targetjobs Awards 2025: Winners
Here are the targetjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards winners!
The sector Awards
The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award, sponsored by Pathway CTM
Winner: Deloitte
Second: PwC
Third: KPMG
The most popular graduate recruiter in banking, insurance and financial services award, sponsored by NFU Mutual
Winner: Barclays
Second: HSBC
Third: Lloyds Banking Group
The most popular graduate recruiter in construction, civil engineering and surveying award, sponsored by targetjobs
Winner: Arup
Second: Mott MacDonald
Third: AECOM
The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting award, sponsored by CBRE
Winner:Deloitte
Second: PwC
Third: KPMG
The most popular graduate recruiter in consumer goods – manufacturing and marketing award, sponsored by University of Exeter
Winner: GSK
Second: Johnson & Johnson
Third: L’Oréal
The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award, sponsored by Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Winner: Shell
Second: bp
Third: ExxonMobil
The most popular graduate recruiter in engineering, design and manufacture award, sponsored by Skyscanner
Winner: Rolls-Royce
Second: British Airways
Third: McLaren
The most popular graduate recruiter in investment banking and investment award, sponsored by Spotted Zebra
Winner: J.P. Morgan
Second: Goldman Sachs
Third: Barclays
The most popular graduate recruiter in law award, sponsored by Cibyl
Winner: Clifford Chance
Second: Slaughter and May
Third: Linklaters
The most popular graduate recruiter in the public sector award, sponsored be the University of East London
Winner: BBC
Second: NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)
Third: MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service
The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award, sponsored by Meet & Engage
Winner: Amazon
Second: Apple
Third: ASOS
The most popular 'scale-up' graduate recruiter award, sponsored by Harvard FAS Mignone Center for Career Success
Winner: Gymshark
Second: Octopus
Third: HelloFresh
The most popular graduate recruiter in scientific research and development award, sponsored by GradBay
Winner: Cancer Research UK
Second: Pfizer
Third: AstraZeneca
The most popular graduate recruiter in technology award, sponsored by Blackbridge
Winner: Google
Second: Amazon
Third: Apple
Professional panel Awards
The best university employability strategy award, sponsored by Clifford Chance
Winner: Bath Spa University
Second: University of East London
Third: Birmingham City University
The HE careers and employability team of the year award, sponsored by HSBC
Winner: University of Glasgow
Second: Royal Holloway, University of London
Third: University of Southampton Business School
The best social mobility strategy award, sponsored by American Express
Winner: HSBC
Second: Morgan Stanley
Third: Aon
The early careers professional of the year award, sponsored by ACCA
Winner: Orianne Wightman, Arm
Second: Harry Kelly, GSK
Third: Bethany Rippingale, NATS
The award for sustainability in talent and education, sponsored by The Sustainable Recruitment Alliance
Winners: Arup and University of Stirling
Student panel Awards
The rising star award, sponsored by Rolls-Royce
Winner: Conor O’Kane, IBM
Second: Rebecca Porteous, IBM
Third: Sam Rowe, GSK
The apprentice of the year award, sponsored by AstraZeneca
Winner: Isabella Rocha, IBM
Second: Victoria Sinel, IBM
Third: Molly Gilmore, IBM
The best apprenticeship programme award, sponsored by ACCA
Winner: Nokia
Second: DLA Piper
Third: Kraft Heinz
The best diversity and inclusion strategy award, sponsored by Cappfinity
Winner: HSBC
Second: Ipsos
Third: Experian
The best placement or internship programme award, sponsored by the University of East London
Winner: Primark
Joint second: Enterprise Mobility
Joint second: HSBC (Internship Programme)
The best candidate, onboarding or post hire experience, sponsored by TopScore
Winner: L’Oréal
Second: Arup
Third: CBRE
The best student marketing campaign award, sponsored by L'Oréal
Winner: Hilton (submitted by OME)
Second: adidas
Third: BT Group (EE Contact Centre)
The best innovation in assessment and selection award, sponsored by AMS
Winner: HSBC (Social Mobility Partnership with Zero Gravity)
Second: Deloitte
Third: AmplifyME
The best use of AI in recruitment award, sponsored by Arm
Winner: Ipsos
Second: Grant Thornton (in partnership with Neurosight)
The AGCAS Award
The AGCAS award for excellence in careers and employability service engagement, sponsored by AGCAS
Winner: White Rose, nominated by Nottingham Trent University
The graduate employer of the year
The graduate employer of the year, sponsored bt SHL
Winner: Arm
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