targetjobs Awards 2026: Winners

The most popular graduate recruiter in accounting and financial management award, sponsored by Blackbridge

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: AtkinsRéalis

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: Johnson & Johnson

Second: L'Oréal

Third: Unilever

The most popular graduate recruiter in energy and utilities award, sponsored The School Outreach Company

Winner: Shell

Second: National Grid

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: JPMorganChase

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 by ACCA

Winner: BBC

Second: NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS)

Third: MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service

The most popular graduate recruiter in retail award, sponsored by the University of Exeter

Winner: Amazon

Second: Apple

Third: adidas

The most popular 'scale-up' graduate recruiter award, sponsored by The 5% Club

Winner: Revolut

Second: Monzo

Third: Gymshark

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 Arm

Winner: Amazon

Second: Google

Third: Apple

The rising star award, sponsored by Rolls-Royce

Winner: Tian Xia, Capital One (submitted by Blackbridge Communications)

Second: Virginia Cangelosi, Arm

Third: Ghifari Pradana, GSK

The apprentice of the year award, sponsored by BPP

Winner: Holly Rimmer, AstraZeneca

Second: Ruby Anning, JPMorganChase

Third: Tahlia Bahadly, IBM

The best apprenticeship programme award, sponsored by ACCA

Winner: IBM

Second: National Grid

Third: Morrisons (submitted by Amberjack Global)

The best diversity and inclusion strategy award, sponsored by Cappfinity

Winner: Howden

Second: Transport For London

Third: Visa

The best placement or internship programme award, sponsored by the University of East London

Winner: EY

Second: Arm

Third: Lloyds Banking Group

The best candidate, onboarding or post hire experience, sponsored by AstraZeneca

Winner: CBRE

Second: Rolls-Royce and AMS

Third: Capgemini Invent

The best student marketing campaign award, sponsored by L'Oréal Groupe

Winner: Enterprise Mobility (in collaboration with Havas People)

Second: Babcock (submitted by ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions)

Third: Barclays – ‘What If’ (submitted by Wiser)

The best innovation in assessment and selection award, sponsored by AMS

Winner: Howden

Second: AWE & Spotted Zebra

Third: HSBC

The best use of AI in recruitment award, sponsored by Howden

Winner: Lloyds Banking Group (in collaboration with FourthWall)

The graduate employer of the year, sponsored by SHL

Winner: CBRE