Welcome to the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2025

The largest early careers recruitment awards in the UK will take place on Thursday 10 April 2025.

In the lead up to this highly prestigious annual event, we will count nearly 100,000 individual votes from undergraduates, apprentices and school leavers. On the night itself we will welcome an audience of distinguished guests and present 31 trophies at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London.

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Award categories

There are two main types of awards: the panel awards and the sector awards. Most awards within these two categories is voted on and determined exclusively by students – a fact that makes our graduate recruitment awards unlike any other. In addition, there's the AGCAS award and the graduate employer of the year award.

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The student panel awards

‍Judged exclusively by students.

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The expert panel awards

‍Judged by an expert panel.

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The sector awards

‍Voted for by students.

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The HE panel awards

‍Judged by experts and employers.

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The AGCAS award ‍

Voted for by careers and employability professionals.

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The graduate employer of the year award

‍Shortlisted employers and campaigns from all categories judged to be ‘the best of the best’ by a group of HR and recruitment industry leaders