Nominations Accepted through Friday, March 16; Finalists Announced Monday, April 2; Winners Recognized Friday, June 15, at Engage Boston 2018

Bullhorn®, the cloud computing company that helps staffing and recruiting organizations transform their businesses, today announced that it has opened nominations for its second annual Bullseye Awards for Staffing Innovation sponsored by ClearEdge Marketing.

Accepting entries now through Friday, March 16, the Bullseye Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations who are taking bold and innovative approaches to solving critical challenges in staffing, leadership and workplace innovation, and technology infrastructure. The Bullseye Awards offer the following submission categories:

• Rising Star in Staffing: this award recognizes a high-performing, up-and-coming staffing professional in a recruiter, sales, or operations role with an incredible commitment to driving results for their agency, building strong candidate or client relationships, and prioritizing candidate or client experiences.
• Staffing Leader of the Year: this award recognizes an outstanding staffing executive with an incredible commitment to driving results for their agency, building outstanding operations for their firm, and creating a thriving and positive workplace culture for all employees.
• Innovative Use of Technology – Small to Medium Firms: this award recognizes an entire staffing or recruiting agency (small to medium firms) that has implemented a project or series of projects that have made pioneering use of innovative technologies including but not limited to: artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning, new technology models for staffing and workforce development, candidate engagement, candidate search and match, VMS, onboarding, and more.
• Innovative Use of Technology – Large Firms: this award recognizes an entire staffing or recruiting agency (large firms) that has implemented a project or series of projects that have made pioneering use of innovative technologies including but not limited to: artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning, new technology models for staffing and workforce development, candidate engagement, candidate search and match, VMS, onboarding, and more.

Staffing leaders are encouraged to nominate rising stars on their teams, themselves, and their organizations, and staffing professionals are encouraged to self-nominate or nominate team members.

Bullhorn also encourages those associated with the staffing industry to nominate individuals and companies for Bullseye Awards, including clients, candidates, investors, board members, and anyone who believes someone they work with should be recognized. Individuals and companies do not have to be Bullhorn customers to enter or win the Bullseye Awards.

“We’re extremely proud to honor the rising stars, leaders, and innovators in the staffing industry,” said Leslie Vickrey, ClearEdge Marketing CEO and founder. “As the staffing industry rapidly changes to accommodate a new world of work, it’s incredibly important to recognize the emerging professionals, strategic leaders, and cutting-edge firms that are at the forefront of shaping the industry’s evolution. The Bullseye Awards celebrate the outstanding accomplishments that are bringing the future of staffing to the industry today.”

“We are excited to have been recognized as the inaugural winners of the Bullseye Award for the Most Innovative Use of Technology for innovating with integrated partnership solutions, data, and analytics to provide actionable insights for our business,” said Rob Waddell, CIO of Apex Systems. “The Bullseye Awards recognize those individuals and firms that are helping to advance the industry and put the world to work, and we’re looking forward to seeing this year’s winners.”

Bullhorn will announce the finalists on Monday, April 2, and will recognize the winners on Friday, June 15, at its Engage Boston 2018 conference – its annual industry conference that explores how to more effectively engage talent, leadership, and the future of staffing. Engage Boston 2018 will take place Wednesday, June 13, through Friday, June 15, at The Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Mass.

For more information about the Bullseye Awards for Staffing Innovation sponsored by ClearEdge Marketing, and to submit nominations, visit http://ow.ly/sAQ230iavWj. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 16.

About Bullhorn
Bullhorn is the global leader in CRM and operations software for the recruitment industry. More than 7,000 staffing companies rely on Bullhorn’s cloud-based platform to drive sales, build relationships, and power their recruitment processes from end to end. Headquartered in Boston, with offices around the world, Bullhorn is founder-led and employs more than 700 people globally. To learn more, visit www.bullhorn.com or follow @Bullhorn on Twitter.