Play Video
Be recognised as one of Australia’s top future graduate talents and you might see your face in the Australian Financial Review. We put you through your paces and give you a taste of a full graduate recruitment process - even putting you in front of some of Australia’s top employers for interviews! The Top100 Awards is a truly unique experience to develop your application skills, communication skills, and personal branding to give your career a head start before you even graduate.
Meet Employers
Gain exposure to Australia’s top graduate employers.
Practise Applying
Try out a real recruitment process before experiencing the real thing.
Represent Your University
Help them rank higher in the Top100 University Awards.
Increase Your Profile
Enhance your professional profile being featured in The Australian Financial Review.
Should you reside outside of the greater Sydney area, GradConnection will organise your return flights and accommodation so you may attend. This is subject to terms, for further information, please contact [email protected]
1.Application
Thousands of students apply to the Top100 Future Leaders competition as the first step in the comprehensive recruitment process
2. Testing - by Sova Australia
You’ll then complete a selection of psychometric tests commonly used by many of Australia’s top graduate employers
3. Video Interview - by Sova Australia
You’ll then complete a video interview, which has recently become an important step in a typical high-volume recruiting process
4. Assessment - by Chandler Macleod
You’ll then participate in an actual assessment centre run by Chandler Macleod, where you’ll be assessed directly by employers
5. Awards Night
The dozens of employers that participate in these applicant assessments will announce their results with the students and universities taking top honours on the night
6. AFR
All finalists, winners and universities are published in the AFR alongside our results for the Top100 graduate employers
You must:
“The opportunity to meet all the different students from across Australia and different universities, some very talented individuals, and connect with them through the Top100 Awards was amazing.”
Maria Jamal (UTS), 2022 Winner - Coles IT Award
“I didn't realise just how large the award is. Like how broadly recognised it is within Australia, both on the student front, but also on the employer side of things. I got a lot of press afterwards and I definitely didn't expect that!”
Calum Ireland (RMIT), 2022 Winner - Goodman Fielder FMCG Award
“Most people generally don't tend to get the opportunity to practice going through the graduate recruitment process before the real thing, so I think this program is really the best opportunity you will ever get for you to learn more about how you perform under pressure and for you to really evaluate strengths and rectify weaknesses for the actual graduate recruitment process and beyond”
Brandon Zheng (UNSW), 2022 Winner - Ashurst Law Award