Winners 2014
Our 2014 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment winners!
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To view the 2013 winners, click here.
The AGCAS Award
The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2014, sponsored by AGCAS
Winner: Shell (submitted by the University of Aberdeen)
- Hewlett Packard (submitted by De Montfort University)
- IBM (submitted by Sheffield Hallam University)
- Oxlane Decathlon (submitted by Loughborough University)
- Sirona Care & Health CIC (submitted by Bath Spa University)
- Unilever (submitted by the University of Liverpool)
The Sector Awards – voted for by students
The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2014, sponsored by ICAEW
Winner: PwC
- BDO
- Deloitte
- EY
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- National Audit Office
The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2014, sponsored by CPA Australia
Winner: HSBC Bank plc
- American Express
- The Bank of England
- Barclays
- Bloomberg
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Lloyd's
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Santander
The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2014, sponsored by Careersinconstruction.com
Winner: Atkins
- AECOM
- AMEC
- Arup
- Balfour Beatty
- BAM Construct UK
- Buro Happold
- Laing O'Rourke
- Mott MacDonald
- Skanska
The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2014, sponsored by SHL Talent Measure solutions from CEB
Winner: McKinsey & Company
- Accenture
- Bain & Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- Capgemini
- CHP Consulting
- IBM
- Mercer
- PA Consulting Group
The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2014, sponsored by the University of Exeter
Winner: Unilever
- adidas Group
- The Body Shop International
- Ferrero (Nutella, Tic Tac, Kinder)
- GlaxoSmithKline
- L'Oréal
- Mars
- Mondelez International (Kraft, Cadbury etc)
- Nestlé
- Procter & Gamble
The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2014, sponsored by GTI Recruiting Solutions
Winner: BP
- Anglian Water Services
- E.ON
- EDF Energy
- ExxonMobil
- GE General Electric
- npower
- Sellafield
- Shell
- Yorkshire Water
The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2014, sponsored by Blackbridge Communications
Winner: Rolls-Royce
- Airbus
- BAE Systems
- BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
- DSTL
- Dyson
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
- Network Rail
- Siemens
The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2014, sponsored by Aviva
Winner: J.P. Morgan
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Barclays
- BlackRock
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC Global Banking & Markets
- Morgan Stanley
The most popular graduate recruiter in IT and technology award 2014, sponsored by Bloomberg Institute
Winner: Google
- Apple
- BT
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Samsung
- Sky
- Sony
- Ubisoft
The most popular graduate recruiter in law – solicitors award 2014, sponsored by trendence UK
Winner: Allen & Overy LLP
- Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Clifford Chance
- DLA Piper LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Hogan Lovells
- Linklaters LLP
- Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
- Simmons & Simmons
- Slaughter and May
The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2014, sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Winner: British Airways
- Airbus
- DHL
- easyjet
- Maersk
- Network Rail
- Royal Mail
- Transport for London
- UPS
- Virgin
The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2014, sponsored by Siemens
Winner: NHS Graduate Schemes
- British Council
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- EU Careers
- GCHQ
- Local Government – National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
- Metropolitan Police
- MI5 – The Security Service
- MI6 – Secret Intelligence Service
- Teach First
The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2014, sponsored by TK Maxx
Winner: John Lewis Partnership
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Aldi
- Amazon
- Arcadia Group (Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins)
- Boots
- Marks & Spencer
- Next Retail PLC
- Sainsbury's
- Tesco
The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2014, sponsored by Dawson Walker Communications
Winner: GlaxoSmithKline
- Abbott Laboratories
- AstraZeneca
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
- Bayer
- Johnson & Johnson
- nucleargraduates
- Pfizer
- Roche
- STFC (The Science and Technology Facilities Council)
The Best Use of Social Media
The best use of social media award 2014, sponsored by Havas People
Winner: The Army
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Amazon
- EY
- Linklaters LLP
- Microsoft
- PwC
- Tesco
- Thales
The Student Panel Awards
The advancement of social mobility in graduate recruitment award 2014, sponsored by the University of Leicester
Winner: Credit Suisse
- Bird & Bird
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Clifford Chance
- Grant Thornton
- Linklaters LLP (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Simmons & Simmons
The best apprenticeship programme award 2014, sponsored by SRP
Winner: HSBC Bank plc
- Accenture
- Avanta Enterprise
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Barratt Developments
- Capgemini (submitted by QA Apprenticeships)
- Jacobs UK Limited
- McDonald's Restaurants Ltd
- National Grid
- Unipart (submitted by Jewel Training)
The best school-leaver programme award 2014, sponsored by BDO
Winner: KPMG (submitted by SMRS)
- Bank of England
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Barratt Developments
- BDO
- CGI
- EY (submitted by SAS)
The apprentice of the year award 2014, sponsored by National Grid
Winner: Reece Morrison – Mott MacDonald
- David Barwell – Wm Morrison Supermarket PLC (submitted by Barking & Dagenham College)
- Josh Edwards – EY (submitted by SAS)
- Andrew Gorecki – IBM
- Matthew Kavanagh – Unipart (submitted by Jewel Training)
- Natalie Maskell – EY (submitted by SAS)
- Mark O'Reilly – McDonald's Restaurants Ltd
- Aaron Outram – Know How (submitted by The Source Skills Academy)
- Jade Snelson – IBM
- Drew Williams – EY (submitted by SAS)
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting fewer than 50 graduates a year) award 2014, sponsored by Pearson TalentLens
Winner: Microsoft (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- AXA (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Clyde & Co (submitted by This City)
- EDF Trading (submitted by Bernard Hodes Group)
- Gazprom Marketing & Trading (submitted by Bernard Hodes Group)
- Mars (submitted by Tonic)
- RPC
- Severn Trent Water (submitted by Work Communications)
- Simmons & Simmons (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Taqa (submitted by Tonic)
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting more than 50 graduates a year) award 2014, sponsored by Graduate Promotionsp
Winner: Deloitte – Now you see it, now you don’t (submitted by Havas People)
- Accenture (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Bloomberg (submitted by Wave)
- Boots (submitted by Andsome)
- Clifford Chance
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Bernard Hodes Group)
- Jaguar Land Rover (submitted by Pink Squid)
- Teach First (submitted by This City)
- Unilever (submitted by SAS)
The best graduate recruitment website award 2014, sponsored by Arcadia
Winner: Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Bernard Hodes Group)
- Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by This City)
- Bloomberg (submitted by Wave)
- Civil Service Fast Stream (submitted by TMP Worldwide)
- Kerry (submitted by CA3)
- KPMG (submitted by Penna)
- Linklaters LLP (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Royal Bank of Scotland (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Simmons & Simmons (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Thales (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
The best undergraduate internship/vacation programme award 2014, sponsored by HSBC Bank plc
Winner: BP
- Accenture
- AstraZeneca
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- EY (submitted by SAS)
- IBM
- Lidl (submitted by Online Media Experts)
- Microsoft
- Teach First (submitted by This City)
- UBS
The innovation on campus award 2014, sponsored by ThirtyThree
Winner: E.ON (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)
- Barclays – CVs, Cycles and Smoothies (submitted by Graduate Promotions)
- Barclays – Poken technology (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Bloomberg (submitted by Wave)
- CGI – AlphaGeek Crack the Code game (submitted by Graduate Promotions)
- CMS Cameron McKenna (submitted by Bernard Hodes Group)
- Deloitte –Now you see it, now you don’t (submitted by Havas People)
- J.P. Morgan – Women on the Move (submitted by Graduate Promotions/Work Communications)
- KPMG (submitted by SMRS)
- npower
The rising star award 2014, sponsored by Monster
Winner: Kyle McQueen – Barclays
- Alex Cook – Barratt Developments PLC
- Emma Davies – Asda
- Sean H. Dorian – Mott MacDonald
- Ridaa Husain – npower
- Jaskiran Kaur – Mott MacDonald
- Wilf Langridge – National Graduate Development Programme
- Sarah Sadler-Smith – Asda
- Jason Stanley – Mott MacDonald
- Elizabeth Wiltshire – Rolls-Royce
The diversity recruitment award 2014, sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch
Winner: Teach First (submitted by This City)
- Accenture
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Clifford Chance
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Bernard Hodes Group)
- J.P. Morgan (submitted by Work Communications/Graduate Promotions)
- Royal Bank of Scotland (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP
The Graduate Employer of the Year
The graduate employer of the year award 2014, sponsored by Bernard Hodes Group
Winner: Clifford Chance
- Barclays
- BP
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- IBM
- Microsoft
To view the 2013 winners, click here.