Advertex, a relative newcomer to the competition, also took five firsts out of the twelve categories, as well as three second-place awards. Debra Stevens, Vertex director, says that the objective of a good recruitment ad is to turn ad response into successful appointments: "A good recruitment ad should sell the employing organisation to the job-seeker, with a warm and inviting style rather than a clinical and purely factual style."
The judges for this year's awards were: John Farquhar (editor in chief, Advantage Magazine), Cathy Pistano (Print Media SA), Noma Sims (managing director, Zanusi Brand Solutions) and Sibusiso Nyembe (recruitment specialist).
The winners per category are as follows:
Senior Executive & Professional
First: Altolevel for Sasol
Second (Joint): Human Communications for De Beers; Advertex for Collaborative Exchange
Sales & Marketing
First: Advertex for Netcom CRM
Second: Advertex for Bytes Technology Group
Retail
First: The Niche Agency/Altolevel for Edcon Coastal
Second: Human Communications for Julie Coode and Associates
Administration
First: Admark Recruitment Advertising for Messina Platinum
Second: Altolevel for Sasol
Financial
First: Admark Recruitment Advertising for the JSE
Second: Altolevel for Sasol
Engineering
First: Altolevel for Sasol
Second: The Working Earth for Foskor
Government & Municipalities
First: Simeka Recruitment Advertising for SADC
Second: Admark Recruitment Advertising for the Gauteng Legislature
Trade, Technical & Artisan
First: Saatchi & Saatchi Recruitment Advertising for the City of Tshwane
Second: The Working Earth for Kentron
Academic
First: Advertex for Sun Microsystems
Second: Altolevel for CSIR Bio/Chemtek
Composite
First: Advertex for Oracle
Second: HR Communications for PAG
Information Technology
First: Advertex for Oracle
Second: Advertex for SAP
Best Use of Colour
First: Advertex for Oracle
Second: HR Communications for PAG
