2026 Winners
Talent Acquisition WINNERS
THE EARLY CAREERS AWARD
- MYOB
MYOB was praised for its standout, data‑driven Future Makers Academy, which delivers a scalable talent pipeline with exceptional attraction, retention and progression outcomes, underpinned by innovative rotations, competency‑based development, and a measurable DE&I impact through DevelopHer that benefits both MYOB and the wider tech industry.
- Highly Commended: BUPA
Finalists:
- Ampol
- Capgemini
- Lendlease
- Scyne
- VetPartners
- Atlassian
- Leidos
- NAB
- University of Melbourne
THE best CAREERS website
- Hanes Australasia
This is a highly polished, candidate‑first platform that combines a clear EVP, intuitive and accessible design, and innovative engagement tools to deliver outstanding, data‑backed improvements across the recruitment funnel – from attraction and engagement through to application conversion and hires – demonstrating strong, measurable business impact at scale.
Finalists:
- Ampol
- Avant
- Anglicare Sydney
- G8 Education
THE EIGHTFOLD TA TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD (up to 1,000 employees)
- Zip
Zip was praised for its commercially focused, highly disciplined approach to talent acquisition, combining an innovative AI‑first hiring framework with strong early careers outcomes – including 100% intern conversion – and clear, measurable improvements in hiring quality, speed and overall business impact.
- Highly Commended: Andromeda Robotics
Finalists:
- Airbus Australia Pacific
- Boustead Geospatial
- Everest Engineering
- SYSTRA ANZ
- Applejack Hospitality
- Carma
- hipages Group
THE EIGHTFOLD TA TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD (over 1,000 employees)
- NAB
This entry stood out for its highly strategic, commercially grounded approach, demonstrating how talent acquisition can directly drive business performance through strong collaboration, structured innovation and clear, evidence‑basedimpact at scale.
Finalists:
- Bunnings Group
- Capgemini
- Each
- Infosys
- Metso Australia
- Calvary Health Care
- Demant
- Genesis Energy
- Lactalis-Mainland Dairy
- MYOB
THE CIVITAS TALENT CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE AWARD
- hipages Group
Judges praised hipages for delivering a market‑leading, outcomes‑driven candidate journey that combines innovative initiatives like the Open Home campaign, accredited and structured diversity practices, and smart use of technology to achieve exceptional measurable results – including 100% candidate satisfaction and $2.8M in cost savings – clearly linking experience excellence to commercial impact.
Finalists:
- Boustead Geospatial
- Carbiz
- Infosys
- SSI
- Bunnings Group
- Experian
- MYOB
THE RECRUITMENT LABS BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION AWARD
- BOQ Group
This was a thoughtful and integrated approach to transforming talent acquisition, combining Workday, Copilot and AI Academy into a cohesive ecosystem that embeds fairness, transparency and inclusion into hiring while enabling more consistent, scalable and data‑driven outcomes.
Finalists:
- Ampl
- Bunnings Group
- Certis Security Australia
- Onside
- Boustead Geospatial
- Calvary Health Care
- EPAM Systems
- Probe CX
THE Blackbook EXECUTIVE
DE&I AWARD
- HCF
HCF stood out for embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into the fabric of its everyday employee experience, with a suite of impactful programmes and strong, data‑led results demonstrating a clear commitment to both its current workforce and future talent.
- Highly Commended: hipages Group
Finalists:
- Cleanaway
- Hanes Australasia
- Infosys
- SYSTRA ANZ
- Experian
- HESTA
- NBN
- University of Melbourne
THE shazamme recruitment marketing campaign of the year
- BUPA
This campaign stood out for its innovative, hyper‑local approach that addressed real barriers to relocation, combining personalised candidate journeys with strong, cost‑effective results and highly positive regional engagement.
Finalists:
- CHEP, A Brambles Company
- Infosys
- VetPartners
- Genesis Energy
- Suntory Oceania
- Westpac
The People2.0 excellence in onboarding award
- Cobild
Cobild showed a highly intentional, well‑designed onboarding programme that integrates inclusive technology, structured development and wellbeing support to deliver exceptional engagement, rapid productivity and strong, measurable outcomes across the employee lifecycle.
Finalists:
- Avant
- University of Melbourne
The Long-Term partnership award
- hipages Group in partnership with Greenhouse
This partnership stood out for its long‑term, strategic collaboration, demonstrating sustained success and continuous improvement through a shared, data‑driven approach that has delivered significant gains in hiring quality, efficiencyand candidate experience over time.
Finalists:
- Guild Group in partnership with Businessary
Talent Tech WINNERS
THE candidate experience solution of the year
- Humanforce
This entry displayed a comprehensive, mobile‑first platform that addresses real frontline hiring pain points, delivering strong, proven client outcomes across multiple organisations – such as significantly improved conversion rates, faster hiring and reduced costs – while embedding fairness, automation and candidate‑friendly workflows throughout the entire hiring lifecycle.
Finalists:
- Go1
- Tazio
- Jobs for Humanity
THE talent tech innovation award
- Sapia.ai
Judges loved this entry for its highly credible, data‑driven solution that combines explainable AI with human‑led decision‑making to deliver fairer, more consistent hiring outcomes at scale, while meeting the demands of increasingly robust AI governance environments and producing strong, proven client results
Finalists:
- 50skills
- Eightfold AI
- Humanforce
- JobTetris
- Tazio
- CheckWorkRights
- Hirevue
- Jobs for Humanity
- Skill Society
THE Recruitment marketing solution of the year
- Shazamme
Shazamme was praised for its intuitive, no‑code platform that simplifies complex recruitment marketing processes, enabling faster campaign deployment, stronger integration and significantly improved conversion outcomes, all supported by compelling client testimonials and clear, measurable impact across the hiring lifecycle.
Finalists:
- PageUp
The talent tech customer service award
- Compono
Compono were praised for its strong, customer‑centric service model that combines high satisfaction and SLA performance with a transparent, feedback‑driven approach—demonstrating how client insight directly shapes product development while driving retention, trust and measurable business growth.
Finalists:
- Recruit Wizard
The best contingent workforce solution
- Humanforce
Humanforce were praised for its consistent, data‑led delivery of measurable client outcomes at scale, combining strong proof points across multiple organisations with a seamless, integrated platform that improves conversion, reduces agency reliance and enhances the end‑to‑end contingent workforce experience.
Our 2026 finalists are:
- People2.0
- Xeople