HE Conference for Careers Advisors and Employer Outreach Teams:What Employers Want

Many thanks to London Business School for hosting this year's ISE Conference for HE Careers Professionals .

The conference featured a number of employer-led sessions exploring the challenges faced when recruiting onto their graduate programmes.

We reviewed changes to some of the selection and assessment processes being introduced by employers and discussed the must-knows for graduates when entering applying to schemes and entering the world of work.

In addition, we looked at the UK graduate labour market and some of the solutions being used by universities responding to the changing needs of employers.

Participating employers included: Deloitte, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, FDM, Frontline, PwC, SAP, Teach First, Thales and Virgin Media

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:15 Introduction to the day by ISE and London Business School

10:15 – 10:30 Opening from GTI, HE Conference Headline Sponsor

(Presentation slides available to ISE members only)

10:30 – 11:15 The graduate labour market: trends of the past 12 months

Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive, ISE

Charlie Ball, Head of Higher Education Intelligence, Prospects

(Presentation slides available to ISE members only)

11:15 – 11:45 Refreshments and networking

11:45 – 12:15 Digital disruption and other trends in selection and assessment - Employer Panel

Andrew Bargery, Campus & Schools Engagement Leader, PwC

Kate Croucher, Head of Recruitment and University Partnerships, FDM

Katherine Hennessy, Attraction Manager, Frontline

(Presentation slides available to ISE members only)

12:15 – 12:45 Award winning showcase #1:  Middlesex University winners of the Outstanding University Partnership with an Employer and/or Supplier Award 2019

Alan Stuart, Director for Careers and Employability, Middlesex University

(Presentation slides available to ISE members only)

12:45 – 13:45 Lunch and networking with Employers Sectors

13:45 – 14:15 How technology is being used in graduate attraction – Employer Panel

Nick Homer, Head of Client Service, Tonic

Sonya Creagh, Talent Acquisition Manager, Travelport

Samantha Meredith, Employment Brand Manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car 

(Presentation slides available to ISE members only)

14:45 – 14:45 Award winning showcase #2: University of Limerick winners of the Best University & Employer Engagement Strategy Award 2019

Treasa Landers, University of Limerick

14:45 – 15:15 Refreshments and networking

15:15 – 15:45 Offer to join: how students need to engage and the problem of reneges - Employer Panel

Victoria Ellis, Candidate Experience Manager, Deloitte

Matthew Williamson, Head of University Recruitment, Teach First

Eloise Allen, Head of Early Careers Talent Acquisition, Thales UK

15:45 – 16:15 New and emerging careers and future skill set requirements - Employer Panel

Stephen, Chief Executive, ISE

David Harvey, UK Product and Services Owner, FDM

Lindsey Rowe, Chief of Staff/Head of People & Programmes Office, SAP

Karen Handley, Global Head of Future Careers, Virgin Media

(Presentation slides available to ISE members only)

Headline Sponsor

Exhibitors