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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Unilever crowned Best of the Best at AGR Student Recruitment Awards

Unilever was crowned Best of the Best at the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) Student Recruitment Awards 2017 yesterday evening (7 June 2017).

The company was praised for its technological and innovative approach with Amberjack. As well as scooping the top accolade, Unilever won the Graduate Assessment and Selection Strategy Award.

The Best School Leaver Strategy award went to EY for the second year running while Lloyds Banking Group won two awards - Best Graduate Attraction Strategy, and Best Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Laing O'Rourke won the Work Experience Programme Award and MyKindaFuture was recognised for its outstanding contribution as a supplier for its work with Rolls Royce.

Running for nearly 40 years, the AGR Student Recruitment Awards celebrate best practice in developing campaigns and initiatives that attract high quality students. More than 20 companies were shortlisted.

Comedian Hal Cruttenden hosted the awards at a gala dinner as part of the AGR’s annual Student Recruitment Conference in Brighton.

Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive at the AGR, said: “The awards marked the end of a fantastic second day of our annual conference. Congratulations to all of our winners.  They’re always hugely competitive and it’s great to see such a wide range of sectors represented.”

More information on the AGR Awards can be found at www.agr.org.uk