Winners 2021
Here are the 2021 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards winners!
The sector awards
The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award 2021, sponsored by Lloyd's
Winner: Deloitte
Second: EY
Third: PwC
- BDO
- FTI Consulting
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- National Audit Office
- RSM
- Smith & Williamson
The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award 2021, sponsored by NFU Mutual
Winner: Bank of England
Second: Barclays
Third: Bloomberg L.P.
- American Express
- Capital One
- Financial Conduct Authority
- HM Revenue & Customs
- HSBC
- Lloyds Banking Group
- London Stock Exchange Group
The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award 2021, sponsored by the University of Exeter
Winner: Arup
Second: Atkins
Third: AECOM
- Balfour Beatty
- BAM Construct UK
- Buro Happold
- Kier Group
- Laing O'Rourke
- Mott MacDonald
- WSP
The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award 2021, sponsored by SHL
Winner: Deloitte
Second: EY
Third: PwC
- Accenture
- Bain & Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- BT
- IBM
- KPMG
- McKinsey & Company
The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award 2021, sponsored by TJX Europe
Winner: GSK
Second: L'Oréal
Third: Unilever
- Diageo
- Johnson & Johnson
- Mars
- Mondelez International
- Nestlé
- Procter & Gamble (P&G)
- Reckitt
The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award 2021, sponsored by Global
Winner: BP
Second: EDF Energy
Third: Shell
- Anglian Water
- ExxonMobil
- ScottishPower
- Severn Trent
- SSE
- TotalEnergies
- Yorkshire Water
The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award 2021, sponsored by SHL
Winner: Rolls-Royce
Second: British Airways
Third: Jaguar Land Rover
- Airbus
- BAE Systems
- BMW Group
- Boeing
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains
- Network Rail
- Siemens
The most popular graduate recruiter in hospitality, leisure and tourism award 2021, sponsored by TARGETjobs
Winner: Hilton
Second: Marriott International
Third: InterContinental Hotels Group
- Camp America
- Center Parcs
- Merlin Entertainments
- P&O
- Radisson Hotel Group
- Travelodge
- TUI Travel
The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award 2021, 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 2021, sponsored by Skyscanner
Winner: Google
Second: Amazon
Third: Microsoft
- Accenture
- Apple
- ASOS
- Bloomberg L.P.
- IBM
- Siemens
- Sky
The most popular graduate recruiter in law award 2021, sponsored by Cibyl
Winner: Allen & Overy LLP
Second: Clifford Chance
Third: Linklaters
- Baker McKenzie
- Bird & Bird
- Clyde & Co
- DLA Piper
- Irwin Mitchell
- Slaughter and May
- White & Case LLP
The most popular graduate recruiter in logistics, transport and supply chain award 2021, sponsored by Blackbridge
Winner: British Airways
Second: Boeing
Third: McLaren
- DHL
- FirstGroup
- Transport for London
The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award 2021, sponsored by Transform Society
Winner: BBC
Second: MI6 – Secret Intelligence Service
Third: MI5 – The Security Service
- British Council
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- GCHQ
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Local Government – National Graduate Development Programme
- NHS Leadership Academy
- Teach First
The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award 2021, sponsored by University of Leicester School of Business
Winner: Amazon
Second: ASOS
Third: Apple
- Aldi
- Arcadia
- Asda
- Boots
- Marks & Spencer
- Tesco
- TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award 2021, sponsored by GTI Recruiting Solutions
Winner: Cancer Research UK
Second: GSK
Third: AstraZeneca
- Bayer
- Boots
- Johnson & Johnson
- Ministry of Defence - Defence Equipment & Support
- Pfizer
- Roche
- STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council)
The professional panel awards
The best university employability strategy award 2021, sponsored by ICAEW
Winner: University of Huddersfield
Second: Sheffield Hallam University
Third: University of East London
- University of Bolton
- Edge Hill University
- University of Edinburgh
- Kingston University
- London Metropolitan University
- Pearson College London
- UCL Careers
The best social mobility strategy award 2021, sponsored by the University of Leicester
Winner: Clifford Chance - ACCESS
Second: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Third: Clyde & Co
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Credit Suisse
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
- MSD
- Orbit
The early careers professional of the year award 2021, sponsored by AMS
Winner: Laura Anderson, HSBC
Second: Ashley Hever, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Third: Marie Murphy, EY
- Kerry Beer, Johnson Matthey
- Sana Butt, EY
- Rachael Doyle, IBM
- Hannah Satchwell, Orbit
- Sam Turnpenny, Accenture
The student panel awards
The apprentice of the year award 2021, sponsored by Clyde & Co
Winner: Abby Mullord, GSK
Second: Charlie Hewitt, Clyde & Co
Third: Kate Haynes, IBM
- Jessica Liddy, Google
- Katherine Locke, IBM
- Simren Samra, KPMG
- Annabelle Simmonds, EY
- Umayah Tahsin, PwC
- Veronica Wadhwa, Accenture
- Shannon Wilson, IBM
The best school leaver programme award 2021, sponsored by Havas People
Winner: IBM
Second: PwC
Third: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner – Manchester Legal Apprenticeship
- Orbit
The best diversity and inclusion strategy award 2021, sponsored by AstraZeneca
Winner: Police Now (submitted by Renegade)
Second: Accenture
Third: Tesco
- American Express
- Aon
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Clifford Chance – Black History Month
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- EY
- SumUp
The best internship or placement programme award 2021, sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Winner: Aon
Second: IBM
Third: SumUp
- Bank of America
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Civil Service Fast Stream and Early Talent
- Clifford Chance – LIFT
- DLA Piper – Summer Internship
- Macfarlanes
- Sky
The best on-boarding experience award 2021, sponsored by Meet & Engage
Winner: Santander UK
Second: DLA Piper
Third: Johnson Matthey
- Accenture
- Clifford Chance
- IBM
- Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by DRPG)
- nucleargraduates
- Philip Morris International – EVOLV
- Thames Water
The best student marketing campaign award 2021, sponsored by L'Oréal
Winner: Accenture (submitted by ThirtyThree)
Second: Lloyds Banking Group (submitted by Experience & MSL)
Third: Rolls-Royce (submitted by Blackbridge)
- Balfour Beatty (submitted by SMRS)
- Barclays (submitted by Stafford Long & Partners)
- EY
- PepsiCo Europe
- Sky Early Careers (submitted by Symphony Talent)
- Teach First
- WSP (submitted by Havas People)
The best virtual assessment experience award 2021, sponsored by PeopleScout
Winner: Clyde & Co
Second: Computacenter
Third: Johnson Matthey
- Clifford Chance
- DCC plc
- KPMG (submitted by Cappfinity)
- Macfarlanes
- PwC (submitted by Amberjack)
- Thames Water
- Virgin Media (submitted by Amberjack)
The best virtual attraction activity or campaign award 2021, sponsored by HSBC
Winner: PwC
Second: Credit Suisse
Third: Accenture (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Clifford Chance – Event Hub
- Clifford Chance – Global Virtual Internships
- Deutsche Bank (submitted by ThirtyThree)
- EY (submitted by Radancy)
- Macfarlanes
- Siemens (submitted by Radancy)
The rising star award 2021, sponsored by Lidl GB
Winner: Sami Halepota, Police Now (submitted by Renegade)
Second: Shibani Datta, HSBC
Third: David Sint, IBM
- Lucia Bizikova, DLA Piper
- Jasmine Cottrell, IBM
- Sophie King, Computacenter
- Tommy King, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Julie Lynch, Aon
- Gemma Willox, Mondelēz International
- Alex Young, Computacenter
The AGCAS award
The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement 2021, sponsored by AGCAS
Winner: Babcock (nominated by University of Plymouth)
- B&Q (nominated by Solent University)
- Lounge Underwear (nominated by Birmingham City University)
- NHS (nominated by University of Westminster)
The graduate employer of the year
The graduate employer of the year award 2021, sponsored by Symphony Talent
Winner: IBM
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- DLA Piper
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- PwC
- Teach First
To view the 2020 winners, click here.