Shortlisted - Best Job Board

Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2008

JobsGroup.net has been nominated for Best Job Board at the Recruiter Awards 2008. The nomination follows a number of innovations and improvements designed to help UK recruiters fill their vacancies before their competitors.

Nominated – Innovative Online Marketing
Nominated – Innovative Offline Marketing
Nominated – Best Technical Innovation

Onrec Awards 2008

JobsGroup.net has been nominated in three categories at the Onrec Awards 2008: Innovative Online Marketing, Innovative Offline Marketing and Best Technical Innovation. The winners will be announced on 5 March 2008.

Finalist - Best Specialist Jobsite - JustEngineers.net

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2007

JustEngineers.net is the UK’s most popular engineering jobsite, with more candidate CVs, more unique visitors, and more jobs than any other niche engineering site.

Launched by JobsGroup.net in 2000, JustEngineers.net has been nominated for the sixth time for Best Specialist Website at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2007.

Finalist - Best Innovation in Online Recruitment -AIM

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2007

Artificial Intelligence Matching (AIM) is a highly advanced CV database search tool that dramatically improves the speed and accuracy of online recruitment, enabling recruiters to quickly and effectively target relevant candidates for key vacancies before their competitors.

First launched by JobsGroup.net on niche engineering jobsite JustEngineers.net after 12 months of development with Burning Glass Technologies, AIM is now also available to recruiters using JustConstruction.net.

AIM has won a number of key awards including Best Technical Innovation at the Onrec Awards 2007 and the Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Award at the National Business Awards NW 2007.

ABC ELECTRONIC Certification

Audited May 2007

ABC ELECTRONIC (ABCE) works on behalf of the industry to manage standards for electronic media measurement so that every part of the industry can have confidence in the data they use. ABCE is independent, industry owned, not-for-profit and a subsidiary of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). In essence, ABCE provides independent verification of the high numbers of quality jobseekers that use JobsGroup.net sites every day.

View our certificate here: http://www.abce.org.uk/ABCE_PDFS/JobsGroup.net0507w.pdf

Winner - The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Award

National Business Awards - North West 2007

Highly Commended - The 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award

National Business Awards - North West 2007

JobsGroup.net has been highly commended in the 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award category. The category recognises organisations that demonstrate an organic growth strategy that has achieved outstanding levels of sales, profit and market share improvement.

Finalist - The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award

National Business Awards - North West 2007

JobsGroup.net has been nominated for the AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award. The Award recognises significant growth and innovation, under-pinned by strong financial performance. The winner will be announced on 10 July 2007.

Winner - Best Technical Innovation Award

Onrec Awards 2007

JobsGroup.net has been nominated for the Best Technical Innovation Award after launching Artificial Intelligence Matching (AIM), developed in conjunction with Burning Glass Technologies of San Diego after 12 months of beta testing.

JobsGroup.net operates in several niche sectors where a skills shortage has led to intense competition for the best candidates. Clients rely on JobsGroup.net to provide them with the tools to reach these candidates before their competitors.

AIM dramatically improves the speed, accuracy and flexibility of online recruitment for both recruiters and jobseekers.

Finalist - Innovative Online Marketing Award

Onrec Awards 2007

JobsGroup.net has been nominated for the Innovative Online Marketing Award after a series of innovative online marketing campaigns to support existing online marketing activity (which includes a substantial investment in Pay-Per-Click, banner and directory advertising.

In June 2006 JobsGroup.net launched the Work Cup 2006. For the duration of the FIFA World Cup a new football related game was launched every week to drive new jobseekers to the site. The campaign was such a success it has become a permanent fixture under the new name of the JobsGroup.net Desktop Soccer Challenge. 

Finalist - Innovative Offline Marketing Award

Onrec Awards 2007

JobsGroup.net has been nominated for the Innovative Offline Marketing Award after launching the casino themed campaign in national newspapers and trade media based around concept of ‘For a safe bet choose JobsGroup.net.’

The ‘safe bet’ message was underpinned through mention of recent award wins and nominations achieved by JobsGroup.net (Onrec Awards 2006, Recruiter Awards for Excellence, NORAS) and industry accreditations (ABCE, ORMC, W-Mark).

Winner - Best Online Service

Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2006

JustEngineers.net, the flagship site operated by JobsGroup.net, won Best Online Service Award at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2006.

The Best Online Service Award recognises outstanding achievements in creativity, innovation, competitive advantage and services to both recruiters and jobseekers.

View the results in full here: http://www.recruitermagazine.co.uk/sub_news_item.asp?id=14581

Number One for Placements

Onrec Top 100 UK Online Recruitment Sites 2006

JobsGroup.net is the number one site for placements for the third year running, according to the Top 100 Online Recruitment Sites 2006. The report, published by Online Recruitment magazine, also found JobsGroup.net is in the:

• Top three for time spent browsing on a site
• Top ten for the number of CVs available to recruiters
• Top fifteen for the number of unique users
• Top fifteen for the number of jobs available for jobseekers
• Top fifteen for the number of customer service staff available

JobsGroup.net was placed higher than any competitor site aimed at technical jobseekers in all six categories.

Purchase the report here: http://www.Onrec.com/content2/pdf/top100.asp

Most Popular Site for Technical Jobseekers

National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (NORAS) 2006

JobsGroup.net is the most popular destination for technical jobseekers and the third most popular niche job network overall, according to the UK's largest and most important source of industry information, the National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (NORAS) 2006.

The NORAS report also reveals flagship site JustEngineers.net attracts more than twice as many engineering candidates as its closest competitor, TheCareerEngineer.com.

Key Findings:

• 74% of JobsGroup.net Candidates are actively looking for a new job*
• 72% are in the ABC1 social grade*
• The average Candidate is 37.5 year old, has 17.5 years experience and earns £31,300*

Download the NORAS 2006 Report in full here: http://www.noras.co.uk/index.php

Finalist - Best Specialist Jobsite

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2006

JobsGroup.net flagship site JustEngineers.net was a finalist for Best Specialist Site at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2006.

Finalist - Best Technical Innovation in Online Recruitment

Onrec Awards 2006

JobsGroup.net was short listed at the Online Recruitment Magazine (Onrec) Awards 2006 for Best Technical Innovation in Online Recruitment.

The nomination follows investment in next generation artificial intelligence technology and is in recognition of the company being the first to be awarded the global W-Mark quality certification.

The W-Mark, developed by EIQA and accredited by the e-Commerce Standards Board, evaluates and audits published websites to internationally recognised standards. JobsGroup.net sites conform to over 100 tests covering six criteria: accessibility; privacy and data protection; consistency and appearance; security; navigation; and customer services.

Finalist - Innovative Online Marketing

Onrec Awards 2006

JobsGroup.net was short listed at the Online Recruitment Magazine (Onrec) Awards 2006 for Best Technical Innovation in Online Recruitment.

The nomination follows a series of diverse and inventive campaigns that have enabled JobsGroup.net to punch above its weight and achieve both high recognition and sales in a sector now crowded with some of the largest and most powerful media companies in the world.

This has included search engine optimisation; keyword sponsorship; contra advertising; link campaigns.

Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)

Recognition of Best Practice 2006

In April 2005 JobsGroup.net launched a new campaign to encourage more women
to pursue jobs in industry sectors where they are under-represented,
specifically engineering, rail, construction, utilities and aviation -
sectors in which JobsGroup.net operates online recruitment sites. The
campaign included activity at schools, colleges and on university campuses
throughout the UK and resulted in a 300 per cent increase in the number of
women registering with JobsGroup.net technical sites.
 
The campaign was recognised by the Equal Opportunities Commission in March
2006 and included as an example of Best Practice in the EOC report Free to
choose: Tackling gender barriers to better jobs.
 
To view the EOC report please click here

W-Mark Website Quality Award

EIQA Awards 2005

JobsGroup.net received a special commendation at the EIQA Awards 2005 by achieving the W-Mark Website Quality Award. JobsGroup.net sites were subjected to over 100 tests covering six criteria: accessibility; privacy and data protection; consistency and appearance; security; navigation; and customer services.

The W-Mark global certification programme, developed by EIQA and accredited by the e-Commerce Standards Board, evaluates and audits websites to internationally recognised standards. JobsGroup.net is the first company operating across the UK to be awarded the W-Mark.

For more information on the W-Mark click here: http://www.eiqa.com/products/wmark/index.asp

ABC ELECTRONIC Certification

Audited November 2005

ABC ELECTRONIC provides independent verification of traffic numbers to JobsGroup.net sites. It is the best available opportunity to further demonstrate the company's commitment to best practice. It also provides evidence of the high numbers of quality jobseekers that use JobsGroup.net sites every day from a trusted third party source.

View our certificate here: http://www.abce.org.uk/ABCE_PDFS/JobsGroup.net1105w.pdf

Number One for Placements

Onrec Top 100 UK Online Recruitment Sites 2005

JobsGroup.net was found to be the number one site for placements according to the Top 100 Online Recruitment Sites 2005.

The report also found job seekers spend an average of 22 minutes on JobsGroup.net sites per visit, much higher than the industry average. Analysis of the report reveals JobsGroup.net to be ranked the second recruitment site overall in the nine categories measured.

Purchase the 2006 report here: http://www.onrec.com/content2/pdf/top100.asp

Online Recruitment Marketing Council Member (ORMC)

Since 2005

JobsGroup.net underpinned its commitment to best industry practice by joining the Online Recruitment Marketing Council (ORMC).

The ORMC was formed in 2003 to help jobseekers and recruiters make the most effective use of online recruitment and to raise awareness of the distinct needs of the industry.

Visit the ORMC website here: http://www.ormc.org.uk/display_page.asp?section=members&id=40

Approved by UVDB (Supplier Number: 85819)

Since September 2004

JustUtilities.net, the UK's number one specialist utilities jobs site operated by JobsGroup.net was the first online recruitment site to be approved by the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB), the supplier database used by the UK utility industry to source and pre-qualify current and potential suppliers of major products, services and works.

Approved by Link-Up (ID: 22331)

Since February 2004

JustRail.net, the UK's number one specialist rail jobs site operated by JobsGroup.net was the first online recruitment site to be approved by Link-Up, the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Body.

Winner - Best Specialist Jobsite

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2004

JobsGroup.net flagship site JustEngineers.net won Best Specialist Site for the second year running in 2004 at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2004.

View the results in full here: http://www.alljobsuk.com/awards/awards2004/Norawinners.shtml

Winner - Best Specialist Jobsite

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2003

JobsGroup.net flagship site JustEngineers.net won Best Specialist Site at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2004.

View the results in full here: http://www.alljobsuk.com/awards/awards2003/Norawinners.shtml

Finalist - Best Specialist Website

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2002

JobsGroup.net flagship site JustEngineers.net was Best Specialist Site Finalist for the second year running at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2002.

View the results in full here: http://www.alljobsuk.com/awards/awards2002/Norafinalists.shtml

Finalist - Best Specialist Website

National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2001

JobsGroup.net flagship site JustEngineers.net was Best Specialist Site Finalist at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2001 - just one year after launch.

View the results in full here: http://www.alljobsuk.com/awards/awards2001/Norafinalists.shtml

Engineering Council Affiliate

Since March 2001

JustEngineers.net, the flagship site operated by JobsGroup.net, was the first online recruitment site to be affiliated to the Engineering Council UK (ECUK). The ECUK's mission is to set and maintain realistic and internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics for engineers, technologists and technicians, and to license competent institutions to promote and uphold the standards.