targetjobs Awards 2023: 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 2023, sponsored by the University of Exeter

  • Azets
  • BDO
  • Deloitte
  • Evelyn Partners
  • EY
  • Grant Thornton
  • KPMG
  • Mazars
  • National Audit Office (NAO)
  • PwC

The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2023, sponsored by NFU Mutual

  • American Express
  • Bank of England
  • Barclays
  • Bloomberg LP
  • Bupa
  • Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • HSBC
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Mastercard

The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2023, sponsored by GTI Recruiting Solutions

  • AECOM
  • Amey
  • Arup
  • Atkins
  • Balfour Beatty
  • BAM Construct UK
  • Barratt Developments
  • Kier Group
  • Mott MacDonald
  • WSP

The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2023, sponsored by 6point6

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

The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2023, sponsored by TopScore

  • Associated British Foods (ABF)
  • GSK
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • L'Oréal
  • LVMH
  • Mondelēz International
  • Nestlé
  • PepsiCo
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G)
  • Unilever

The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2023, sponsored by Clyde & Co

  • Anglian Water
  • bp
  • EDF Energy
  • ExxonMobil
  • ScottishPower
  • Shell
  • SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
  • TotalEnergies
  • Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru)
  • Yorkshire Water

The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2023, sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

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

The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2023, sponsored by University of Leicester School of Business

  • Bank of America
  • Barclays
  • BlackRock
  • Citi
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • HSBC
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Rothschild & Co

The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2023, sponsored by Cibyl

  • Addleshaw Goddard
  • Allen & Overy
  • Baker McKenzie
  • Bird & Bird
  • Clifford Chance
  • Clyde & Co
  • DLA Piper
  • Irwin Mitchell
  • Linklaters
  • Slaughter and May

The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2023

  • BBC
  • British Council
  • The Civil Service Fast Stream
  • GCHQ
  • Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
  • MI5 - The Security Service
  • MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
  • Ministry of Justice (National Probation Service)
  • NHS Leadership Academy
  • Teach First

The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2023, sponsored by Spotted Zebra

  • Aldi
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Asda
  • ASOS
  • Boots
  • Marks & Spencer
  • McDonald's
  • Next
  • Tesco

The most popular 'scale-up' graduate recruiter award 2023, sponsored by Havas People

  • Bloom and Wild
  • Citymapper
  • GoStudent
  • Gymshark
  • HelloFresh
  • Monzo
  • Octopus
  • Revolut
  • Vinted
  • What3words

The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2023, sponsored by targetjobs

  • Abbott UK
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer
  • Boots
  • Cancer Research UK
  • GSK
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Pfizer
  • Thermo Fisher

The most popular graduate recruiter in technology award 2023, sponsored by Experian

  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • ASOS
  • Bloomberg LP
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Rockstar Games
  • Sky

Professional panel Awards

The best university employability strategy award 2023, sponsored by Clifford Chance with Tender

  • City University – Career Activation Programme
  • London Metropolitan University
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Queen's University Belfast
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • University of East London
  • University of Leeds
  • University of Leicester
  • University of Reading
  • University of Surrey

The HE careers and employability team of the year award 2023, sponsored by targetconnect

  • ARU (Anglia Ruskin University)
  • Birmingham City University
  • Brunel University London
  • Falmouth University
  • Kingston University
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Nottingham Trent University Employability Service
  • Swansea University Graduate Support Programme
  • Ulster University
  • University of Strathclyde and AmplifyMe

The best social mobility strategy award 2023, sponsored by the University of Leicester

  • Bird & Bird
  • DLA Piper
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • HSBC
  • IRIS Software Group
  • Macfarlanes

The early careers professional of the year award 2023, sponsored by Ocado Group

  • Gemma Berrington, Softcat plc
  • Jennifer Clarke, Liberty Global
  • James Jennings, Centrica
  • Caroline Jones, Ward Hadaway
  • Harry Kelly, GSK
  • Vivian Lo, Ipsos
  • Karen Luckly-Tang, Legal and General
  • Jenyth Macdonald, xDesign
  • Kate Ross, IBM UK Ltd
  • Paul Sobers, BT Group

The student panel Awards

The rising star award 2023, sponsored by Lidl GB

  • Juliet Fox, IBM UK Ltd
  • Sally Hall, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
  • Vishal Handa, Novuna
  • James Houston, Lloyds Banking Group
  • Mustafa Moroglu, GSK
  • Zeeshan Nazar, BT Group
  • Skye O'Neill, Aon
  • Mansha Rajani, IBM UK Ltd
  • Anna Rothberg, Centrica
  • Emma Yong, BT Group

The apprentice of the year award 2023, sponsored by AstraZeneca

  • Elton Araunjo, IBM UK Ltd
  • Freya Bexon, Rolls-Royce
  • Erin Braybrooke, AstraZeneca
  • Sophie Fisher, Aon
  • Sasha Francis, Aon
  • Kian Howard, WTW
  • Kyra Jackson, Aon
  • Maximilian Stanford-Taylor, American Express
  • Grace Tomlinson, AstraZeneca
  • Danielle Zamora, Morgan Stanley

The best apprenticeship programme award 2023, sponsored by ACCA

  • Arm
  • CGI
  • Cisco
  • Experian
  • Goldman Sachs
  • IBM UK Ltd
  • Ipsos
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • NFU Mutual
  • Unilever

The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2023, sponsored by AMS

  • American Express
  • Bird & Bird
  • bp
  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
  • Centrica
  • CGI
  • Cognizant (submitted by Havas People)
  • Credit Suisse
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Ipsos

The best internship or placement programme award 2023, sponsored by Rolls-Royce

  • Accenture
  • American Express
  • Bank of America
  • Bloomberg LP
  • Civil Service Fast Stream and Emerging Talent
  • Clifford Chance
  • DLA Piper
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • HSBC
  • WCCF

The best on-boarding experience award 2023, sponsored by Meet & Engage

  • CGI
  • HSBC
  • IRIS Software Group
  • Kraft Heinz
  • Liberty Global
  • NFU Mutual
  • Philip Morris International - EVOLV
  • Publicis Sapient
  • Three
  • xDesign

The best student marketing campaign award 2023, sponsored by L'Oréal

  • Accenture (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Allen & Overy (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Babcock (submitted by ManpowerGroup)
  • CMS
  • Frasers Group (submitted by Wiser)
  • KPMG in partnership with Pink Squid
  • Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)
  • PwC
  • Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)
  • Unlocked (submitted by SMRS)

The best innovation in recruitment award 2023, sponsored by HSBC

  • Academy
  • Accenture (submitted by ThirtyThree)
  • Cisco
  • EY – One EY Assessments
  • EY – Summer Internship of the Future
  • LCR Grad Scheme – The University of Liverpool, in conjunction with RMP Enterprise
  • Lloyds Banking Group in conjunction with Cappfinity
  • pladis Global
  • Rolls-Royce in partnership with AMS
  • Sky (submitted by Symphony Talent)

The sustainability in early talent recruitment award 2023, sponsored by The Sustainable Recruitment Alliance

  • Accenture
  • Bird & Bird
  • British Airways
  • CGI
  • Clifford Chance
  • Clifford Chance in partnership with RMP Enterprise
  • EY
  • Liberty Global
  • PwC

The AGCAS Award

The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2023, sponsored by AGCAS

  • BlackRock, nominated by Edinburgh Napier University
  • Brindis, nominated by Nottingham Trent University
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car, nominated by University of Huddersfield
  • Everton in the Community, nominated by Edge Hill University

The graduate employer of the year

The graduate employer of the year award 2023, sponsored by Shortlist.Me

  • Civil Service Fast Stream and Emerging Talent
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • GSK
  • IBM UK Ltd
  • Rolls-Royce
  • xDesign