Winners 2016
Our 2016 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment winners!
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To view the 2015 winners, click here.
The AGCAS Award
The AGCAS award for careers service engagement 2016, sponsored by AGCAS
Winner: J.P. Morgan – nominated by Queen Mary University of London
- Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) – nominated by the University of Aberdeen
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary – nominated by the University of the West of England (UWE)
- Codebase – nominated by The University of Edinburgh
- Horizon Nuclear Power – nominated by Bangor University
- International Celebrity Networks – nominated by The University of Nottingham
The Sector Awards – voted for by students
The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2016, sponsored by ICAEW
Winner: PwC
- Baker Tilly (RSM)
- BDO
- Deloitte
- EY
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- National Audit Office
The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2016, sponsored by trendence UK
Winner: Barclays
- American Express
- Bank of England
- Bloomberg
- HM Revenue & Customs
- HSBC Bank plc
- Lloyd's
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Santander
- Zurich Insurance
The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2016, sponsored by 106
Winner: Arup
- AECOM
- Atkins
- Balfour Beatty
- BAM Construct UK
- Barratt Developments
- CH2M
- Kier Group
- Laing O'Rourke
- Mott MacDonald
The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2016, sponsored by CEB
Winner: PwC
- Accenture
- Bain & Company
- Baker Tilly (RSM)
- Boston Consulting Group
- Deloitte
- EY
- IBM
- KPMG
- McKinsey & Company
The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2016, sponsored by Eli by CA3
Winner: L'Oréal
- adidas Group
- Diageo
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Mars
- McDonald's Restaurants
- Mondelez International (Kraft, Cadbury)
- Nestlé
- Procter & Gamble
- Unilever
The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2016, sponsored by Blackbridge Communications
Winner: BP
- Amec Foster Wheeler
- ConocoPhillips
- E.ON
- ExxonMobil
- npower
- Sellafield
- Shell
- SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
- Yorkshire Water
The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2016, sponsored by UK Power Networks
Winner: Rolls-Royce (Civil & Defence Aerospace, Marine, Energy)
- Airbus
- Atkins
- BAE Systems
- BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
- Network Rail
- Siemens
- Transport for London
The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2016, sponsored by Graduate Promotions
Winner: Marriott International
- Camp America
- Center Parcs
- Hilton Worldwide
- InterContinental Hotels Group
- Merlin Entertainments
- P&O
- Radisson Edwardian
- Thomas Cook
- TUI Travel
The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2016, sponsored by the University of Exeter
Winner: J.P. Morgan
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Barclays
- BlackRock
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
- UBS
The most popular graduate recruiter in IT and technology award 2016, sponsored by Arcadia
Winner: Google
- Apple
- IBM
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Rockstar Games
- Sky
- Sony
- Ubisoft
The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2016, sponsored by GTI Recruiting Solutions
Winner: Allen & Overy LLP
- Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Clifford Chance
- DLA Piper LLP
- Eversheds LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Hogan Lovells
- Irwin Mitchell
- Linklaters LLP
- Slaughter and May
The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2016, sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Winner: British Airways
- Airbus
- Asda
- DHL
- First Group
- Network Rail
- Transport for London
The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2016, sponsored by Dawson Walker Communications
Winner: MI6 – Secret Intelligence Service
- British Council
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- EU Careers
- GCHQ
- Local Government – National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
- Metropolitan Police
- MI5 – The Security Service
- NHS Graduate Schemes
- Teach First
The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2016, sponsored by TK Maxx
Winner: Amazon
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Aldi
- Arcadia Group
- Asda
- Boots
- John Lewis Partnership
- Lidl
- Marks & Spencer
- Tesco
The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2016, sponsored by Cut-e
Winner: Cancer Research UK
- AstraZeneca
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
- Bayer
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Johnson & Johnson
- Merck
- Pfizer
- Roche
- STFC (The Science and Technology Facilities Council)
The Best Use of Social Media
The best use of social media award 2016, sponsored by Lloyd's
Winner: The Army
- Amazon
- Cancer Research UK
- The Royal Air Force
- The Royal Navy
- Sky
- Tesco
- Unilever
- Virgin Media
The Student Panel Awards
The advancement of social mobility in graduate recruitment award 2016, sponsored by the University of Leicester
Winner: Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes)
- Barclays
- Bird & Bird
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Credit Suisse
- Deloitte
- EY (submitted by Capp)
- Grant Thornton
- Hogan Lovells
- Teach First
The best apprenticeship programme award 2016, sponsored by HSBC Bank plc
Winner: IBM
- Barratt Developments
- Deloitte
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Mayer Brown
- Microsoft
- Network Rail
- Severn Trent
- Tesco
The best school-leaver programme award 2016, sponsored by RSM
Winner: National Grid
- Barratt Developments
- CGI
- EY (submitted by MSLGROUP)
- IBM
- Laing O'Rourke (submitted by 106)
The apprentice of the year award 2016, sponsored by Capp
Winner: Amber Westmoreland – EY (submitted by MSLGROUP)
- Lewis Churchill – IBM
- Ben Cowan – HSBC
- Sammy-Jo Evans – UK Power Networks
- George Gillham – Laing O'Rourke (submitted by 106)
- Thomas Harrison – Rolls-Royce
- Harry Joseph – Transport for London
- Drew Lovesey – Nationwide
- Brodie Plunkett – EY (submitted by MSLGROUP)
- Matthew Smyth – Rolls-Royce
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting fewer than 50 graduates a year) award 2016, sponsored by Laing O'Rourke
Winner: Lidl (submitted by OME)
- Berwin Leighton Paisner (submitted by Tonic)
- L'Oréal (submitted by Hodes)
- Mars (submitted by Tonic)
- Microsoft
- Norton Rose Fulbright (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Severn Trent (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Shearman & Sterling (submitted by Campaign Works)
- Simmons & Simmons (submitted by AIA)
- Taylor Wessing (submitted by Hodes)
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting more than 50 graduates a year) award 2016, sponsored by UCAS Media
Winner: Accenture (submitted by AIA)
- Aldi (submitted by Penna in collaboration with McCann Manchester)
- The Army (submitted by Tonic)
- Bank of England (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Bloomberg (submitted by Wave)
- Centrica (submitted by MSLGROUP)
- Deloitte (submitted by Havas People)
- EY (submitted by MSL Group)
- KPMG (submitted by TMP Worldwide)
- Thales (submitted by AIA)
The best graduate recruitment website award 2016, sponsored by TMP Worldwide
Winner: The Army (submitted by Tonic)
- Aldi (submitted by Penna)
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Jaguar Land Rover (submitted by Pink Squid)
- King.com (submitted by Pink Squid)
- Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by TMP Worldwide)
- Microsoft
- Shearman & Sterling (submitted by Campaign Works)
- Teach First
- Thales (submitted by AIA)
The best undergraduate internship/vacation programme award 2016, sponsored by ThirtyThree
Winner: Barclays
- AstraZeneca
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Clifford Chance (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes)
- IBM
- L'Oréal (submitted by Hodes)
- National Grid
- Teach First
The innovation on campus award 2016, sponsored by Siemens
Winner: Thales (submitted by AIA)
- The Army (submitted by Tonic)
- Bank of England (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Barclays
- Bloomberg (submitted by Wave)
- BP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- CMS (submitted by Hodes)
- Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Experience)
- PwC (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Royal Bank of Scotland (submitted by Experience)
The rising star award 2016, sponsored by Lidl
Winner: Katie Sands – Barclays
- Sally Bradbery – Barratt Developments
- Jack Coward – GlaxoSmithKline
- Edoardo Frau – Rolls-Royce
- Ross Harper – Transport for London (submitted by Havas People)
- Angela Lai – Mott MacDonald
- Tim Magee – HSBC
- Richard McMurray – IBM
- Harriet Ruff – IBM
- Rose Tucker – ThoughtWorks
The diversity recruitment award 2016, sponsored by TalentLens
Winner: FDM
- Accenture
- Barclays
- Clifford Chance (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes)
- IBM
- L'Oréal (submitted by Hodes)
- Police
- Reed Smith
- ThoughtWorks
The Graduate Employer of the Year
The graduate employer of the year award 2016, sponsored by Hodes
Winner: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Barratt Developments
- Clifford Chance (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)
- IBM
- L’Oréal
- PwC
To view the 2015 winners, click here.