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Every industry has its awards, in one form or another, where those who excel are recognised by their peers. The resulting good publicity can result in greater prestige in their industry, kudos for the management, and esteem for staff members, which can help with employee retention and attraction. It also helps to engender healthy rivalry and competition between companies, which in itself can propel a firm on to greater success.

These aspects are all true of the NORA’s too. However, The NORA’s differ in one crucial regard; The National Online Recruitment Awards are nominated by jobseekers themselves.

We are extremely proud to announce the Finalists for this year’s National Online Recruitment awards.  Now in our ninth year, the NORAs have become established as the standard by which all recruitment websites are measured.  Uniquely, the awards are initially nominated by job seekers themselves, in order that the perspective of those who utilise each site remains paramount.  This year we received almost 25,000 nominations for 654 separate websites.  http://www.norauk.com/finalists/

As you will know, the National Online Recruitment Awards are entirely about the candidate experience of searching for a job on the Internet.  That’s why, from the first NORAs in 2001, we always begin the process by inviting nominations from job seekers for the websites in each category.  We genuinely want to know which recruitment websites are impressing you, and why.  Over the past nine years, we have seen plenty of progress and innovation, where employers, recruitment agencies, online publications and job boards have sought to deliver an online service that delights and inspires, rather than disappoints and frustrates.  Thankfully there are far fewer sites that frustrate, and the standard that candidates have come to expect is far greater as a result.

At the NORAs, we like to think that by representing the views and preferences of candidates, we have helped to encourage that …

Nominations have now opened for the National Online Recruitment Awards 2009 (NORAs). The awards are now in their ninth year, and have closely plotted the emergence and growth of the UK online recruitment sector throughout that time. Devised to recognise the very best recruitment websites, from a candidate’s perspective, the NORAs are respected as the definitive award in the industry, and a tangible achievement for those sites which truly excel in delighting job seekers.

There are 12 awards this year, recognising dedicated job boards, recruitment agencies, employers, and publications which advertise vacancies online. We also recognise the best employment advice websites, best newcomer, and the best innovation in online recruitment. This last award will surely be hotly contended, with the emergence of recruitment channels via social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and many others.