Winners 2020
Here are the 2020 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards winners!
The sector awards
The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2020, sponsored by University of Leicester School of Business
Winner: PwC
Second: Deloitte
Third: EY
- BDO
- FTI Consulting
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- National Audit Office
- RSM
- Smith & Williamson
The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2020, sponsored by NFU Mutual
Winner: Barclays
Second: HSBC
Third: Bloomberg
- American Express
- Bank of England
- Financial Conduct Authority
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Lloyds Banking Group
- RBS
- Santander
The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2020, sponsored by the University of Exeter
Winner: Arup
Second: Atkins
Third: AECOM
- Balfour Beatty
- BuroHappold Engineering
- CBRE
- Kier Group
- MACE
- Mott MacDonald
- WSP
The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2020, sponsored by SHL
Winner: PwC
Second: Deloitte
Third: EY
- Accenture
- Bain & Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- BT
- IBM
- KPMG
- McKinsey & Company
The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2020, sponsored by TJX Europe
Winner: GSK
Second: Unilever
Third: L'Oréal
- Diageo
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kraft Heinz
- Mars
- Mondelez International
- Nestlé
- Procter & Gamble (P&G)
The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2020, sponsored by Global
Winner: Shell
Second: BP
Third: EDF Energy
- Anglian Water
- ExxonMobil
- ScottishPower
- SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy)
- Total
- Wood
- Yorkshire Water
The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2020, sponsored by Inmarsat
Winner: Rolls-Royce
Second: British Airways
Third: Jaguar Land Rover
- Airbus
- The Army
- BAE Systems
- Boeing
- Dyson
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
- Siemens
The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2020
Winner: Hilton
Second: Marriott International
Third: TUI Travel
- Camp America
- Center Parcs
- InterContinental Hotels Group
- Merlin Entertainments
- P&O
- Radisson Hotel Group
- Travelodge
The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2020, sponsored by TARGETconnect
Winner: J.P. Morgan
Second: Goldman Sachs
Third: Barclays
- Bank of America
- BlackRock
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- HSBC
- Morgan Stanley
The most popular graduate recruiter in IT and technology award 2020, sponsored by Skyscanner
Winner: Google
Second: Amazon
Third: Microsoft
- Accenture
- Apple
- ASOS
- Bloomberg
- IBM
- Siemens
- Sky
The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2020
Winner: Clifford Chance
Second: Allen & Overy LLP
Third: Linklaters
- Baker McKenzie
- DLA Piper
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
- Irwin Mitchell
- Slaughter and May
- White & Case LLP
The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2020, sponsored by Blackbridge Communications
Winner: British Airways
Second: McLaren
Third: Boeing
- DHL
- FirstGroup
- Transport for London
The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2020, sponsored by Transform Society
Winner: BBC
Second: MI6 – Secret Intelligence Service
Third: MI5 – The Security Service
- British Council
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- European Commission
- GCHQ
- Local Government – National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)
- NHS Leadership Academy
- Teach First
The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2020
Winner: Amazon
Second: ASOS
Third: Apple
- Aldi
- Arcadia Group (Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins)
- Boots
- Lidl GB
- Marks & Spencer
- Tesco
- TK Maxx
The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2020, sponsored by TARGETrecruit
Winner: Cancer Research UK
Second: GSK
Third: AstraZeneca
- Bayer
- Boots
- Johnson & Johnson
- nucleargraduates
- Pfizer
- Roche
- STFC (The Science and Technology Facilities Council)
The best university employability strategy
The best university employability strategy award 2020, sponsored by ICAEW
Winner: Staffordshire University
Second: University of Huddersfield
Third: Anglia Ruskin University
- University of East Anglia
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- University of Greenwich
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Leicester
- University of Northampton
- University of Reading
The student panel awards
The apprentice of the year award 2020, sponsored by Clyde & Co
Winner: Tom Woolford, IBM
Second: Jordan Long, PwC
Third: Sulaiman Bah, Mott MacDonald
- Hassan Kamara, EY
- Jessie Mason, Aon
- Joe Saunders, Mott MacDonald
- Maddy Morrison, Sky
- Marcus Pollitt, Aon
- Sana Kauser, EY
- Shehr Bano Rasool, EY
The best school leaver programme award 2020, sponsored by Trendence UK
Winner: Unilever
Second: Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
Third: PwC
- Accenture
- Bloomberg
- EY
- IBM
The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2020, sponsored by AstraZeneca
Winner: EY
Second: Clyde & Co
Third: HSBC
- Accenture
- Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Bank of America
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- EY (submitted by MSL)
- L'Oréal
The best innovation in student recruitment award 2020, sponsored by PeopleScout
Winner: Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Experience)
Second: Clifford Chance – Tender
Third: Linklaters
- Accenture
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long)
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Clifford Chance – Ignite
- Credit Suisse
- Grad DNA in partnership with Sainsbury's
- White & Case LLP
The best work experience programme award 2020, sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Winner: HSBC
Second: Clifford Chance – Summer Vacation scheme
Third: Clifford Chance – Spark
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Clifford Chance – Lift
- Clyde & Co
- CMS
- Deutsche Bank
- 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
Winner: Lidl GB (submitted by OME)
Second: Lloyd's of London
Third: Pinsent Masons (submitted by That Little Agency)
- Dentons (submitted by Tonic)
- RPC
The best student marketing campaign (for organisations recruiting more than 50 hires a year) award 2020, sponsored by L'Oréal
Winner: Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by MSL)
Second: Unlocked (submitted by SMRS)
Third: Vodafone (submitted by TMP)
- Allen & Overy LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Civil Service Fast Stream (submitted by TMP)
- Clifford Chance
- EY (submitted by MSL)
- Marks & Spencer (submitted by AIA)
- Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
- Siemens (submitted by AIA)
The best social media campaign award 2020, sponsored by Lloyds
Winner: Marks & Spencer (submitted by AIA)
Second: Clifford Chance
Third: HSBC
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- DSTL (submitted by Penna)
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Hogan Lovells (submitted by Stafford Long)
- L'Oréal
- Vodafone (submitted by TMP)
The rising star award 2020, sponsored by Lidl GB
Winner: Paul Muchatuta, Mott MacDonald
Second: Alexandros Benakis, MDS
Third: Rebecca Galloway, Marks & Spencer
- Bella Dunnett, IBM
- Edmund Fenton Fowler, Mott MacDonald
- Eleanor Chew, ISG
- Elliott Cox, Aon
- Emma Wang, Aon
- Kate Marshall, IBM
- Sarah Pickett, Inmarsat
The best graduate website award 2020, sponsored by Havas People
Winner: Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by MSL)
Second: KPMG
Third: Sky (submitted by Symphony Talent)
- Clifford Chance
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (submitted by AIA)
- Lloyd's of London
- Pinsent Masons (submitted by That Little Agency)
The best on-boarding experience award 2020, sponsored by Meet & Engage
Winner: Clifford Chance
Second: DLA Piper
Third: Newton Europe
- Berkeley Group
- ExxonMobil
- HSBC
- Mott MacDonald
- NFU Mutual
- Philip Morris International
The best social mobility strategy award 2020, sponsored by the University of Leicester
Winner: Clifford Chance
Second: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Third: Clyde & Co
- Bank of America
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Credit Suisse
- EY
- Inmarsat
- Linklaters
- Transport for London (submitted by TMP)
The AGCAS award
The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2020, sponsored by AGCAS
Winner: The Environment Agency (nominated by Brunel University London)
- Business West (nominated by University of Exeter)
- 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
Winner: IBM
- Credit Suisse
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- EY
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Unlocked
To view the 2019 winners, click here.