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Human Resources bags three recruitment advertising awards

May 14, 2008

Newham Council came away smiling after winning three major recruitment advertising awards.

The awards, which were presented at the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) conference in Brighton, are held annually with 20 prizes given out for advertising across the whole of the public sector.

The award-winning advert, which seeks Private Sector Housing Specialists, won in three different categories:

  • A Unitary/Metropolitan/London Council
  • Housing
  • Sustainability/Regeneration/Housing

It is the first time that Newham Council entered these awards and they have come away with gold having won more than the other London boroughs. The creative advert drew more than 40 applicants, far more from across London than usual.

The recruitment and housing service teams worked together to create the eye catching advert. The idea came from HR recruitment's collaboration with TMP, the recruitment communication company. The concept picks up on the impact that poor housing has on health.

The health warning approach is a direct analogy to those on cigarette packets, which linked to HR recruitment's main target audience, environmental health staff, who are involved in the wider health agenda.

Deputy Mayor of Newham, Councillor Christine Bowden said: "Receiving these awards is testament to Newham's dedication to attracting excellent staff who will deliver the very best services to the people of Newham."

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