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On May 14, TalentEgg presented its first annual Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards. Dozens of Canadian employers submitted applications for these awards starting in December, more than 200 students and recent graduates from across Canada voted and provided feedback on those applications in March, and the Top 3 finalists were announced on April 12.
As many of the judges spent hours writing thoughtful, detailed comments on each employer application, there was a ton of information to collect, curate and share with employers and career services professionals at the conference along with the winners.
For your convenience, the presentation slides from the awards ceremony is embedded below, along with the best practices and winners for each category.
Throughout the day, conference attendees and TalentEgg staff took dozens of photos with their smartphones and posted them on Twitter using the #TEawards hashtag.
For a first look at what went on behind the scenes at the 2012 TalentEgg Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards and Conference, check out the slideshow below. More photos from the event will be released later this week, so stay tuned!
Canadian employers recognized for outstanding achievements in attracting and recruiting post-secondary students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TORONTO, ON, May 15, 2012 – Five Canadian employers were presented with Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards for their achievements in attracting and recruiting post-secondary students and recent graduates over the last year at the first annual TalentEgg Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards and Conference in Toronto on May 14.
“The TalentEgg Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards mark the first time that the campus recruitment activities of Canadian employers have been recognized and celebrated,” said Lauren Friese, founder of TalentEgg Inc.
“These employers represent the most innovative and effective campus recruitment strategies in use in Canada, which will become increasingly important as more Baby Boomers leave the workforce and employers are forced to compete for high-quality entry-level talent.”
Employers submitted applications in January and February, and the winning campaigns were selected by a panel of more than 200 students and recent graduates from across Canada during a judging period in March. The judges ranked the employers and also provided qualitative feedback on their activities.
“TalentEgg sits at the intersection between students and employers, so it was essential that students and recent grads evaluated employers’ applications – not industry experts or other employers,” Ms. Friese said. “Employers are always looking for feedback from students on their campus recruitment activities so they can implement the most effective and cost efficient strategies moving forward.”
Ms. Friese shared the judges’ feedback and best practices with more than 150 campus recruiters, human resources professionals and career services staff at the awards ceremony.
The 2012 TalentEgg Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards winners are:
Best Online Campus Campaign
MacLaren McCann for MasterCard Canada’s 2011 “Social Interview” campaign
Best On-Campus Campaign
ConocoPhillips Canada
Campus Recruiter of the Year
Lisa Kramer, Campus Recruiting Lead, Canada at Accenture
Campus Recruitment Program of the Year
KPMG LLP
ABOUT TALENTEGG TalentEgg.ca is Canada’s leading job site and online career resource for college and university students and recent graduates. Launched in 2008 by Queen’s University graduate Lauren Friese after her own experience transitioning from school to work, TalentEgg works with more than 150 employers and was visited by more than 1.5 million students and recent graduates in the last year alone.
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On Friday afternoon, we launched a brand new feature on TalentEgg that allows students and recent graduates to save job deadlines and recruitment events to their personal calendars with just one click.
Within the first 30 minutes, more than 250 students had already used TalentEgg Reminders!
We are doubly egg-cited about this new feature because, on top of helping students and recent grads save time and stay organized, TalentEgg Reminders ensure that employers using TalentEgg are integrated into the everyday lives of the busy students and grads they are trying to recruit.
The Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards judging panel, made up of top students and recent grads from schools across Canada, has been very busy lately reviewing, ranking and critiquing employers’ award applications.
Thanks to all of their hard work, we’re egg-cited to officially announce the Top 3 Finalists in each award category!
And we have to send a huge TalentEgg thank you to all of the student judges who provided their invaluable feedback on the employer applications! We couldn’t have done it without you.
