Leading the way in recruitment

We’re usually celebrating the culture industry leaders have created at their organisations, but now, it’s our turn to shout about our own.

Creating a workplace where people feel supported, valued, and empowered to do their best work has always been at the heart of what we do, and to have that recognised on a national level is truly special.

What makes this award even more meaningful is that it’s based on feedback from our own employees. Knowing that our team genuinely loves working at Annapurna is the greatest reward of all.

A couple of highlights from our survey stated:

• 97% of employees at Annapurna say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK-based company.
• 100% agreed that management shows appreciation for good work and extra effort.

We are proud to announce that Annapurna Recruitment placed 46th in the category of Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies in the UK at the Best Companies Awards.

We placed 14th in the Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies to work for in London. This result means a lot to us as the survey was completed by all Annapurna employees, based on their experiences of working within the company.

We also ranked 29th as Best Companies to work for in the UK in the Recruitment sector only.

Annapurna is proud to announce that we have placed 39th on The Sunday Times ‘Best Small Companies to Work for’ 2020 list, and also the 9th ‘Best Small Company to Work for in London’.

This list is based on criteria such as leadership, employee engagement and wellbeing, staff benefits and positive impact on society. Our employees agreed that Annapurna encourages charitable activities, with a 96% positive score, ranking 10th out of all companies featured on the list for this section.

Featuring on this list is a massive achievement for Annapurna, and highlights how the company are dedicated to putting employees first, providing a successful company environment and culture.

We are pleased to announce that having placed 2nd in the Perkbox Workplace Culture Awards, is testament to our ethos.

Our offices have a genuine family feel and all employees recognise from day one the attitude to be successful.

Our in-house training team offers an industry-leading training program for all stages of development, from Trainee Consultant to Director. Annapurna’s bespoke training room and areas for continuous learning are underpinned by existing experienced consultants who help and share knowledge.

All staff are hired because of their grit, resilience and determination to succeed, which produces a competitive working environment. We build our reputation on the quality of our consultants and what we deliver to clients. Every year, we organise summer-holiday and a super-trip targets. Over the years, we have taken employees to places such as Cape Town, Las Vegas, Lisbon, the Algarve and Barcelona.

Not only did we regain the crown of ‘Best Professional Services Recruitment Agency’ (that we had previously won in 2015 & 2013), but Charlie Appleyard on ‘Agency Leader of the Year’ for all that he has accomplished at Annapurna. He is at the forefront of our innovative and relationship focused ethos, as well as his dedication to training and development.

This is testament to the work of our consultants and their commitment to providing the best service they can and their knowledge of the markets they work in.

Being shortlisted was an achievement in itself, and we don’t do what we do for accolades, but to be recognised with 2 prestigious awards is a phenomenal achievement and they are pride of place in our London office!

Annapurna Recruitment has been awarded “Best Recruitment Company to Work for (£10m -£20m)” at the Recruitment International Awards.

James Ballard, one of the founders of Annapurna, gave an interview on the triumph of the company and what he keeps at the top level of importance, the staff.

During the interview, James discusses our employee engagement, how our unique CSR offering, Annapurna Giving, has enabled us to hire the best internally and how technology has empowered our consultants to deliver excellent search abilities.

We were delighted to win the award and continue to strive to deliver the best offering for our clients & candidates.

To read the full interview with James being on the cover of the Recruiter International magazine, please visit here.

Annapurna are delighted to announce that we have been placed 11th on The Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work for 2017 list!

Published on a yearly basis, the list uses criteria such as office culture, staff benefits, and employee wellbeing to gauge the quality of workplace engagement.

Alongside placing 11th on the list, Annapurna achieved a 3-star accreditation which recognises organisations that truly excel. This accreditation reflects ‘extraordinary’ levels of workplace engagement.

This is Annapurna’s first venture into the Sunday Times list and we are extremely proud of the achievement and the fact that our employees think Annapurna Recruitment is such a fantastic place to work.

Annapurna was announced as the ‘Best Small Agency’ (under £20m turnover) at the Global Recruiter Awards 2017.

The Global Recruiter Awards have celebrated the best of the best in recruitment and Annapurna is delighted to have awarded such an accolade amongst such great competition on the night.

Annapurna was against 4 other agencies but won the award due to our dedication to giving our candidates/clients an additional recruitment experience through our Business Transformation Network and work with video interview platform, Hinterview.

A great award that we are so proud to have been awarded!

We are delighted to announce that we took away ‘Best IT/Technology Recruitment Agency’ at the 2017 Recruiter Awards, alongside being nominated for two others. The Recruiter Awards highlight the great work that our consultants are doing.

We are always grateful for the accolades and praise we receive for the work we do, and this is testament to the hard work and dedication of our consultants, particularly those within the IT recruitment market on this occasion!

The APSCo Awards are one of the most renowned accolades in the recruitment industry and celebrate outstanding work and standards. Annapurna is delighted and honoured to have won the “CSR Initiative of the Year” Award. APSCo recognises that Annapurna “Had CSR hard wired into their DNA from inception and takes a long term view on their commitment.”

We proudly came home with a triple crown at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence! It was reward for doing the basic things well, according to our co-founder and partner James Ballard.

Speaking to Recruiter shortly after picking up the company’s third award of the evening, James said: “We would like to think we are doing something which is slightly different – building communities of relationship-focused talent pools, treating people in the right way, treating people with respect and building specialist capability in terms of being able to deliver great people to our clients.

“There is no rocket science about that but we do the basic things well and we have a strong value set which is really important.”