The Awards
Scroll through each category to view our full range of awards. To download the How to enter pack, click here
The Expert Panel Awards
All graduate employers are eligible to enter one or more of the below awards and each category has its own unique judging process. Each year the interest in and competition for these awards has intensified.
To recognise this competition and acknowledge the quality of submissions, gold, silver and bronze awards are now presented for the categories listed below.
Best Graduate Recruitment Website
Best Innovation on Campus sponsored by AON Assessment Solutions
Best Student Marketing Campaign
The gradireland Diversity Recruitment Award sponsored by AHEAD
Best Internship Programme – intake up to 50 in the current year
Best Internship Programme – intake over 50 in the current year sponsored by Chartered Accountants Ireland
Best Graduate Training and Development Programme – Specialist/Professional Training Programmes
Best Graduate Training and Development Programme – Business/Management Programmes sponsored by Orangeworks
A single winner is presented in the following categories:
The gradireland Graduate Employee of the Year sponsored by CORE
Graduate Employer of the Year - graduate programme intake under 40 in the current year
Graduate Employer of the Year - graduate programme intake over 40 in the current year
The Student Voice Awards
voted for by students
The winner of each award is determined by an online student poll conducted by our research partner Trendence Ireland and we have captured 13,321 votes in 2019.
These awards recognise the most popular graduate recruiters in the following fifteen categories:
Accountancy/Professional Services
Banking, investment and financial services sponsored by Engage People
Consulting
Engineering
FMCG sponsored by The Irish Times
Insurance
Law
Logistics, transport and supply chain management
Online retail services and telecoms
Public service/Publicly funded bodies
Retail
Science
Technology
Utilities, Energy, Renewables
Most Popular Graduate Employer