TIARA Recruitment Awards ANZ 2021 winners announced at glittering virtual ceremony

  • The leading Recruitment Agencies and Talent Solutions firms in Australia and New Zealand attend virtual TIARA Recruitment Awards ANZ ceremony  
  • 16 crowned winners with 8 highly commended finalists

Thursday 25th November 2021 – The winners of the TIARA Recruitment Awards ANZ 2021 were revealed in a glittering virtual ceremony attended by CEOs, senior leaders and their teams from Australia and New Zealand’s leading Recruitment Agencies and Talent Solution firms.

“All of the finalists shortlisted for the TIARA Recruitment Awards ANZ are an inspiration to the sector, demonstrating amazing drive and agility through another challenging year,” said David Head, Director of TALiNT Partners. “The quality of entries across the board was very high, with the winners’ entries being nothing less than outstanding. It was also heartening to see that through a difficult 18 months, as well as continuing to grow and develop their businesses, the finalists have also done an incredible amount in supporting the communities around them” he added.

PeopleIN and Zeep were both multiple Award winners, each completing the ‘double’. PeopleIN were successful in The Back-Office Team of the Year Award as well as retaining their crown in The Diversity & Inclusion Award. New finalist Zeep were victorious in The Sourcr Candidate Experience Award​ and The Ayers Group Best Mid-Sized Recruitment Company to Work For.

The final award on the evening was The Entire Software Recruitment Leader of the Year, which was won by Jason Elias from Elias Recruitment. Jason was selected by the judges for his continuous drive for innovation and collaboration, and his outstanding commitment to raising the profile and professionalism of the recruitment industry. 

The TIARA 2021 Recruitment Awards ANZ campaign was once again supported by the industry’s leading suppliers, including The Ayers Group, Recruit Wizard, Volcanic, Bullhorn, Entire Software, Vincere, Sourcr, IMS Group, Mercury and DaXtra.

“Ayers Group is delighted to support the TIARA campaign again this year and to celebrate the achievements of Australia and New Zealand’s leading recruitment companies,” said Managing Director, Colin Cuthbert.

The 2021 judging panel also brought together some of the leading experts in the industry including, Lesley Horsburgh from APSCo, Mike Beeley, Ross Clennett, Rod Hore, Col Levander and David Carman.

The full list of TIARA Recruitment Award winners and highly commended finalists is as follows:

The Back-Office Team of the Year

  • Winner – PeopleIN
  • Highly Commended – AMS

The Training & Development Award

  • Winner – Halcyon Knights

The Recruit Wizard Client Service Award

  • Winner – people2people
  • Highly Commended – Technology People

The Sourcr Candidate Experience Award​

  • Winner – Zeep
  • Highly Commended – Jivaro
  • Highly Commended – The Nudge Group

The Diversity & Inclusion Award

  • Winner – PeopleIN

The CSR Initiative of the Year Award

  • Winner – Potentia Recruitment

The Volcanic Best Use of Technology Award

  • Winner – Pulse Staffing Australia

The DaXtra Growth Recruitment Company of the Year

  • Winner – Launch Recruitment
  • Highly Commended – HorizonOne

The Bullhorn Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year

  • Winner – Clicks IT Recruitment
  • Highly Commended – Potentia Recruitment

The Ayers Group Recruitment Brand of the Year

  • Winner – TalentWeb
  • Highly Commended – SustainHealth Recruitment

The IMS Group RPO Talent Solutions Company of the Year

  • Winner – Hays Talent Solutions

The Vincere Rising Star Award

  • Winner – WOW Recruitment

The Ayers Group Best SME Recruitment Company to Work For

  • Winner – SustainHealth Recruitment

The Ayers Group Best Mid-Sized Recruitment Company to Work For

  • Winner – Zeep
  • Highly Commended – Launch Recruitment

The Mercury Best Large Recruitment Company to Work For

  • Winner – Talenza

The Entire Software Recruitment Leader of the Year

  • Winner – Jason Elias – CEO, Elias Recruitment

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