The Rally® Awards™ is a global, peer-reviewed competition recognizing and celebrating excellence in recruitment marketing and employer branding practices by individuals, teams and employers. Congratulations to the 2025 winners!
2025 Rally® Award™ Winners
Best Employer Brand Video
First Place:
ATB Financial — “More Than Work Campaign”
Second Place:
Westpac Group — “For Uncommon Minds”
Third Place:
CBRE — “EVP Manifesto Video”
Best Use of Employee Generated Content
Winner:
ADT — “Heroes Behind the Octagon: Celebrating ADT’s 150th Birthday”
Best Talent Newsletter
First Place:
UBS — “Get Recruitment Ready with UBS”
Second Place:
Baylor Scott & White Health — “The Pulse E-Newsletter”
Third Place:
ADT — “Talent Network Newsletter”
Best Use of Organic Social Media in Recruitment Marketing
First Place:
UBS — “We See Your Abilities”
Second Place:
Baylor Scott & White Health — “Organic Social Strategy”
Best Use of Paid Social Media in Recruitment Marketing
First Place:
BAT (British American Tobacco) — “Fueling Innovation: Battle of Minds”
Second Place:
Baylor Scott & White Health — “Leveraging Paid Social Media”
Best Use of Video in Recruitment Marketing
First Place (tie):
ATB Financial — “More Than Work Campaign”
Credicorp — “Believe, Create, and Grow”
Second Place:
Citadel — “Julia, an Extraordinary Colleague”
Best Recruitment Marketing Campaign (Small Team)
Winner:
Ingredion — “Celebrating Recruitment Marketing Excellence”
Best Recruitment Marketing Campaign (Large Team)
First Place:
AS Watson / Kruidvat — “Apply with Your Bestie!”
Second Place:
UBS — “Recruitment for Client Migration Project”
Third Place:
UBS — “Apprenticeship Campaign, Switzerland”
Best Content Marketing Program
First Place:
Ascension — “Part of a Bigger Story of Care”
Second Place:
Credicorp — “Connecting Today’s Leaders with Tomorrow’s Innovators”
Third Place:
AS Watson / Kruidvat — “Apply with Your Bestie!”
Best Employer Brand Launch
First Place:
Vulcan Industrial — “Winning Big”
Second Place:
Verizon — “The V Team Life”
Third Place:
Highmark Health — “Remarkable Together”
Best Careers Blog
Winner:
Mutual of Omaha — “Transforming Talent Attraction”
Best Use of Recruitment Marketing Technology
Winner:
Allianz SE — “Next-Gen Recruitment: All-in-One Talent Ecosystem”
Best Careers Site
First Place:
Delaware North — “New Global Careers Site”
Second Place:
Credicorp — “Redefining Talent Attraction”
Best Agency Partner
Winner:
exaqueo
Best Technology Partner
Winner:
Phenom
2025 Recruitment Marketing Rising Stars
Winners:
Sherri Hamilton (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Raven Hazlett (Eaton)
2025 Recruitment Marketer of the Year
Winner:
Kristin Oravec (Eaton)