Tech businesses across the Humber are being urged to nominate their top young talent as the deadline for the Top 30 Under 30 looms.
The awards, which recognise the best employees under the age of 30, are back for their third year, with nominations already flooding in.
Hull & Humber Top 30 Under 30 founder Simon Jones said with just over a month to go until the deadline for entries, he was particularly on the lookout for the region’s best young digital minds.
He said: “This year I have got one eye on the digital sector in the region. The reason for that is a lot of businesses in that industry are still fairly newly-established.
“It would be brilliant to see people who have started out in their careers in the digital sector. There are a lot of buildings – like Hull’s C4DI – which are packed with some brilliant talent.
“It would also be good to see some nominations from people who are doing digital things in a traditional business. You look at some of the big talking points in the region – the Waterline Campaign being one of them – and the solution to a lot of challenges is always based around innovation and R&D.”
Now into its third year, the Hull and Humber Top 30 Under 30 awards are back for 2020.
Last year’s cohort of winners included employees from some of Hull’s biggest businesses, including KCOM, Ideal Boilers, MKM, Rollits and Intergreen.
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As well as the prestige of making the Top 30 Under 30 list, those selected will also benefit from a bespoke training programme.
Aimed at challenging and pushing the group’s personal and business acumen to the limit, the LEAP programme looks to equip winners with the skills they need to continue on their career paths.
“The awards built a lot from year one to year two,” Mr Jones said.
“We have got some really exciting stuff planned for 2020. The nomination which have come in so far have all been very strong, and the standard gets higher every year.
“I posted on Linkedin not long ago saying it was two years since I was going around with a little website, and a pad and pen, telling people about the awards for the first time.
“Now we are in year three, and we have got digital billboards up. It is just mental.”
Mr Jones said businesses from all sectors and industries were invited to submit entries for the 2020 awards.
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Principal partners of the awards are builders’ merchant giant MKM, and digital agency Forward and Thinking.
AAK, Intergreen and Hull College are also backers of the 2020 event.
The deadline for entries for the Hull & Humber Top 30 Under 30 is January 17.
The winners will be revealed in March, ahead of a special celebration night on April 24.
Entry details, deadlines, and more information can be found at .
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