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Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) Awards

Rewarding and recognising excellence in recruitment

The REC's Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards (IRPs) celebrate professional excellence and the inspirational work carried out by the recruitment industry’s brightest and best stars. An IRP Award is the most prestigious recognition an individual or company can recieve in the recruitment industry.

About the Awards
We recognise and honour the achievements and best practice of both individual recruiters and recruitment businessess as a whole.
The IRPs are unique in raising awareness for the industry's positive role models whose exceptional works and candidate and client care sets the bar for all recruitment professional and business to aspire to.

The IRP Awards are the only recruitment sector awards hosted and awarded by REC to recognise the very best individuals and companies within recruitment. Recognising achievement across all levels and different disciplines, the awards are a true reflection of the UK’s recruitment talent. The Awards are designed to:

  • Celebrate excellence in recruitment
  • Recognise individual and corporate success
  • Promote best practice and professionalism across industry


Why Enter?
Being shortlisted and winning one of the IRP awards has a significant impact on your career and company. They will enhance your profile by positioning you as the ‘best of the best’, benchmarking your techniques as an industry leader. These aspirational awards provide the ultimate platform for all recruiters and recruitment businesses to show themselves as members of a quality profession.

Who can enter?
The IRP Awards are open to all IRP and REC Corporate Members

Stay tuned for more information on the 2013 awards. Alternativley, you can view the winners of the 2012 IRP Awards here