targetjobs Awards 2020: 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 2020, sponsored by University of Leicester School of Business

  • 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 2020, sponsored by NFU Mutual

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

The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2020, sponsored by the University of Exeter

  • AECOM
  • Arup
  • Atkins
  • Balfour Beatty
  • BuroHappold Engineering
  • CBRE
  • Kier Group
  • MACE
  • Mott MacDonald
  • WSP

The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2020, 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 2020, sponsored by TJX Europe

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

The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2020, sponsored by Global

  • Anglian Water
  • BP
  • EDF Energy
  • ExxonMobil
  • ScottishPower
  • Shell
  • SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
  • Total
  • Wood
  • Yorkshire Water

The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2020, sponsored by Inmarsat

  • Airbus
  • The Army
  • BAE Systems
  • Boeing
  • British Airways
  • Dyson
  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Siemens

The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2020

  • 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 2020, 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 2020, sponsored by Skyscanner

  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • ASOS
  • Bloomberg
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Siemens
  • Sky

The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2020

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

The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2020, sponsored by Blackbridge

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

The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2020, sponsored by Transform

  • BBC
  • 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 Leadership Academy
  • Teach First

The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2020

  • Aldi
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Arcadia Group (Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins)
  • ASOS
  • Boots
  • Lidl GB
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Tesco
  • TK Maxx

The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2020, sponsored by TARGETrecruit

  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer
  • Boots
  • Cancer Research UK
  • GSK
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • nucleargraduates
  • Pfizer
  • Roche
  • STFC (The Science and Technology Facilities Council)

Professional panel Awards

The best social mobility strategy award 2020, sponsored by the University of Leicester

  • Bank of America
  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Clifford Chance
  • Clyde & Co
  • Credit Suisse
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • EY
  • Inmarsat
  • Linklaters
  • Transport for London (submitted by TMP)

The best university employability strategy award 2020, sponsored by ICAEW

  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • University of East Anglia
  • Goldsmiths, University of London
  • University of Greenwich
  • University of Hertfordshire
  • University of Huddersfield
  • University of Leicester
  • University of Northampton
  • University of Reading
  • Staffordshire University

The student panel Awards

The apprentice of the year award 2020, sponsored by Clyde & Co

  • Hassan Kamara, EY
  • Jessie Mason, Aon
  • Joe Saunders, Mott MacDonald
  • Jordan Long, PwC
  • Maddy Morrison, Sky
  • Marcus Pollitt, Aon
  • Sana Kauser, EY
  • Shehr Bano Rasool, EY
  • Sulaiman Bah, Mott MacDonald
  • Tom Woolford, IBM

The best school leaver programme award 2020, sponsored by Trendence UK

  • Accenture
  • Bloomberg
  • EY
  • IBM
  • PwC
  • Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
  • Unilever

The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2020, sponsored by AstraZeneca

  • Accenture
  • Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Bank of America
  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Clyde & Co
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • EY
  • EY (submitted by MSL)
  • HSBC
  • L'Oréal

The best innovation in student recruitment award 2020, sponsored by PeopleScout

  • Accenture
  • Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Clifford Chance – Ignite
  • Clifford Chance – Tender
  • Credit Suisse
  • Grad DNA in partnership with Sainsbury's
  • Linklaters
  • Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Experience)
  • White & Case LLP

The best work experience programme award 2020, sponsored by Rolls-Royce

  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Clifford Chance – Lift
  • Clifford Chance – Spark
  • Clifford Chance – Summer Vacation scheme
  • Clyde & Co
  • CMS
  • Deutsche Bank
  • HSBC
  • IBM – Ignite
  • IBM – University Placement and Futures Schemes

The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting fewer than 50 hires a year) award 2020, sponsored by HSBC

  • Dentons (submitted by Tonic)
  • Lidl GB (submitted by OME)
  • Lloyd's of London
  • Pinsent Masons (submitted by That Little Agency)
  • RPC

The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting more than 50 hires a year) award 2020, sponsored by L'Oréal

  • Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Civil Service Fast Stream (submitted by TMP)
  • Clifford Chance
  • EY (submitted by MSL)
  • Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by MSL)
  • Marks & Spencer (submitted by AIA)
  • Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
  • Siemens (submitted by AIA)
  • Unlocked (submitted by SMRS)
  • Vodafone (submitted by TMP)

The best social media campaign award 2020, sponsored by Lloyds

  • Clifford Chance
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • DSTL (submitted by Penna)
  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Hogan Lovells (submitted by Stafford Long)
  • HSBC
  • L'Oréal
  • Marks & Spencer (submitted by AIA)
  • Vodafone (submitted by TMP)

The rising star award 2020, sponsored by Lidl GB

  • Alexandros Benakis, MDS
  • Bella Dunnett, IBM
  • Edmund Fenton Fowler, Mott MacDonald
  • Eleanor Chew, ISG
  • Elliott Cox, Aon
  • Emma Wang, Aon
  • Kate Marshall, IBM
  • Paul Muchatuta, Mott MacDonald
  • Rebecca Galloway, Marks & Spencer
  • Sarah Pickett, Inmarsat

The best graduate website award 2020, sponsored by Havas People

  • Clifford Chance
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by AIA)
  • KPMG
  • Lloyd's of London
  • Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by MSL)
  • Pinsent Masons (submitted by That Little Agency)
  • Sky (submitted by Symphony Talent)

The best on-boarding experience award 2020, sponsored by Meet & Engage

  • Berkeley Group
  • Clifford Chance
  • DLA Piper
  • ExxonMobil
  • HSBC
  • Mott MacDonald
  • Newton Europe
  • NFU Mutual
  • Philip Morris International

The AGCAS Award

The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2020, sponsored by AGCAS

  • Business West (nominated by University of Exeter)
  • The Environment Agency (nominated by Brunel University London)
  • KC Communications (nominated by University of Huddersfield)
  • Ministry of Justice (nominated by University of Gloucestershire)

The graduate employer of the year

The graduate employer of the year award 2020, sponsored by Symphony Talent

  • Credit Suisse
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • EY
  • IBM
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Unlocked