Department of the year award application

Please note: We suggest that you gather all of the required documentation and information before you begin filling out the online version of this form. You will not be able to save your work before submitting the form in its entirety. All fields are required.

Deadline: Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

Applicant Contact (Name of HR Department Contact/Company)

Name:

Company: Title:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Email Address:

Phone:

Alternate Contact

Name: Title:

Email Address:

Phone: Fax:

Applicant Information

Number of Employees within your company:

Number of Employees within your HR Department :

Company Revenues from 2007: $

HR Dollar per Employee

Total HR Budget ÷ No. of Dept Employees

= Budget per Employee

Industry

Company Industry:

Short Answers

Complete each question as descriptively as possible. All information will be held in the strictest of confidence by our event planners and judges.

1. In 120 words or less, give a brief description of your company.

2. Are you a division of a larger organization or a "stand alone" company?

3. Who does the head of HR report to?
Name: Title:

4. How is your department organized?

5. What are the department's areas of responsibility?

6. What criteria do you use in measuring your department's impact on your organization?

7. What does your department do to maintain state of the art skills for the HR Staff and build a high performing team?

8. Identify and describe a major event(s) in your company in which the HR Department was deeply involved and the role played. (Examples: Acquisition, Downsizing, Restructuring, Leadership Changes and Reorganization)

9. Identify three (3) ways in which your CEO supports your HR function.

10. Explain thoroughly the innovative policies or best practice/s that your human resources department has developed, and share examples of how they have benefited your organization.

11. How does your Human Resources team obtain feedback from all stakeholders i.e. employees, managers, leadership team, outside vendors? How is the feedback applied?

12. Please tell us why your department is exceptional and should win the Human Resources Department of the Year Award.

If you have any additional materials you would like included in your submission, please email them to connie@seamlesseventsinc.com.