The Recruitment Industry Awards - Japan2018

The Recruitment Industry Awards - Japan2018

Recruiters it’s time to get excited because the most prestigious recruitmentindustry awards are back!

The world’s most sought after recruitment industry awards programme is back in Japanand is your opportunity to win one of the most coveted accolades in the sector. The RI Awards recognize innovation and best practices in the Japanese recruitment industry and for 2018, RI is partnering with Custom Media to take the most exclusive, prestigious and sought after recruitment awards to a whole new level.The search is now on to find and crown the best recruitment and staffing companies in Japan. Make certain you are in the Tokyo American Club for the gala black-tie Dinner on Friday 29th June.

Make this the year to recognize and celebrate the hard work and commitment of your staff by submitting your entries. Just by entering the Awards you are demonstrating to your staff you value and appreciate their hard work and commitment and they will love to show off the unique winner’s trophy!

Our incredible range of judges will assess and reward only the best recruitment companies and their people in a true celebration of our industry.They are amongst the biggest entrepreneurs, business leaders and pioneers from our industry, both locally and through our global judges. Outstanding recruiters who have established and built some of thebiggest brands in recruitment, Randstad, Michael Page, Robert Walters, Harvey Nash, Empresaria and Morgan McKinley - they know the industry and that’s another reason why winning an award carries so much gravitas. The RI Awards are the biggest recognition for our sector so make certain you enter your business, an outstanding individual or preferably both!

Entries are open to all individual recruiters or recruitment companies and the process could not be easier. The RI Awards are contested all over the world including the UK where almost 400 CEO’s and owners attend the event. In Shanghai over 500 contested the Awards and 300+ Australia recruiters battled it out in Sydney.

Now it’s time for Japanese recruiters to shine.

The Timelines:

Awards officially open: Wednesday 5th April 2018

Deadline for submissions: Wednesday 6th June 2018

Shortlisted companies and winner’s announced. Friday 29th June 2018.

How to Enter:

All companies/individualsare asked to complete as many of the questions as possible on the Company Fact Sheet.This is not compulsory and you may choose to skip this page, however, the information is integral in helping our judges make an informed decision.

Your cooperation will enable our judges to form their decisions not only on your 1,200 wordentry but also based on the size, performance, sector and specialist characteristics that are unique to your business.
* You can still enter any category without this page and
* you can enter as many categories as you wish.

IMPORTANT:

All the pages that make up yourentries for the RI Awards must be completed in a Word format and not a pdf. You should not exceed more than 1,200 words.

Please do not attach pictures, graphsor logo’s as these will be stripped out! We judge you on your company performance not your powerpoint skills.

All entries must be paid for – you can do this via the appropriate Eventbrite page or by credit card and invoice. This will be done by Custom Media in local currency. You can also reserve your black tie gala dinner places at the same time as entering.

Please read the following awards criteria and answer accordingly.

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your entries.

Once your entry is complete please email it to

When you have read the criteria please fill out:

Page 1 – Company Fact Sheet

Pages 2 & 3 - The entry itself as set out against the award criteria and ideally on 2/3 pages of A4.

AWARDS CRITERIA

The Banking & Finance Recruitment Company of the Year

This award is open to recruiters who have achieved impressive results in the banking & finance sectors in the country over the past 3 years. When talking about results, this means more than billings, it includes showing how your company has built a solid rapport with its clients, how strong its future prospects are and what really sets it apart from the competition. How has your company innovated in a competitive marketplace? Then show through your financial performance that your business is growing and successful.

Demonstrate to the judges that you have a clear and proven strategy that includes a career development plan for your own employees with an ongoing commitment to their training and development. What are your retention levels and what makes you an employer of choice?

Back up your submission with a strong testimonial from your clients and let us know why you should win this accolade.

Convince the judges that your business is the best Banking & Financerecruiter in the business.

The IT & Technology Recruitment Company of the Year

This award is open to recruiters who have achieved impressive results in the IT & Technology sectors in the country over the past 3 years. When talking about results, this means more than billings, it includes showing how your company has built a solid rapport with its clients, how strong its future prospects are and what really sets it apart from the competition. How has your company innovated in a competitive marketplace? Then show through your financial performance that your business is growing and successful.

Show the judges that you have a clear and proven strategy that includes a career development plan for your own employees with an ongoing commitment to their training and development. What are your retention levels and what makes you an employer of choice?

Back up your submission with two strong testimonials from clients and let us know why you should win this accolade.

Convince the judges that your business is the best IT & Technologyrecruiter in the business.

The Healthcare & Life Sciences Recruitment Company of the Year

This award is open to recruiters who have achieved impressive results in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors in the country over the past 3 years. When talking about results, this means more than billings, it includes showing how your company has built a solid rapport with its clients, how strong its future prospects are and what really sets it apart from the competition. How has your company innovated in a competitive marketplace? Then show through your financial performance that your business is growing and successful.

Back up your submission with two strong testimonials from clients and let us know why you should win this accolade.

Convince the judges that your business is the best Healthcare and Life Sciencesrecruiter in the business.

The Technical & Industrial Recruitment Company of the Year

This award is open to recruiters who have achieved impressive results in the Technical & Industrial sectors in the country over the past 3 years. When talking about results, this means more than billings, it includes showing how your company has built a solid rapport with its clients, how strong its future prospects are and what really sets it apart from the competition. How has your company innovated in a competitive marketplace? Then show through your financial performance that your business is growing and successful.

Back up your submission with two strong testimonials from clients and let us know why you should win this accolade.

Convince the judges that your business is the best Technical & Industrialrecruiter in the business.

The Executive Search Company of the Year

This award is open to executive search consultancies who have achieved impressive results in their chosen disciplines across the country over the past 3 years. When talking about results, this means more than billings, it includes showing how your company has built a solid rapport with its clients, how strong its future prospects are and what really sets it apart from the competition. How has your company innovated in a competitive marketplace? Then show through your financial performance that your business is growing and successful.

Back up your submission with two strong testimonials from clients and let us know why you should win this accolade.

Convince the judges that your business is the best executive search company in the business.

The Best RPO Provider

Our judges will be keen to know more about your successful business strategy or model that is proven to be different from your competitors. Howdo you understand clients’ needs, provide solutions and deliver your general service capabilities? You will need to demonstrate and show examples of how your company does this with both recruiters and clients.

How do you specifically work with staffing companies in the supply chain and how does this benefit all parties?Please include how the global footprint and geographic and/or sector target markets that makes your company stand out in providing RPO solutions. Include a testimonial from a recruiter currently using your services.

The Best CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Initiative

For this award we are looking for a recruitment organisation whose CSR initiative fully supports their business and its beliefs, goals and ethics. We are looking for your long term commitment to your initiative creating sustainability within your chosen cause/charity. We want to hear how you have created full engagement throughout the business allowing as many members of staff as possible to get involved. It is not just about how much you have raised but more how well you have used your resources, time and energy to benefit your cause.

We want to know why you have supported this charity, what specific activities you have performed and how these have not only benefited the charity, but your organisation too. A testimonial from the beneficiary is a given.

Consideration will be given to the business and its size and number of employees, do you punch above your weight when it comes to CSR?

The Diversity & Inclusion Champion

The Diversity and Inclusion Award is an acknowledgment bestowed upon a company which actively promotes inclusive excellence. This business and its people contributes to and enhances not only itself but also the reputation of the recruitment industry through a sustained commitment to improving opportunities for the diverse communities it serves.

The Diversity and Inclusion Award recipient will clearly demonstrate an exceptional understanding of diversity and inclusiveness beyond the expected norm as evidenced by:
Enhances inclusion through positive communication between persons of different backgrounds
Develops innovative methods for increasing and valuing diversity throughout the recruitment process
Demonstrates outstanding efforts to promote an environment free from bias and discrimination
Organises, creates and facilitates various candidate and client events promoting diversity, respect, and inclusiveness.

The Best Back Office Team of the Year

The winner of this award will show true synergy between their back office team and the rest of the business. We are looking for your shining stars those who don’t often get the recognition they deserve and yet are an essential part of the business. We want to hear why this team are so special, why they work so well together, what they do on a daily basis and exactly what they do that is of benefit to the business. It may be a specific project they have taken on, new initiatives or long-term support which has aided in the success of your business. You must clearly demonstrate that the team has done a lot more than just their day job!

The Growth Company of the Year

Based on the previous 3 financial years’ results, nominees will be required to detail the profitability of the business, fully map out its growth and share the financial information that supports the application.

The judges will take into account the size of the business as well as its split between temp/contract and perm. Sector specialisation is also factored in so that the winner really can claim to be one the growth company of the year.

Special consideration is made to those who can clearly demonstrate that this growth is sustainable.

The Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year

Profiling some of Japan’s best niche operators this award will firmly set apart businesses with a focus on best practice in a specific key vertical or specialisation. The judges will be looking for a company that leads in its niche market whichever the discipline you specialise in: IT, medical, digital marketing, Finance etc. This award is not for a generalist, multi discipline recruitment company.

Entrants will be required to provide detailed information on their depth of knowledge in the vertical they operate in as well as providing financial information which supports their application. Have you won awards for your recruitment expertise in the sector, what do you do that is unique? Are you able to source and supply unique candidates? Provide one key client testimonial that endorses your services and substantiates any claims. If you are a 'me too' recruitment company, then this is not the category for you.

The Best Recruitment Company To Work For Small- (1-15 employees)

The Best Recruitment Company To Work For Medium- (16 - 75 employees)

The Best Recruitment Company To Work For Large- (75 + employees)

Please explain why your company should be considered for these award categories. Include all the relevant information that you feel will support your case, what makes you unique and therefore an employer of choice? Why do you stand head and shoulders above your competitors? If a prospective recruiter had to choose between your company or a competitor, why would they choose you?

You must have a solid track record of success and this success should flow through every aspect of your business. List achievements such as other workplace awards - quote retention levels and list previous achievements as well as other awards and accreditations.

Show the judges that you have a clear and proven career development plan with an ongoing commitment to training as well as a strong staff incentive scheme.

The judges will want to know how many employees you have, the split between male and female both across the board and at Director level – how you address diversity and other employee engagement programmes. Why should you win this Award?

The Outstanding HR & Recruitment Professional of the Year

This award is for an individual working either within an executive search company, a recruitment company or an associated staffing specialist. Why this person is so exceptional, are they more than just a big biller?

What do they do that is way above and beyond their day job? How do they impact on the rest of your employees and what else do they contribute to the HR and staffing world?

Best Newcomer – The Rising Star

Open to recruitment companies that are between 1 and 3 years old this Award looks at which companies have had a major and immediate impact on their marketplace. What have they already achieved which has catapulted them to stardom. The judges will want to see what the new business brings to its marketplace, just what does it do to innovate in that sector? Back up your entry with a testimonial from a customer who has recognised your new service offering.

The Business Leader of the Year

Is your business led by a visionary leader, an individual who has specifically driven the business to a different level? Our judges would like to see financial results over the last three years to back up their claims, as well as looking at what actions they have taken in the last twelve months to make them an outstanding candidate for the award this year? Has the person opened new divisions, new territories, new business lines, have they drastically changed the face of the organisation?