MYANMAR’S BEST LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES SHOWCASE THEIR EMPLOYER EXCELLENCE IN FIRST ANNUAL COMPETITION
31 OCTOBER, 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: JobNet is proud to announce that the judges have confirmed the date and location for the final judging of the first annual Myanmar Employer Awards 2017. Many of Myanmar’s most respected companies are competing across several awards categories to establish their leadership in creating the best places to work in Myanmar.
“The Final Judges are one the most critical components in ensuring that the Myanmar Employer Awards are legitimate,” said Matt De Luca, Managing Director of JobNet.com.mm. He went on to say, “These ladies and gentlemen are very well respected leaders and influencers in Myanmar as well as internationally. The judging process has been overseen by Dr. Aung Tun Thet, Former Economic Advisor and a respected HR Practitioner. He will lead the other judges during the Final Judging Session to ensure the judging is completed in a transparent and fair manner. We are very grateful for their participation in making these awards respected in the community.”
The Final Judging Session will be hosted by our Venue Sponsor, the Sule Shangri-La Hotel, on Monday, November 6th from 8:00 AM to completion. Judges will be assigned to a specific number of categories and will be reviewing the final five top scorers as assessed by the shortlisting judges in October. There are seven categories:
• “Excellence in Workplace Environment”
• “Best Use of Rewards and Recognition”
• “Best Use of Internal Marketing for Company Pride”
• “Best Learning and Development Program”
• “Best Career Advancement Program”
• “Most Innovative Use of Technology in HR”
• “Most Effective Recruitment Strategy”
To level the playing field, each category is separated into the top five local companies and top five international companies who are scored separately. After scores are finalized, the top three scorers per set will be assigned gold, silver or bronze. Effectively, there will be six winners per category.
In addition to these awards, the scores will be tabulated and verified by Deloitte Touche, the Myanmar Employer Awards Verifying Partner, who will determine the “Overall Best of the Best” local and international firms operating in Myanmar.
During the week following the meeting, the winners who make up the final three in each category will be advised that they are one of the final three but not who’s won which award. A representative from each company is expected to attend the event to receive their awards.
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
Special thanks to Luther Law Firm and Wall Street English, our Platinum Sponsors and our Gold Sponsors, Samsung and Power House Fitness Center. Sule – Shangri-La Hotel is our Venue Sponsor. The British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar has recently joined as Supporting Sponsor. Votes by the judges will be tabulated and verified by Deloitte Touche, the Myanmar Employer Awards Verifying Partner.
The Myanmar Employer Awards celebrate top industry leaders across the country for their exceptional achievements and relentless commitment to employer excellence and talent management.
Over the course of five months, teams and organisations - both international and local - will be assessed independently based on their individual merits in planning and executing effective best practices. Finalists will be announced in November in the weeks leading up to the awards night. The Myanmar Employer Awards are powered by JobNet.com.mm.
ABOUT JOBNET
Jobnet.com.mm is Myanmar’s leading online jobs and career website. The site attracts over 400,000 visits and generates around 60,000+ job applications every month. With the majority market share of all the major employers in Myanmar using JobNet, the company is the clear industry standard to finding the best talent possible in the country.
JobNet is part of the MMOne Online Group, which also owns ShweProperty.com, Myanmar’s first and leading property website. With over 20 years’ experience, in over 15 countries, this group of internationally recognized and experienced professionals, led by CEO Justin Sway, is Myanmar’s fastest growing internet classifieds businesses.
ABOUT MATT DE LUCA
Matt De Luca is the Managing Director for JobNet.com.mm. Before co-founding JobNet in 2015, he worked in the Management Consulting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was specifically dealing with the impact of technology on banking in the Netherlands. Prior to joining JobNet, Matt was with Rocket Internet’s Job Portal developing their business in Myanmar. He holds a Masters of Science in Finance from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Matt is based in Yangon, Myanmar heading up the growth of JobNet.
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