Launching the RateMyPlacement Awards
Monday, 14th September 2009
RateMyPlacement.co.uk – the UK’s number one placement and internship website? Correct, but as of today we are taking our first tentative steps into the offline world and the realms of human interaction!
Now however, that has all changed as we launch our inaugural Placement and Internship Awards which will take place in January 2010 at Oxford Brookes University and are sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Awards will celebrate excellence by all stakeholders in the placement and internship process with Awards being given to the best employers, students, societies and universities.
The Awards have been developed behind the scenes over the last few months from an idea that originally stemmed from the Top 20 Placement and Internship employers table we announced in October 2008. In the original table (which will still form part of the Awards) we rewarded those companies who consistently received the best student student feedback, we have now taken the concept of our user’s feedback to also recognise students, societies and universities who promote and do great things for work experience.
Awards to Employers

Best Placement & Internship Employer (over 250 employees and 10+ reviews) – headline award – Click here for more information

Best Small or Medium sized Enterprise (under 250 employees) – Click here for more information
Best New Provider of Work Experience – Click here for more information and nominations
Best Diversity in Work Experience – Click here for more information and nominations
Awards to Students

Best Student (win £500) – Award For Student Who Makes Best Contribution to Business on Work Experience – Click here to make a nomination
Best Society (win £1,000) – Award for the Society with Forward Thinking Attitude to Work Experience – Click here to make a nomination
Best Student Contribution (win £250) to RateMyPlacement.co.uk (award to a regular website contributor) – Click here for more information
Awards to Universities

Best University Placement or Careers Service (as nominated by a student or employer) – Click here to make a nomination
Award for the University with Forward Thinking Attitude to Work Experience (nominated by the universities themselves) – Click here to make a nomination
We would love to hear your feedback and comment about the Awards, as it’s our first proper event we are always keen to improve them so give us you worst in the comments box below.
Cheers
Ali