- 160 guests attend live Gala Dinner at the IET London
- 11 companies crowned winners with 6 highly commended
- Greene King wins hat trick of awards, triumphing overall as the TA Team of the Year
Wednesday 22nd September – Winners of the 2021 TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards were revealed at a Gala Dinner for 160 guests at the IET in London today, attended by Talent Acquisition, HR and business leaders of some of the UK’s leading employers.
“The TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards are the latest addition to TALiNT Partners’ highly respected TIARA awards programme,” commented Ken Brotherston, co-host of the Awards and Managing Director at TALiNT Partners.
“After 18 months of turmoil, it was amazing to see the examples of innovation, resilience, business partnership and agility delivered by our finalists this year, and we were delighted to be able to recognize that work through the TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards,” added Debra Sparshott, co-host of the Awards and Programme Director at TALiNT Partners.
The TIARAs are recognised for the rigour of the process and the quality of the judging panel and are seen as a genuine and meaningful accolade for winners. An impressive and influential panel of judges from companies including LinkedIn, Nestle, Jaguar Land Rover, Facebook, MSCI Inc as well as wider business leaders such as Lord Chris Holmes, deputy Chair of Channel 4, and the broadcaster and journalist Trevor Phillips came together to discuss each entry and decide the winners.
“Our judges’ deliberations were balanced, lively, occasionally controversial but always insightful and thoughtful. Their range of experience brought an amazing diversity of different perspectives,” commented Ken Brotherston.
Greene King was the biggest winner this year, winning the Lorien Creativity in Talent Acquisition Award, Early Career Pioneer Award and the overall winner’s winner trophy – the TA Team of the Year.
“In deciding this year’s TA Team of the Year Winner, we wanted to see a team who had moved the needle, raised standards and taken a risk. After the last 18 months, we cannot ignore the human element, and Greene King approached their work in a genuine and authentic way and truly is a beacon for the industry,” said Chris Holmes, Judge and Deputy Chair, Channel 4. He also spoke powerfully about the importance of ‘looking after the talent who look after the talent’, recognising the many challenges employers have faced during the pandemic and the critical role TA teams have played across so many industries.
The TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards 2021 campaign was supported by partners eArcu, Horsefly Analytics, Lorien, Retinue Talent Solutions and Sova Assessment.
The full list of TIARA Talent Acquisition winners and highly commended finalists is as follows:
The Lorien Creativity in TA Award
- Winner: Greene King
- Highly Commended: Barchester Healthcare
The Best Recruitment Supplier Partnership
- Winner: Kraft Heinz
The eArcu Candidate Experience Award
- Winner: McDonald’s
- Highly Commended: Checkout.com
The Best Use of Tech
- Winner: HSBC (Partner: SMRS)
The Retinue Talent Solutions TA Operational Achievement Award
- Winner: Serco
- Highly Commended: Essex County Council
- Highly Commended: North Yorkshire County Council
The Early Careers Pioneer Award
- Winner: Greene King
- Highly Commended: Essex County Council
The Horsefly Analytics Best Business Partnership
- Winner: North Yorkshire County Council
The Sova Moving the Dial in Diversity & Inclusion Award
- Winner: BBC
The Excellence in Onboarding
- Winner: Essex County Council
- Highly Commended: Slalom
The Attraction Campaign of the Year
- Winner: L’Oréal
The TA Team of the Year
- Winner: Greene King