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Rising Star in HR Award
Early in an HR career and already making a mark.
About this category
This award recognises an HR assistant, coordinator, adviser or graduate in their first five years in HR whose contribution and development stand out. Judges look for impact relative to experience, learning and potential.
Eligibility
Open to HR professionals in their first five years in the profession.
Judging criteria
- Impact relative to experience
- Learning and qualifications
- Initiative
- Relationships
- Potential
Qualitative criteria
- Curiosity
- Good judgement and a care for people
Metrics
- Responsibilities taken on
- Projects delivered
- Qualifications gained and manager feedback
Additional criteria
Entries should include a concise case study of the HR work, supporting figures such as engagement, retention, absence, capability or cost, and, where possible, comments from leaders, managers or employees. Never include names or any detail that could identify an individual employee, especially in employee relations, wellbeing or casework examples: describe cases in anonymised terms and give results as percentages or ranges. Nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Judges consider the size of the organisation and the HR team, so a one person HR function competes on equal terms with a large people directorate.
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