Winners 2019
Here are our 2019 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards winners!
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To view the 2018 winners, click here.
The sector awards
The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2019, sponsored by the University of Exeter
Winner: PwC
- BDO
- Deloitte
- EY
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- National Audit Office
- RSM
The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2019, sponsored by NFU Mutual
Winner: Barclays
- American Express
- Bank of England
- Bloomberg
- Capital One
- HM Revenue & Customs
- HSBC
- Lloyd's
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Santander
The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2019, sponsored by the University of Liverpool
Winner: Arup
- AECOM
- Balfour Beatty
- BAM Construct UK
- Kier Group
- Mace
- Morgan Sindall
- Mott MacDonald
- SNC-Lavalin's Atkins
- WSP
The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2019, sponsored by SHL
Winner: PwC
- Accenture
- Bain & Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- BT
- Deloitte
- EY
- IBM
- KPMG
- McKinsey & Company
The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2019, sponsored by TJX Europe
Winner: Unilever
- Adidas Group
- Diageo
- GSK
- Johnson & Johnson
- L'Oréal
- Mars
- Mondelez International
- Nestlé
- Procter & Gamble (P&G)
The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2019, sponsored by Trendence UK
Winner: BP
- Anglian Water
- E.ON
- EDF Energy
- ExxonMobil
- ScottishPower
- Shell
- Total
- Wood
- Yorkshire Water
The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2019, sponsored by UK Power Networks
Winner: Rolls-Royce
- Airbus
- Aston Martin
- BAE Systems
- BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
- Boeing
- British Airways
- Dyson
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Siemens
The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2019, sponsored by TARGETrecruit
Winner: Hilton
- Camp America
- Center Parcs
- Fitness First
- InterContinental Hotels Group
- Marriott International
- Merlin Entertainments
- P&O
- Thomas Cook
- TUI Travel
The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2019, sponsored by TARGETconnect
Winner: J.P. Morgan
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Barclays
- BlackRock
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC
- Morgan Stanley
The most popular graduate recruiter in IT and technology award 2019, sponsored by CGI
Winner: Google
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Apple
- Bloomberg
- IBM
- Microsoft
- Rockstar Games
- Samsung
- Sky
The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2019, sponsored by Police Now
Winner: Clifford Chance
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Baker McKenzie LLP
- Bird & Bird LLP
- DLA Piper LLP
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Irwin Mitchell
- Linklaters LLP
- Slaughter and May
- White & Case LLP
The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2019, sponsored by Blackbridge Communications
- Boeing
- DHL
- FirstGroup
- McLaren
- Transport for London
Winner: British Airways
The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2019, sponsored by Kraft Heinz
Winner: MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
- British Council
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- European Commission
- GCHQ
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Local Government - National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
- MI5 - The Security Service
- NHS Leadership Academy
- Teach First
The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2019, sponsored by Meet & Engage
Winner: Amazon
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Aldi
- Apple
- Arcadia Group (Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins)
- BMW Group (BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
- Boots
- John Lewis Partnership
- M&S
- Tesco
The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2019, sponsored by Wonkhe
Winner: GSK
- AstraZeneca
- Bayer
- Boots
- Johnson & Johnson
- Merck
- nucleargraduates
- Pfizer
- Roche
- STFC (The Science and Technology Facilities Council)
The best university employability strategy
The best university employability strategy award 2019, sponsored by ACCA
Winner: University of Leicester
- Bath Spa University
- University College Dublin
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Leeds
- University of Liverpool
- Queen's University Belfast
- Swansea University
- University of Westminster
The student panel awards
The apprentice of the year award 2019, sponsored by Inmarsat
Winner: Luke Hiller, IBM
- Brandon Caine, Capgemini
- Daniela Zanni, Arup
- Ellie Everett, CGI
- Emma Radley, EY
- Hayley Stedmans, KPMG
- Lori French, IBM
- Nanki Kaur, KPMG
- Xander Taylor, Mott MacDonald
- Yifan Wang, Aon
The best school leaver programme award 2019, sponsored by TMP Worldwide
Winner: Google
- Barratt Developments
- BDO
- Capgemini
- CGI
- EY
- L'Oréal
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Morrisons (submitted by Amberjack)
- PwC
The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2019, sponsored by Clyde & Co
Winner: Police Now
- Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Deloitte (submitted by SMRS)
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
- EY
- FDM Group
- HSBC
- L'Oréal
- Lloyds Banking Group
The best innovation in student recruitment award 2019, sponsored by Showcaser
Winner: BP (submitted by AIA Worldwide and The Smarty Train)
- Accenture (working with AIA Worldwide)
- CGI
- Clifford Chance
- Credit Suisse
- IBM
- Lidl UK (submitted by OME)
- Morgan Stanley (working with Amplify Trading)
- Siemens (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Unilever
The best work experience programme award 2019, sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Winner: Clifford Chance – SPARK
- Allen & Overy LLP – Vacation Schemes (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Baker McKenzie LLP
- Bloomberg
- Clifford Chance – Summer Vac Scheme
- Deutsche Bank
- EY
- HSBC
- IBM – Ignite
- Teach First
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting fewer than 50 hires a year) award 2019, sponsored by HSBC
Winner: Mars (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
- Capital One (submitted by Blackbridge)
- Chivas Brothers (submitted by Pink Squid)
- Heathrow Airport Group (submitted by Amberjack)
- J. Murphy & Sons (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Lidl UK (submitted by OME)
- Next (submitted by Havas People)
- Unilever
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting more than 50 hires a year) award 2019, sponsored by L’Oréal
Winner: Accenture (working with AIA Worldwide)
- CGI
- Clifford Chance
- Deloitte (submitted by SMRS)
- Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- HSBC
- HSBC (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- L'Oréal (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
- M&S (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
The best use of social media award 2019, sponsored by Lloyd’s
Winner: Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- CGI
- Clifford Chance – LinkedIn
- Clifford Chance – PathMotion
- Credit Suisse
- HSBC (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- M&S (submitted by AIA Worldwide)
- Mars (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
- Shoosmiths
- Unilever
The rising star award 2019, sponsored by Lidl
Winner: Robert Hart, Mott MacDonald
- Alex Hinsley, Aon
- Boon Seng Pui, Accenture
- Elliott Morrison, HSBC
- Natacha Johnson, Mott MacDonald
- Natalie Greenway, Mott MacDonald
- Nawid Daoud, AECOM
- Paul Muchatuta, Mott MacDonald
- Saida Odutayo, Unlocked Graduates
- Sarah McIntyre, Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
The best graduate website award 2019, sponsored by Eli
Winner: Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Accenture
- Argos (submitted by Wiser)
- Barclays (submitted by Tonic)
- BDO
- Clifford Chance
- EY
- Hogan Lovells (submitted by Stafford Long)
- J. Murphy & Sons (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Lloyds Banking Group
The best on-boarding experience award 2019, sponsored by SHL
Winner: DLA Piper LLP
- CGI
- Clifford Chance
- Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Frontline
- HSBC
- NFU Mutual
- nucleargraduates
- Police Now (submitted by CA3)
- RBS (submitted by CA3)
The best social mobility strategy award 2019, sponsored by the University of Leicester
Winner: Capgemini
- Accenture
- Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Baker McKenzie LLP
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Clifford Chance
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent)
- EY
- FDM Group
- Grant Thornton
The AGCAS award
The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2019, sponsored by AGCAS
Winner: PeopleScout (nominated by UWE Bristol)
- American Express (nominated by the University of Brighton)
- Babcock (nominated by the University of Plymouth)
- Teach First (nominated by The Open University)
- White Cube (nominated by the University of Aberdeen)
The graduate employer of the year
The graduate employer of the year award 2019, sponsored by Hodes – Part of Symphony Talent
Winner: IBM
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Deutsche Bank
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- FDM Group
- HSBC Global Investment Bank
To view the 2018 winners, click here.