Candle Australia was awarded Recruitment Firm of the Year 2006 at the Fairfax Employment Marketing Awards (FEMA) gala dinner held at Sydney Town Hall on Friday 27 October 2006.

Judged by an independent panel of advertising, corporate and Fairfax executives, the FEMA awards recognise and reward creative and effective talent acquisition campaigns and excellence in the field of recruitment.

The Recruitment Firm of the Year award was open to any recruitment firm nationwide active in the placement of permanent or temporary candidates across all levels. Hays and Select were also shortlisted in this category.

Candle Australia stood out in particular for its financial performance, initiatives implemented to recognise, retain and reward staff, service offerings differentiating the company from its competitors and above all, innovative recruitment, advertising and marketing solutions implemented to attract and place candidates.

“Considering the tough competition across Australia, we are delighted and extremely proud to be recognised by FEMA for our ongoing successes with clients. We continually endeavour to be one step ahead in delivering innovative recruitment solutions and have a clear vision for developing our talent attraction methods into the future,” says Robert Collins, managing director Candle Australia.