Past Winners

2023

Best Candidate Experience

  • Winner: MYOB

Best Graduate Campaign

  • Winner: EY

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: KiwiRail

Best Graduate Professional

  • Winner: Grace Jonnalagadda (Russell McVeagh)

Best Careers Service Professional

  • Winner: Melanie Barr (Auckland University of Technology (AUT))

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: The University of Auckland

Best Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

  • Winner: Deloitte

2022

Best Candidate Experience

  • Winner: Tonkin & Taylor

Best Graduate Campaign

  • Winner: EY

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: WSP

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Winner: MYOB

Best Graduate Professional

  • Winner: Emma Winkle (KPMG)

Best Careers Service Professional

  • Winner: Melanie Barr (Auckland University of Technology (AUT))

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Winner: KPMG

2021

Best Candidate Experience

  • Winner: WSP

Best Graduate Campaign

  • Winner: EY

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: Xero

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Winner: Auckland Transport

Best Graduate Professional

  • Winner: Emma Winkle (KPMG)

Best Careers Service Professional

  • Winner: Kate Coley (UoA), Lucy Dodds (Otago), & Michael Parkes (VUW)

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: University of Auckland

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Winner: Auckland Transport

2020

Best Candidate Experience

  • Winner: GovTechTalent

Best Graduate Campaign

  • Winner: Aurecon

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: Xero

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Winner: KPMG

Best Graduate Professional

  • Winner: Niamh Coleman, KPMG

Best Careers Service Professional

  • Winner: Robyn Cummins, University of Canterbury

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: University of Auckland

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Winner: MBIE

2019

Best Candidate Experience

  • Winner: WSP

Best Graduate Campaign

  • Winner: IXOM

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: KiwiRail

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Winner: Beca

Best Graduate Professional

  • Winner: Rachel Steward, Chapman Tripp

Best Careers Service Professional

  • Winner: Clodagh Higgins, University of Auckland

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: University of Otago

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Winner: Auckland Council

2018

Best Print Campaign

  • Winner: Xero
  • Runner-up: PwC

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: T&G Global
  • Runner-up: MPI

Best Graduate Website

  • Winner: Xero
  • Runner-up: PwC

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Winner: TeachFirst NZ
  • Runner-up: EY

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: University of Otago
  • Runner-up: AUT

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Winner: The Treasury
  • Runner-up: Simpson Grierson

2017

Best Print Campaign

  • Winner: Chapman Tripp
  • Runner-up: Xero

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Winner: Ministry for Primary Industries
  • Runner-up: Xero

Best Graduate Website

  • Winner: Chapman Tripp
  • Runner-up: Xero

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Winner: KPMG
  • Runner-up: TeachFirst NZ

Best Careers Service

  • Winner: Victoria University of Wellington
  • Runner-up: University of Auckland

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Winner: Simpson Grierson
  • Runner-up: TeachFirst NZ

2016

Graduate Print Campaign

  • Russell McVeagh

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • The Treasury

Best New Graduate Programme: 

  • AMP Financial Services New Zealand

Best Graduate Website

  • Xero

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • TeachFirst NZ

Best Careers Service

  • The University of Auckland and The University of Canterbury

Best Diversity Strategy

  • TeachFirst NZ

2015

Graduate Print Campaign

  • Simpson Grierson

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • Beca

Best Graduate Website

  • Xero

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Downer

Best Careers Service

  • The University of Auckland

Best Diversity Strategy

  • Simpson Grierson

2014

Graduate Print Campaign

  • Chapman Tripp

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • ASB

Best Graduate Website

  • Deloitte

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • Fletcher Building

Best Careers Service

  • University of Auckland Business School ASB Careers Centre

Best Diversity Strategy

  •  Teach First NZ

2013

Graduate Print Campaign

  • Chapman Tripp

Best Graduate Development Programme

  • The Warehouse

Best Graduate Website

  • Deloitte

Best Innovation in the Graduate Sector

  • EY

Best Careers Service

  • University of Auckland