targetjobs Awards 2018: Shortlists

The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2018, sponsored by TJX Europe

• BDO
• Deloitte
• EY
• Grant Thornton
• KPMG
• National Audit Office
• PwC
• RSM

The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2018, sponsored by NFU Mutual

• American Express
• Bank of England
• Barclays
• Bloomberg
• Financial Conduct Authority
• HM Revenue & Customs
• HSBC
• Lloyd's
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Santander

The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2018, sponsored by the University of Exeter

• AECOM
• Arup
• Atkins
• Balfour Beatty
• BAM Construct UK
• Jacobs
• Kier Group
• Laing O'Rourke
• Mace
• Mott MacDonald

The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2018, sponsored by SHL

• Accenture
• Bain & Company
• Boston Consulting Group
• Capgemini
• Deloitte
• EY
• KPMG
• McKinsey & Company
• PA Consulting
• PwC

The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2018, sponsored by TARGETrecruit

• adidas Group
• Diageo
• GSK
• L'Oréal
• Mars
• McDonald's Restaurants
• Mondelez International
• Nestlé
• Procter & Gamble (P&G)
• Unilever

The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2018, sponsored by CGI

• Anglian Water Services
• BP
• E.ON
• EDF Energy
• ExxonMobil
• ScottishPower
• Sellafield
• Shell
• Thames Water
• Yorkshire Water

The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2018, sponsored by UK Power Networks

• Airbus
• Aston Martin
• BAE Systems
• BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
• Dyson
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
• Network Rail
• Rolls-Royce
• Siemens

The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2018, sponsored by TARGETconnect

• Camp America
• Center Parcs
• Fitness First
• Hilton
• InterContinental Hotels Group

• Marriott International
• Merlin Entertainments
• P&O
• Thomas Cook
• TUI Travel

The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2018, sponsored by Capp

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Barclays
• BlackRock
• BNP Paribas
• Citi
• Credit Suisse
• Deutsche Bank
• Goldman Sachs
• J.P. Morgan
• Morgan Stanley

The most popular graduate recruiter in IT and technology award 2018, sponsored by Colt Technology Services

• Apple
• BT
• Facebook
• Google
• IBM
• Microsoft
• Rockstar Games
• Samsung
• Ubisoft
• Virgin Media

The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2018, sponsored by Pearson College London

• Allen & Overy LLP
• Baker McKenzie LLP
• Bird & Bird LLP
• Clifford Chance
• DLA Piper LLP
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Irwin Mitchell
• Linklaters LLP
• Slaughter and May

The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2018, sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

• Airbus
• British Airways
• Asda
• DHL
• FirstGroup
• Network Rail
• Transport for London

The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2018, sponsored by TMP Worldwide

• The Army
• British Council
• Civil Service Fast Stream
• European Commission
• GCHQ
• Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
• MI5 - The Security Service
• MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
• NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme
• Teach First

The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2018, sponsored by Vodafone

• Abercrombie & Fitch
• Aldi
• Amazon
• Arcadia Group (Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins)
• Boots
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• John Lewis Partnership
• Lidl
• Marks & Spencer
• TJX Europe

The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2018, sponsored by cut-e

• AstraZeneca
• Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
• Bayer
• GSK
• Johnson & Johnson
• Merck
• nucleargraduates
• Pfizer
• Roche
• STFC (The Science and Technology Facilities Council)

The apprentice of the year award 2018, sponsored by Google

• Charlie Robinson – Smith & Williamson
• Elise Foster – Aon
• Gus Parkhouse – IBM
• Jade Garner – EY
• Kayleigh Puttock – Aon
• Leah Banner – Just Eat
• Sam Duberley – EY
• Siobhan Holden – Barclays
• Thomas Sherlock – IBM
• Tom D'Arcy – Rolls-Royce

The best school leaver programme award 2018, sponsored by RSM

• Aldi (submitted by Penna)
• BT - HR apprentice programme
• BT - Research & Innovation Degree Apprenticeship
• Capgemini
• CGI
• Deloitte
• EY
• IBM - Apprentice programme
• Laing O'Rourke (submitted by 106 Comms)
• WM Morrison Supermarkets (submitted by Amberjack)

The best diversity strategy award 2018, sponsored by Inmarsat

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Barclays (submitted by Capp)
• Civil Service Fast Stream and Early Talent
• Clifford Chance
• CyberFirst (submitted by Stafford Long)
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
• FDM Group
• Frontline
• JLL
• Police Now (submitted by Tonic)

The best innovation in student recruitment award 2018, sponsored by Pearson TalentLens

• Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Barclays (submitted by Capp)
• BP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Clifford Chance (submitted by MyKindaFuture)
• Colt Technology Services
• Credit Suisse
• GSK (submitted by Capp)
• Jaguar Land Rover (submitted by AIA)
• KPMG
• Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Experience)

The best work experience programme award 2018, sponsored by Trendence UK

• Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Bloomberg
• Clifford Chance – first year Springboard scheme
• Clifford Chance – vacation scheme
• Clyde & Co LLP
• Deloitte
• FDM Group
• IBM – Ignite programme
• L'Oréal (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
• Teach First

The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting fewer than 50 graduates a year) award 2018, sponsored by HSBC

• Colt
• Dixons Carphone (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
• Lazard (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
• Lidl (submitted by OME)
• Mayer Brown International LLP (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
• Newton Europe (submitted by Stafford Long)
• Severn Trent Water (submitted by BPI ROK)
• Shearman & Sterling LLP
• Unlocked (submitted by SMRS)

The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting more than 50 graduates a year) award 2018, sponsored by L’Oréal

• Accenture (submitted by AIA)
• CGI
• Deloitte (submitted by Pink Squid)
• EY
• Herbert Smith Freehills (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• HSBC
• Police Now (submitted by Tonic)
• Teach First
• Willis Towers Watson (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)

The best use of social media award 2018, sponsored by Lloyd’s

• Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Atkins
• CGI
• Citi
• CMS
• Credit Suisse
• Herbert Smith Freehills (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Hogan Lovells (submitted by Stafford Long)
• Jaguar Land Rover (submitted by AIA)
• Unilever (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)

The rising star award 2018, sponsored by Lidl

• Ashleigh Sturge – Network Rail
• Emma Harvey – Barclays
• Emma Thonton – BP
• Ioannis Stylianou – Mott MacDonald
• Jacob Bush – GSK
• Jasmine Smith – BDO
• Joshua Farmer – Rolls-Royce
• Lauren Clark – FDM Group
• Margarita Skarkou – Barclays
• Rania Svoronou – IBM

The best graduate website award 2018, sponsored by Laing O’Rourke

• Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long/Tonic)
• Clifford Chance
• EY
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
• Hogan Lovells (submitted by Stafford Long)
• Marks & Spencer (submitted by AIA)
• Mayer Brown International LLP (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
• Police Now (submitted by Tonic)
• Simmons & Simmons (submitted by Stafford Long)

The best on-boarding experience award 2018, sponsored by BT

• Accenture (submitted by AIA)
• Aviva (submitted by Capp)
• CGI
• Clifford Chance
• Crest Nicholson
• Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
• Hertfordshire County Council
• nucleargraduates
• Think Ahead
• Thomas Cook

The graduate employer of the year award 2018, sponsored by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent

• Bloomberg
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• EY
• IBM
• L'Oréal
• HSBC