Universum won gold at this year’s Vendors of the Year (VOTY) awards in Singapore, while VHR Consultancy bagged the top prize at the Vendors of the Year awards in Malaysia.

“For us this is a really special award to win as it’s judged by HR leaders from many of the biggest and best employers, who are the people our solutions and services are tailored for,” said Rachele Focardi, senior vice president for Universum APAC.

The Vendors of the Year awards, organised by Human Resources magazine, is a long-running annual vendor rankings report that recognises the best solution providers in Asia – starting out in Singapore, and this year extended to Malaysia and Hong Kong.

In this year of the VOTY research, all winners were determined on a two-tier selection process. First, the finalists were identified through an extensive online survey of HR managers in Asia on their preferences.

These finalists then submitted documentation to verify their credentials, which was validated by a panel of more than 50 HR leaders from some of the region’s largest employers.

In effect, for every category, the very end users of such services were the ones who made the critical decision of selecting the best.

Best Employer Branding Consultants in Singapore
Gold – Universum
Silver – Black Marketing
Bronze – Aon Hewitt Singapore

Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Robert Walters
TMP

ALSO VIEW: Photos from Vendors of the Year 2015 awards, Singapore

Best Employer Branding Consultants in Malaysia:
Gold – VHR Consultancy
Silver – &samhoud
Bronze – Universum

Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Adecco Personnel
Aon Hewitt
Robert Walters

ALSO VIEW: Photos from Vendors of the Year 2015 awards, Malaysia

To read the full digital special edition Vendors of the Year magazine, click here.