Hydrogen wins best in-house training award

Hydrogen Group recognised for offering best in-house specialist recruitment training

18 July 2011: Hydrogen Group, one of the leading global specialist recruitment companies, was named by the Recruitment Consultant Industry Awards as the best for in-house training.

With a clear vision for delivering a consistent experience for candidates, clients and employees, Hydrogen has created a positive culture of learning and support to maximise the potential of its people.

Sarah Mason, Hydrogen’s Head of Learning and Development commented on the win, “The judges were impressed with our innovative training programmes which included ‘A Development Journey for Recruitment’ and ‘Fast Track Leadership’, as well as reactive training based on individual needs.” These development initiatives included a range of workshops designed to close ‘skill and will’ gaps and accelerate learning and earning potential. ”I could spend a lot of time pointing out how training has helped. Everything I learnedt has contributed significantly to my overall success.” Luke Wilson, Consultant, Hydrogen.

“Succession Planning is vital within our business and our ethos to ‘promote from within’ has long been a strategic objective for the Group and driven our programmes in supporting employees throughout their career lifecycle, from joining the company into management” said Tim Smeaton, Hydrogen’s CEO.

About Hydrogen Group

Hydrogen is a global specialist recruitment group focused on mid- to senior-level roles across the disciplines of Business Technology and Transformation, Finance and Accounting, Legal, HR, Energy and Pharmaceuticals.

With a turnover of £123 million and over 350 employees worldwide, Hydrogen are regularly recognised for excellence in recruitment. Named by the Guardian as one of Britain’s Top Employers for five consecutive years (1^st place in 2007 and 2008) and annually awarded ‘Best Companies to work for’ by the Sunday Times since 2007. Last year, our graduate training programme was ‘highly commended’ by the National Graduate Training Awards.