Online outplacement specialist MyWorkSearch has won Best Business Startup of the Year at the 2010 LinkedIN European Business Awards.
Voted for by LinkedIN members and the judges, MyWorkSearch was chosen because of its exceptional business
success, innovation and collaboration in business.
Richard Alberg, Founder and CEO of MyWorkSearch, says of the win:
"My colleagues and I started MyWorkSearch just over a year ago. We have worked extremely hard to make this
a successful business. As always with starting a business it takes considerable time, money and passion as
well as rather a lot of stress! So I am extremely pleased that our efforts have been recognised by LinkedIn.
Thank you to everyone who works at MyWorkSearch, thank you to our customers who voted for us and, of course,
thank you LinkedIn."
Founded in February 2009 to help job seekers find work in a tough employment market, MyWorkSearch was bringing
in monthly revenues of over £100,000 after just 10 months. It now has a turnover of more than £200k per month
and is a major supplier to the UK government.
Devised by a team with a combined 60 years experience in the recruitment industry, MyWorkSearch provides everything
from CV writing assistance and training through to workflow management and interview coaching as well as a
comprehensive vacancy search facility. MyWorkSearch can also tailor its service to any company's requirements with
onsite representatives to help employees, company branded staff brochures and information videos being just a few
of the examples.
Judging the awards - which also included the categories of Business Leader of the Year, Best Business Innovation
and Rising Star - were LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman; PY Gerbeau, the renowned French entrepreneur and business
consultant; and James Campanini, managing director of Cisco WebEx, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The winners were announced at a ceremony in London last night, which was broadcast live over WebEx. The winning
entries can be viewed here: www.linkedinbusinessawards.eu.
Each of the winners will receive a year's subscription to Cisco WebEx's online collaboration tools and a mentoring
session over WebEx with one of the awards' judges to discuss their entry and approach to business. The overall
Grand Prix winner will also travel to London to meet PY Gerbeau for a face-to-face mentoring meeting.
Kevin Eyres, European MD at LinkedIn, said of the Awards: "It's been an inspiration to hear about the work of the
winners and their successes. The awards have shown how we can all learn from the experiences of our peers to gain
new expertise and insight in our own careers."
About the LinkedIn European Business Awards
The European Business Awards were open to all members of LinkedIn across Europe, with individuals and companies of any
size being eligible to enter.
The awards were judged in the following four categories:
- Best Business Startup - from idea to success, this award goes to a company that started trading after September 2008;
has beaten its original forecasts; and can demonstrate outstanding long-term potential.
- Business Leader of the Year - for creating an outstanding workplace based on a set of values that has led to a committed,
effective and motivated workforce
- Best Business Innovation - this award will go to the organisation that can best demonstrate a proven ability to create,
grow and develop innovations or processes that substantially improve the commercial performance or prospects of the company
- Rising Star - recognises a non-board level individual whose initiative and determination has made an exceptional contribution
to the success of the business and has demonstrated exceptional ability in working with clients, suppliers, colleagues and
stakeholders to make a difference