As the demand for diverse skills continues to grow, railway companies recognise the importance of staying up to date with the latest employment laws, terms and conditions, and health and safety regulations. As such, recruitment and human resources professionals are the driving force that keep the rail industry running smoothly.
The HR, Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Award recognises the individuals and teams that have demonstrated exceptional achievements and excellence in the strategic management of human resources and who have explored innovative approaches in attracting, selecting, and nurturing top talent.
Asif Ahmed from RailwayPeople.com presented this year’s award.
“HR and Recruitment is an area of the industry that is often overlooked but is critical to all businesses,” he said. “The competition was particularly strong this year and our congratulations go out to all nominees and finalists. We are delighted to present the award to Network Rail’s Volume Resourcing Team, who showed exceptional talent and team work to deliver the best outcomes for candidates and Network Rail.”
The Volume Resourcing Team works focuses on attraction to onboarding across all of Network Rail’s routes and regions. The team does so with determination and dedication, not only toward the business but also the candidates. This team handles many candidates with disabilities and reasonable adjustment requests which they handle with compassion and care. The team is constantly improving its approach and has recently introduced significant changes to assessment processes, both for signallers and for early careers.
On collecting the award, Sarah Goodrum, head of volume resourcing, had nothing but praise for her team.
“We’re all thrilled, if a little shocked. It’s a great pat on the back and a testament to the work we do day in, day out. It’s taken some time to build this brilliant team, but we’re really cooking on gas now. This has been a great night for all of us.”
Highly Commended
People and Culture Team, TES 2000
Raj Kooner, Network Rail
Back next year
We have exciting sponsorship opportunities available for the 2025 awards.
If you’re interested in discussing this further or would like to put forward nominations from your team for future awards, please feel free to contact us by email at [email protected] or call us on 01530 816 440.
You can also find out more and view the upcoming pictures and videos from the evening by visiting our website www.RailStaffAwards.com.
