The Workplace Host of the Year award recognises individuals who enhance workplace experiences through exceptional service, community support and personalised assistance. This award recognises Workplace Hosts who create welcoming, engaging environments for employees, visitors and stakeholders, helping workplace communities thrive.
Below you’ll find the eligibility criteria, entry rules, what you’ll need to prepare, and the questions asked in the application.
Who Can Enter (Eligibility)
Position
Open to workplace, community, and floor hosts, coordinators, and individuals in similar roles who are responsible for supporting workplace communities and enhancing the day‑to‑day experience of employees, visitors, and other stakeholders.
Eligible nominees should focus on creating a welcoming, service‑led environment and providing personalised assistance, supporting the day‑to‑day experiences of internal client employees, without holding direct line‑management responsibility for a team.
This category is open to individuals who may have ‘manager’ in their job title due to client specific naming conventions (e.g., Floor Manager, Community Manager), provided they do not hold formal line management responsibility for a team. In some workplaces, these titles are used interchangeably with non managerial roles such as Community Ambassador.
Employment Duration
You must have been employed by your current company for at least six months as of 1 January 2026.
Employment Status
Applicants must not be serving notice or planning to leave at the time of application and must hold a permanent contract (no temporary/agency placements). Placement students are not eligible.
Questions on eligibility? Email CGSA-recognition@outlook.com.
Entry Rules (Submission Guidelines)
One Application per Organisation
Each organisation may submit one entrant. If more than one application is received, only the first will be considered.
Internal Selection Process Recommended
Given the limitation of one entry per organisation, it is strongly recommended that companies establish an internal selection process to choose the best candidate for nomination. This process should be fair, transparent, and open to all eligible receptionists within the organisation.
Required Endorsement
Your application must include a formal endorsement from your line manager confirming your service quality and suitability to represent the organisation.
What You’ll Need Before You Start
First Stage – Application (Deadline – Midnight, 5 May 2026)
Complete the digital application form (step by step). You’ll provide your personal details, upload your CV and photo, and answer the questions below (150 words max per answer).
By submitting, you and your manager agree that we will hold your personal details until 30 June 2026 for judging purposes, after which they will be deleted. Submission confirms acceptance of the terms and conditions.
Questions to Prepare (150 words per answer)
Second Stage
All applications will be reviewed by the judging panel. Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Day during w/c 11 May 2026. Full details and the format of the day will be provided via email.
Third Stage
Following the Assessment Day, a shortlist of applicants will be announced during w/c 18 May 2026.
These finalists will then be invited to a further Assessment Day during w/c 1 June 2026.
The Awards Ceremony
All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a special Awards Ceremony during w/c 22 June 2026, where the overall winner will be announced and the trophy presented.
Each finalist may invite their line manager plus one additional guest to join them at the ceremony.
If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact the Corporate Guest Services Awards Coordinators at CGSA-recognition@outlook.com
You must complete every section and ask your manager to endorse your application. Full instructions are included on the form. Once completed, save the PDF application form, ready for submission. PLEASE: Make sure your CV is up to date and you have a recent photo of yourself in your corporate uniform (or usual work attire if no formal uniform).
PLEASE NOTE: the word count of 150 per answer must be strictly adhered to and you will invalidate your entry if you do not comply with this.
Tips from the judges. Type up your answers in Word first, then use the word count function before completing the boxes on the application form.
Send us a great shot of yourself and make sure your face is well lit.
Tips from the judges. For the best result, ask somebody else to take it for you. Make sure the background is white or neutral in colour, without unnecessary clutter, and avoid standing in front of a window. The photo should be portrait and of at least 1,000KB file size (1MB) and ideally of 3MB.
This year we are also requesting a short video clip of no more than 45 seconds or 100MB of the applicant where we ask that you bring your personality to life.
Tips from the judges. Plan carefully what you are going to say in advance. This is your chance to stand out from everyone else! So tell us why you should be shortlisted. Make sure it is something new and different about yourself and express your personality. Don’t repeat any of your other answers. Hold the camera steady or ask someone else to hold it for you and go somewhere quiet. Then record! Don’t go over 45 seconds or 100MB in file size.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 16TH MAY 2025, AT MIDNIGHT.
Fill in your contact details below. Upload your completed PDF application form, recent photo of yourself, CV and your video clip, and then press submit. PLEASE NOTE: We will send you an automated email to let you know that your entry has been received so please check your spam folder if you do not receive it.