Follow the awards:

Our quest to find Britain's Recruitment all-stars

Hiring the right people is key to building a thriving organisation, and the British Recruitment Awards is on a mission to spotlight the individuals, teams and agencies that make it happen.

Now in our fourth year, we've celebrated the success of global titans, tech unicorns, start-up pioneers, not-for-profits and everything in between.

Ready to shine a light on this year’s recruitment all-stars? Entry to the British Recruitment Awards 2025 is free and nominations are NOW OPEN!

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Key Dates

Nominations Open:
30th June 2025
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Nominations Close:
22nd August 2025
Finalists Announced:
17th September 2025
Winners Announced:
12th November 2025
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Award Categories

Overall Awards
(Open to in-house recruitment teams, agencies and suppliers)
  • Candidate Experience of the Year
    Decided by candidate feedback captured on New Possible
  • Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
  • Talent Acquisition Strategy of the Year
  • Executive Search Strategy of the Year
  • Fast Growth Hiring Strategy of the Year
  • Recruitment Campaign of the Year
  • Innovation of the Year
  • AI in Recruitment Initiative of the Year
People Awards
  • Leader of the Year (In-House)
  • Rising Star of the Year (In-House)
  • Leader of the Year (Agency)
  • Rising Star of the Year (Agency)
Supplier Awards
  • Marketing Partner of the Year
  • Technology Partner of the Year
In-House Awards
  • In-House Recruitment Team of the Year (<500 employees)
  • In-House Recruitment Team of the Year (500-1,000 employees)
  • In-House Recruitment Team of the Year (1,001-5,000 employees)
  • In-House Recruitment Team of the Year (>5,000 employees)
  • Employer Brand of the Year
  • Career Site of the Year
  • Onboarding Initiative of the Year
  • Early Careers Employer of the Year
Agency Awards
  • Best Place to Work in Recruitment
    Decided by employee feedback captured on New Possible
  • Agency Recruitment Team of the Year
    (<20 employees)
  • Agency Recruitment Team of the Year
    (>20 employees)
  • Best New Recruitment Agency of the Year
  • Executive Recruitment Agency of the Year
  • Specialist Recruitment Agency of the Year
  • Temporary Recruitment Agency of the Year
  • Technology Recruitment Agency of the Year
  • Public/Third Sector Recruitment Agency of the Year

Meet the Judges

Prof Emma Parry
Head of Changing World of Work Group, Cranfield School of Management

Sharlene John
Head of DE&I, Recruitment & Onboarding, Selfridges

Louise Gregory
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Anglo American

Anne Tolfree
Head of Functional Resourcing, DHL Supply Chain

Yasar Ahmad
Global VP of Talent, HelloFresh

Paul Maxin
Founding Director, Max Intalent

Ben Murphy-Ryan
Sr Director, Talent Acquisition

Julia Days
Head of Resourcing, EDF

Claire Hamilton
UK Head of Talent Acquisition, Capgemini

Simon Gomez
Founder & Director, GMZTAlent

Rob Davies
Talent & Recruitment Senior Manager, Culture & Brand, Grant Thornton

Claire Hyams
Head of Talent Acquisition, Zopa

Martin Haywood
Director of Recruiting, Sainsbury's

Gordon Macfarlane
Head of Resourcing, SSE

Suzie Huggan
Head of Talent Acquisition, Cancer Research UK

Tom Hadley
Independent Workforce Consultant and Future of Work Activist

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