Award Categories
Recognition, Credibility & Prestige
Cost of entry: AUS $365
Entry Deadline: FRIDAY 15th August 2025
Entry Guidelines
- Increase your changes of being a finalist or crowned a winner by following our guidelines below:
- Register on our online entry platform and select the TIARA Recruitment Awards. Our awards management system allows you to save, amend, submit and pay for your entries
- Provide an answer for every question within the word limit
- Provide testimonials, links to videos or case studies in the Supporting Documents section
- Provide information about commercial performance and other key improvement measures
- If you are entering multiple award categories, please adapt your entries as some questions may differ.
- For any support using the award platform, please contact awards@talintpartners.com.
- There is a fee of AUD $365 per entry which includes anonymised feedback from the judges.
SAVE THE DATE for the ceremony – 20th November, Sydney
The Categories
The Back-Office Team of the Year
- This Award recognises an exemplary team within all back-office, operations and support functions that have enabled or best supported growth, innovation, or performance.
The Client Service Award
- This Award recognises excellence and collaboration in the delivery of a talent acquisition project or ongoing campaign.
The Candidate Experience Award
- This Award recognises excellence, innovation and impact in the way candidates are sourced, managed, and supported to ensure the best outcome.
The DE&I Award
- This Award recognises the commercial and cultural impact of policies and initiatives to promote greater diversity, equity and inclusion for their employees, clients and candidates.
The Best Use of Technology Award
- This Award recognises the best use of technology in a recruitment company to gain a competitive edge based on a measurable improvement in candidate experience, client service, and employee engagement.
The Community Impact Award
- This Award recognises companies which have made a lasting and positive impact on their local or wider community.
The Growth Recruitment Company of The Year
- This Award recognises an impressive track record of sustainable growth in sales, profit, headcount, and client base.
The Training & Development Award
- This Award recognises recruitment companies that have successfully implemented a new training initiative or strategy for the personal and professional development of their staff within the last two years.
The Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year
- This Award recognises market leaders in a niche sector who can demonstrate the best growth, depth of knowledge, and differentiation from competitors.
The Recruitment brand of the Year
- This Award recognises the best use of brand in a recruitment company to gain a competitive edge based on a measurable improvement in candidate, client, and employee engagement.
The RPO/MSP/Talent Solutions Company of The Year
- This Award recognises those demonstrating best practice and excellence in its delivery of talent acquisition services.
The Best New Recruitment Company of the Year
- This Award recognises a new entrant that has shown financial and market growth as well as excellence and innovation in sourcing, supporting and placing the best candidates.
The Best Recruitment Company to Work For [Under 20 employees)
- This Award recognises employers of choice in recruitment who can demonstrate innovation and impact in their attraction, induction, development, and retention of talent.
The Best Recruitment Company to Work For (21+ Employees)
- This Award recognises employers of choice in recruitment who can demonstrate innovation and impact in their attraction, induction, development, and retention of talent.
The XEOPLE Recruitment Leader of the Year
- This Award recognises a visionary recruitment leader who has achieved exceptional growth, pioneered transformational improvement - in their business or industry – and inspired the highest levels of engagement and performance from their people.