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As we begin the second decade of the NORA’s, it’s worth reflecting on just how much the UK online recruitment sector has changed, grown and matured since our very first awards were presented.  Back in 2001, we were seeing the initial bloom fall from the cheeks of many online businesses.  The Dotcom Bubble, as it was called had inflated so quickly, that new online ventures were being formed every day, and often gaining investment on the basis of a “fag-packet” business plan.  By 2001, no-one was investing, and many companies, like BOO.com, had folded after burning through immense amounts of investment.  

Looking forward to being a judge for The National Online Recruitment Awards – Guest blog by Katharine Robinson

Earlier this year, I was honoured to be asked to join the judging panel for this year’s NORAs (National Online Recruitment Awards). The judging panelconsists of a selection of independent judges from across the recruitment industry, all experts in their respective fields but none having an affiliation with a particular online recruitment site – so it is a massive honour to join such an illustrious group.

In a move that reflects the ever evolving recruitment marketplace, HR Magazine is to be the Media Partner to the National Online Recruitment Awards, for their 10^th Anniversary year.  Siân Harrington, Editor, will also take a seat on the Judging Panel for 2010.

HR Magazine are firmly established as the definitive journal of record for the UK’s Human Resources sector, and as such have a breadth of readership which includes all major HR decision makers in Britain.  The award winning HR Publication of the Year, reaches even further still with its outstanding website; providing authoritative editorial news and insight on a continual basis.

Guest blog, from Keith Robinson.

Many thanks to Stephen for letting me write this article and doing such a great job with NORAuk.  I am a huge fan of recognizing and rewarding excellence in any sector. Having been shortlisted last year with my new launch Careersiteadvisor, I know the thrill and anticipation when you are at the event… you cannot beat it and Stephen “Thanks for setting these, up and continuing to run the NORAUK”.   Stephen asked me to write something on/about On-Line Recruitment so a short ramble;

Every year, for the past ten years, I get swamped with enquiries from recruitment agencies, job boards and employers, asking how to enter a website into the National Online Recruitment Awards.  “Where do I register, how do I apply, how much does it cost?” etc.  Well, let me answer all those questions, and show you how we’ve made it even simpler.

The essential foundation of the NORAs is built upon nominations, and not votes.  We ask candidates to nominate the recruitment websites they like best, in each of our 12 award categories.  This means that webmasters

Today we launch the nominations process for the 10^th annual National Online Recruitment Awards.  This historic anniversary for the definitive online recruitment industry awards confirms not only the longevity of the candidate-nominated awards, but also the prestige and acclaim accorded to the achievement of our Finalists and Winners.  Having a full decade under our belt, in such a young industry, means that we have a history that accurately maps the development of the sector, and how the industry has utilised internet technology to meet the individual needs of job seekers.

Are you loving E4’s new hit American import, Glee?

However you feel about the show (and I quite like it – in a totally manly way, of course), business-wise, they’ve got it sussed. All songs are available straightaway on iTunes and the E4 website for sale. I can see them charting, even though they’re saccharin covers (I love them though).

Very soon, much of TV will go this way. Immediate purchase of items advertised will be commonplace. Sky TV/Broadband and Virginmedia customers will soon have shopping accounts, where you simply click your remote to add items advertised to your shopping list. I think Sky already have to capability to set a reminder for a TV show while it’s being advertised on screen – “Click the red button to set record for this program”.  This is the future of TV advertising revenue.

Every week, since August 2000, the volume of vacancies advertised on Britain’s most popular job boards has been monitored by AlljobsUK.com. We now have data for these websites for the past 480 weeks. Because we monitor a range of of websites, we are able to more accurately reflect the state of the UK online recruitment sector. Whilst the Monster recruitment index will tell you the experience of only one job board, we are able to track the ebb and flow of the market as a whole. The effects of the current recession are all the more dramatic, when seen in visual form.