Psychometric test provider Thomas International is to return for a third year as the headline sponsor of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence.

After the success of this year’s event held in April, which attracted more than 750 attendees, Martin Reed, Thomas’s chief executive, said his company was proud to be sponsoring the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2005.

“We work with companies to help them build and maintain excellent recruitment, development and management practices,” he said. “We are delighted to be associated with an event that encourages and recognises excellence in the recruitment industry. We wish all entrants the very best of luck.”

Recruiter can now also confirm that the 2005 ceremony will take place on 13 April at the Grosvenor House Hotel – this time as an evening ceremony.

In addition to the 18 categories we have run in the past, we will also be introducing a new category: Best Managed Service Award. This category, which is sponsored by Empresaria Group, will look for the best example of a recruitment agency acting as a managed service provider for a client.

Full details of all categories, plus the full entry form, will appear in the 6 October issue.