: Finite Recruitment)
• Deloitte Recruitment Excellence Award : Peoplebank

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AGRIAs (AAGE Graduate Recruitment Industry Awards)

• Award for Best Print Marketing Strategy (large programs): Parsons Brinckerhoff
  FINALISTS: Arup, Coles Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• Award for Best Print Marketing Strategy (small programs): L’Oréal Australia
  FINALISTS: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, SA Water
• Award for Best Online Marketing Strategy (large programs) : Mars Australia
  FINALISTS: ANZ Banking Group, Sinclair Knight Merz
• Award for Best Online Marketing Strategy (small programs): L’Oréal Australia (Winning Entry)
  FINALISTS: Department of Mines and Petroleum (WA), Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
• Will Spensley Memorial Award for Innovation in the Graduate Market : Google
  FINALISTS: Australia Post, OneSteel
• Award for Best Graduate Development Program: BHP Billiton
  FINALISTS: Australia Post, Brisbane City Council, Google
• Award for Best Careers Service for Employers (as determined by 2010 AAGE Employer Survey responses) : University of New South Wales
  FINALISTS: Curtin University of Technology, Monash University, RMIT University, The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney
• Award for Best Supplier to the Graduate Recruitment Industry (as determined by 2010 AAGE Employer Survey responses) : Unimail (Also the winner of the Telstra Business Award Winner, MYOB Small Business Award) FINALIST: TestGrid
• Award for Best Contribution to the Graduate Recruitment Industry : Andrea Culligan, Unimail
  FINALISTS: Ben Reeves, Australian Association of Graduate Employers, Michael Whitwell, Department of Transport & Main Roads (Qld), Sarah Fletcher, Careers and Employer Relations Office, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney
• Award for Graduate Recruiter of the Year : Kerry Callenbach, Deloitte
  FINALISTS: Hayley Warne, Pitcher Partners Advisors, Kellie Collis, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• Award for Aspirational Employer of the Year : Google
  FINALISTS: Deloitte, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Ernst & Young
• Award for Best Exhibitor: Unimail (FINALISTS: Development Beyond Learning, Onetest, The Banner Lady).

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HR Leadership Awards 2009

• The Mastertek Award for Employer of Choice (more than 1000 employees) : ING Australia (Highly commended: BUPA Australia)
• The Frontier Software Award for Employer of Choice (fewer than 1000 employees) : Pacific Hydro (Highly commended: Atlassian)
• The SageCo Award for Employer of Choice (public sector) : Main Roads WA (Highly commended: Roads & Traffic Authority)
• The National Careers & Employment Expo Award for the Next HR Generation : Clare Douglas, ING Australia (Highly commended: Richard Atkinson, eBay Australia)
• The Neller HR Champion (CEO) Award:  Michael Rose, Allens Arthur Robinson (Highly commended: Brian Rignall , Seymour Whyte Constructions)
• The HR Partners Award for the Best HR Leader: Michael Sommerton, Inchcape (Highly commended: Sally Kincaid, ING Australia)
• The RedBalloon Award for Best HR Team : Glen Eira City Council (Highly commended: ME Bank)
• The Sage MicrOpay Award for Best Talent Management Strategy : Optus (Highly commended: ING Australia)
• The Hays Award for Innovation in Recruitment and Retention : IBM (Highly commended: Main Roads WA)
• The Adcorp Award for Best Employer Branding Strategy : Cuscal (Highly commended: British American Tobacco)
• The Quadrant People Resources Award for Best Change Management Strategy : Sydney Water (Highly commended: NSW Health Support Services)
• The Aon Consulting Award for Best Workplace Diversity Strategy : Mercy Health (Highly commended: Mallesons Stephen Jaques)
• The Monash University Award for Best Learning and Development Strategy : Steinhoff Asia Pacific (Highly commended: Aegis)
• The EmployeeConnect Award for Best Overall use of Technology :  Steinhoff Asia Pacific (Highly commended: Hungry Jacks)
• The Peak Health Management Award for Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy : Greenslopes Private Hospital (Highly commended: City of Melbourne)
• The Full Circle Feedback Award for Best HR Strategy Plan : BUPA Australia (Highly commended: Sydney Water)

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EOWA’s (Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency) Business Achievements Awards

• Leading CEO for the Advancement of Women : Ross Milbourne (University of Technology Sydney)
• Diversity Leader for the Advancement of Women : Kim Schmidt (Woolworths)
• Leading Organisation for the Advancement of Women (Under 800 employees) : Savings & Loans Credit Union (SA)
• Leading Organisation for the Advancement of Women (Over 800 employees) : Mercy Health
• Outstanding Initiative and/or Result for the Advancement of Women: St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School
• Outstanding Workplace Flexibility Achieved Through Job Design : Carnival Australia
• Outstanding EEO Practice for the Advancement of Women in a Non-Traditional Area or Role : SP AusNet
• The Minister’s Award for Outstanding EEO Practice: Cement Australia

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2009 Diversity@Work Awards
Diversity and Inclusion Champion Winners

• Individual Award: Jen Stuart, Jen’s Lawn Mowing & Alan Robson, The University of Western Australia (Joint Winners)
• Small To Medium Organisation Champion Award: Café BEST – BEST Community Development
• Large Organisation Champion Award : Mercy Health
• The Employment and Inclusion of People with a Disability (Small) : Scan Conversion Services
• The Employment and Inclusion of People with a Disability  (Large) : Department of Transport, Vic
• The Employment and Inclusion of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australians (Small) : City of Whittlesea, Vic
• The Employment and Inclusion of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australians (Large) : Brisbane City Council
• The Employment and Inclusion of Mature Age Workers (SME) : Port Stephens Councils, NSW
• The Employment and Inclusion of Indigenous Australians (Small) : Traditional Credit Union. NT
• The Employment and Inclusion of Indigenous Australians (Large) :  Sinclair Knight Merz
• The Employment and Inclusion of Women in Leadership : Mallesons Stephen Jaques
• The Employment and Inclusion of Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Intersex (SME) : Port Phillip City Council
• The Employment and Inclusion of Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Intersex (Large) : The University of Western Australia
• Today’s Youth – The Future of Tomorrow (SME): Centre for Multicultural Youth, VIC
• Today’s Youth – The Future of Tomorrow (Large) : UCMS Pty Ltd, VIC
• Work/Life Balance (SME) : Microsoft
• Work/Life Balance (Large) : PepsiCo

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BRW Fast 100

• Smart Recruitment (Rank 35)
• Credo Group (Rank 55)
• InSyncSurveys (Rank 76)

(note: An additional 18 companies made it to the BRW Fast Starters list)

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SmartCompany’s Fastest Growing Start Ups
Ranked 8: Job Capital (Profile)
Ranked 16: Skye Recruitment (Profile)

SmartCompany’s Web Award Winners
Best overall site (under 20 staff): nt3 (finalist)
Best eCommerce Site: nt3 (finalist)

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Best Companies to work for 2009 (By Great Place to Work Institute)

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Deloitte Fast 50 Australia 2009 (FAstest growing technology companies in Australia)

• Quinntessential Marketing (Ranked 34)
• NGA.NET Pty Ltd (Ranked 49)

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Anthill Magazine

Global Growth Award Finalist : Aruspex

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