The countdown to the 2018 gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards begins in earnest today with the announcement of the shortlists for the event in the Round Room of Dublin’s Mansion House. These awards, kindly sponsored by the Irish Management Institute, are the main industry recognition event for graduate recruiters in Ireland and last year attracted over 550 guests to the spectacular gala awards evening, which was attended by the major stakeholders in the graduate recruitment industry, including government and business leaders, graduate employers, academics, careers professionals and key decision-makers. Each year the competition for these awards has intensified significantly. To recognise this and acknowledge the quality of submissions; gold, silver and bronze awards will be presented for the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards.
The shortlists for the awards as nominated by the Judging Panel are:
| BEST STUDENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN | |
| Accenture | |
| Aldi | |
| Deloitte | |
| EY | |
| Glanbia | |
| Jameson – Irish Distillers | |
| KPMG | |
| Lidl | |
| Public Appointments Service & The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| PwC | |
| BEST GRADUATE RECRUITMENT WEBSITE sponsored by M3S | |
| Accenture | |
| Aldi | |
| Bank of Ireland | |
| Central Bank of Ireland | |
| Deloitte | |
| EY | |
| Jameson – Irish Distillers | |
| KPMG | |
| PwC | |
| William Fry | |
| BEST INNOVATION ON CAMPUS sponsored by cut-e | |
| Accenture | |
| BT | |
| Deloitte | |
| Ericsson | |
| EY | |
| KPMG | |
| PwC | |
| William Fry | |
| Workday | |
| BEST INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (ANNUAL INTAKE >50) | |
| Abbott | |
| Accenture | |
| Boston Scientific | |
| Deloitte | |
| ESB | |
| EY | |
| KPMG | |
| PwC | |
| BEST INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (ANNUAL INTAKE <50) | |
| AbbVie | |
| Aldi | |
| Arthur Cox | |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | |
| BT | |
| Glanbia | |
| HedgeServ | |
| Musgrave | |
| Three | |
| William Fry | |
| Workday | |
| THE GRADIRELAND DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT AWARD sponsored by AHEAD | |
| Accenture | |
| Arthur Cox | |
| Bank of Ireland | |
| Deloitte | |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | |
| EY | |
| KPMG | |
| PwC | |
| Workday | |
| BEST GRADUATE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SPECIALIST/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME) sponsored by workday | |
| AbbVie | |
| Accenture | |
| BT | |
| Deloitte | |
| EY | |
| HedgeServ | |
| KPMG | |
| PwC | |
| BEST GRADUATE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME) | |
| Aldi | |
| Bank of Ireland | |
| CarTrawler | |
| Department of Public Expenditure & Reform | |
| Enterprise rent-a-car | |
| Glanbia | |
| Ibec Global Graduates | |
| Jameson – Irish Distillers | |
| Lidl | |
| Musgrave | |
| Paddy Power Betfair | |
| Stryker | |
| William Fry | |
| Workday | |
| GRADUATE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Core | |
| Abbott | Auryn Souness |
| Accenture | Lauren Fanning |
| Boston Scientific | Rebecca Dillon |
| BT | Cliona O’Boyle |
| Dell EMC | Robbie Thackaberry |
| Deloitte | Niamh O’Connell |
| EY | Colin Fives |
| Glanbia | John McCarthy |
| HedgeServ | Marine Ley Sancho |
| Jacobs Engineering | Erin Rose |
| Musgrave | Ross Kerrigan |
| Stryker | Alan Whitford |
| Three | Rachel Verschoyle |
| Workday | Darren Brogan |
| GRADUATE EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by IMI | |
| AbbVie | |
| Accenture | |
| Bank of Ireland | |
| BT | |
| Deloitte | |
| EY | |
| Glanbia | |
| HedgeServ | |
| Jameson – Irish Distillers | |
| KPMG | |
| Lidl | |
| Musgrave | |
| PwC | |
| William Fry | |
| Workday | |
Each year, gradireland conducts the National Student Survey, and this year saw our largest survey ever, with responses collected from almost 15,000 students nationwide. As part of the survey, students vote for which employers they would like to work for, across a range of sectors, with the winners announced at the 2018 gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards.
The shortlist is as follows:
| ACCOUNTANCY/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES |
| BDO |
| Crowe Horwath |
| Deloitte |
| EY |
| Grant Thornton |
| KPMG |
| Mazars |
| PwC |
| Russell Brennan Keane |
| BANKING, INVESTMENT & FINANCIAL SERVICES |
| AIB Group |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| Bank of Ireland |
| Barclays |
| Central Bank |
| Citi |
| Deutsche Bank |
| Goldman Sachs |
| HedgeServ |
| JPMorgan |
| Morgan Stanley |
| Ulster Bank |
| CONSULTING |
| Accenture |
| BCG |
| CHL |
| FDM |
| First Derivatives |
| GLG |
| McKinsey |
| Mercer |
| Willis Towers Watson |
| ENGINEERING |
| AECOM |
| Analog Devices |
| Arup |
| Bombardier |
| GE |
| Intel |
| Jacobs Engineering |
| Jaguar Land Rover |
| Kingspan |
| Mercury Engineering |
| PM Group |
| FMCG sponsored by the Irish Times |
| Coca-Cola |
| Core Media |
| Dairygold |
| Diageo |
| Glanbia |
| Jameson – Irish Distillers |
| Kerry Group |
| L’Oréal |
| Nestlé |
| P&G |
| Pepsico |
| Unilever |
| INSURANCE |
| AIG |
| Allianz |
| AON |
| Aviva |
| AXA |
| FBD |
| Liberty Insurance |
| Vhi Healthcare |
| LAW |
| A&L Goodbody |
| Arthur Cox |
| Eversheds Sutherland |
| Holmes O’Malley Sexton |
| Mason Hayes & Curran |
| Matheson |
| McCann FitzGerald |
| William Fry |
| LOGISTICS, TRANSPORT & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT |
| Aer Lingus |
| Bus Éireann/CIE |
| Dublin Airport Authority |
| DCC |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| Hertz |
| Irish Aviation Authority |
| Ryanair |
| SMBC Aviation |
| ONLINE RETAIL SERVICES & TELECOMS |
| Amazon |
| BSkyB |
| BT |
| eBay |
| eir |
| Openet |
| Paddy Power Betfair |
| Paypal |
| Phonewatch |
| Smartbox |
| Three |
| Virgin Media |
| Vodafone |
| PUBLIC & CIVIL SERVICE/PUBLICLY FUNDED BODIES |
| An Garda Síochána |
| Department of Education (incl. Teaching) |
| Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Enterprise Ireland |
| European Commission |
| gradpublicjobs.ie |
| HSE |
| Ibec Global Graduates |
| IntertradeIreland |
| RTÉ |
| RETAIL |
| A+F Hollister |
| Aldi |
| Boots |
| Lidl |
| Marks & Spencer |
| Musgrave Group |
| Penneys (Primark) |
| Smyths Toys |
| Sony |
| TK Maxx (TJX) |
| SCIENCE |
| Abbott |
| AbbVie |
| Allergan Pharmaceuticals |
| BioMarin |
| Boston Scientific |
| GSK |
| Johnson & Johnson |
| Lilly |
| Medtronic |
| Merck |
| Pfizer |
| Stryker |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| Apple |
| BioWare |
| Blizzard Entertainment |
| Dell EMC |
| IBM |
| Microsoft |
| SAP |
| Workday |
| UTILITIES, ENERGY & RENEWABLES |
| Airtricity |
| Bord na Mona |
| Coillte |
| Eirgrid |
| ESB |
| Ervia |
| Irish Cement |
| Veolia Water |
Every year, spaces at the gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards get booked up fast. This event sells out early, so book your table now by calling gradireland at 01 645 1500. Look forward to seeing you on April 26th!
