targetjobs Awards 2021: Shortlists

Here are our targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards shortlists!

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The sector Awards

The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2021, sponsored by Lloyd's

  • BDO
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • FTI Consulting
  • Grant Thornton
  • KPMG
  • National Audit Office
  • PwC
  • RSM
  • Smith & Williamson

The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2021, sponsored by NFU Mutual

  • American Express
  • Bank of England
  • Barclays
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Capital One
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • HSBC
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • London Stock Exchange Group

The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2021, sponsored by the University of Exeter

  • AECOM
  • Arup
  • Atkins
  • Balfour Beatty
  • BAM Construct UK
  • Buro Happold
  • Kier Group
  • Laing O'Rourke
  • Mott MacDonald
  • WSP

The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2021, sponsored by SHL

  • Accenture
  • Bain & Company
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • BT
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • IBM
  • KPMG
  • McKinsey & Company
  • PwC

The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2021, sponsored by TJX Europe

  • Diageo
  • GSK
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • L'Oréal
  • Mars
  • Mondelez International
  • Nestlé
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G)
  • Reckitt
  • Unilever

The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2021, sponsored by Global

  • Anglian Water
  • BP
  • EDF Energy
  • ExxonMobil
  • ScottishPower
  • Severn Trent
  • Shell
  • SSE
  • TotalEnergies
  • Yorkshire Water

The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2021, sponsored by SHL

  • Airbus
  • BAE Systems
  • BMW Group
  • Boeing
  • British Airways
  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
  • Network Rail
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Siemens

The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2021, sponsored by TARGETjobs

  • Camp America
  • Center Parcs
  • Hilton
  • InterContinental Hotels Group
  • Marriott International
  • Merlin Entertainments
  • P&O
  • Radisson Hotel Group
  • Travelodge
  • TUI Travel

The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2021, sponsored by TARGETconnect

  • Bank of America
  • Barclays
  • BlackRock
  • Citi
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • HSBC
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Morgan Stanley

The most popular graduate recruiter in IT and technology award 2021, sponsored by Skyscanner

  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • ASOS
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Siemens
  • Sky

The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2021, sponsored by Cibyl

  • Allen & Overy LLP
  • Baker McKenzie
  • Bird & Bird
  • Clifford Chance
  • Clyde & Co
  • DLA Piper
  • Irwin Mitchell
  • Linklaters
  • Slaughter and May
  • White & Case LLP

The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2021, sponsored by Blackbridge

  • Boeing
  • British Airways
  • DHL
  • FirstGroup
  • McLaren
  • Transport for London

The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2021, sponsored by Transform Society

  • BBC
  • British Council
  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • GCHQ
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • Local Government – National Graduate Development Programme
  • MI5 – The Security Service
  • MI6 – Secret Intelligence Service
  • NHS Leadership Academy
  • Teach First

The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2021, sponsored by University of Leicester School of Business

  • Aldi
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Arcadia
  • Asda
  • ASOS
  • Boots
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Tesco
  • TJX Europe (TK Maxx)

The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2021, sponsored by GTI recruiting Solutions

  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer
  • Boots
  • Cancer Research UK
  • GSK
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Ministry of Defence – Defence Equipment & Support
  • Pfizer
  • Roche
  • STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)

Professional panel Awards

The best university employability strategy award 2021, sponsored by ICAEW

  • University of Bolton
  • University of East London
  • Edge Hill University
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Huddersfield
  • Kingston University
  • London Metropolitan University
  • Pearson College London
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • UCL Careers

The best social mobility strategy award 2021, sponsored by the University of Leicester

  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
  • Clifford Chance - ACCESS
  • Clyde & Co
  • Credit Suisse
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Morgan Stanley
  • MSD
  • Orbit

The early careers professional of the year award 2021, sponsored by AMS

  • Laura Anderson, HSBC
  • Kerry Beer, Johnson Matthey
  • Sana Butt, EY
  • Rachael Doyle, IBM
  • Ashley Hever, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Marie Murphy, EY
  • Hannah Satchwell, Orbit
  • Sam Turnpenny, Accenture

The student panel Awards

The apprentice of the year award 2021, sponsored by Clyde & Co

  • Kate Haynes, IBM
  • Charlie Hewitt, Clyde & Co
  • Jessica Liddy, Google
  • Katherine Locke, IBM
  • Abby Mullord, GSK
  • Simren Samra, KPMG
  • Annabelle Simmonds, EY
  • Umayah Tahsin, PwC
  • Veronica Wadhwa, Accenture
  • Shannon Wilson, IBM

The best school leaver programme award 2021, sponsored by Havas People

  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner – Manchester Legal Apprenticeship
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Orbit
  • PwC

The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2021, sponsored by AstraZeneca

  • Accenture
  • American Express
  • Aon
  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
  • Clifford Chance – Black History Month
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • EY
  • Police Now (submitted by Renegade)
  • SumUp
  • Tesco

The best internship or placement programme award 2021, sponsored by Rolls-Royce

  • Aon
  • Bank of America
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Civil Service Fast Stream and Early Talent
  • Clifford Chance – LIFT
  • DLA Piper – Summer Internship
  • IBM
  • Macfarlanes
  • Sky
  • SumUp

The best on-boarding experience award 2021, sponsored by Meet & Engage

  • Accenture
  • Clifford Chance
  • DLA Piper
  • IBM
  • Johnson Matthey
  • Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by DRPG)
  • nucleargraduates
  • Philip Morris International – EVOLV
  • Santander UK
  • Thames Water

The best student marketing campaign award 2021, sponsored by L'Oréal

  • Accenture (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Balfour Beatty (submitted by SMRS)
  • Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long & Partners)
  • EY
  • Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Experience & MSL)
  • PepsiCo Europe
  • Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
  • Sky Early Careers (submitted by Symphony Talent)
  • Teach First
  • WSP (submitted by Havas People)

The best virtual assessment experience award 2021, sponsored by PeopleScout

  • Clifford Chance
  • Clyde & Co
  • Computacenter
  • DCC plc
  • Johnson Matthey
  • KPMG (submitted by Cappfinity)
  • Macfarlanes
  • PwC (submitted by Amberjack)
  • Thames Water
  • Virgin Media (submitted by Amberjack)

The best virtual attraction activity or campaign award 2021, sponsored by HSBC

  • Accenture (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Bloomberg L.P.
  • Clifford Chance – Event Hub
  • Clifford Chance – Global Virtual Internships
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • EY (submitted by Radancy)
  • Macfarlanes
  • PwC
  • Siemens (submitted by Radancy)

The rising star award 2021, sponsored by Lidl GB

  • Lucia Bizikova, DLA Piper
  • Jasmine Cottrell, IBM
  • Shibani Datta, HSBC
  • Sami Halepota, Police Now (submitted by Renegade)
  • Sophie King, Computacenter
  • Tommy King, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Julie Lynch, Aon
  • David Sint, IBM
  • Gemma Willox, Mondelēz International
  • Alex Young, Computacenter

The AGCAS Award

The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2021, sponsored by AGCAS

  • B&Q (nominated by Solent University)
  • Babcock (nominated by University of Plymouth)
  • Lounge Underwear (nominated by Birmingham City University)
  • NHS (nominated by University of Westminster)

The graduate employer of the year

The graduate employer of the year award 2021, sponsored by Symphony Talent

  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
  • DLA Piper
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • IBM
  • PwC
  • Teach First