Universum held the Universum Awards last Thursday, March 24th, at The Montague on the Gardens in London. The sponsor of the event was Graduate Promotions.

We were proud to invite a number of companies to UK’s number one event for employer branding inspiration, knowledge sharing and recognition of the UK’s Ideal Employers. The Universum Awards was a chance for people to inspire themselves in their employer branding work and network with other professionals and members of university career services. More importantly, it was the time of year to celebrate those companies with the strongest and most sophisticated employer brands.

The afternoon began with thought provoking seminars with speakers from the University of Liverpool, Barclays Wealth and the British Army. In the evening, the awards ceremony and dinner were a great opportunity to celebrate the employer branding success of this year’s most attractive employers, as voted for in the Universum Student Survey 2011.

Below are the employers that are perceived by the students as best in industry and ideal.

Best in Industry
PwC – Auditing & Accounting                       
HSBC – Banking                                                 
L’Oréal – FMCG                                                   
Accenture – Management Consulting                   
Google – Software & Computer Services  

Ideal Employers
Business & Commerce      
1. Apple
2. Google
3. HSBC

Highest Climber
RBS - Business & Commerce  

Ideal Employers
Engineering & IT 
1. Google
2. Microsoft
3. Apple

Highest Climber
Citi – Engineering & IT

Universum Awards UK 2011  – Image Gallery