ISE Awards 2025

ISE Awards 2025 Finalists

A big thank you to all our ISE Awards 2025 entrants for your submissions this year. We received 110 submitted entries, all showcasing commitment to raising standards in student marketing, recruitment and development as well as work experience and diversity.

With these entries comprising solo and collaborating ISE employer, solution provider and university member organisations competing in 14 categories, the following have been shortlisted for the first 13 award categories as 2024 Award Finalists.

The final set of finalists from our strategy category will be announced in week commencing 28 April.

Congratulations to the successful organisations that have made it through to Phase 2 of the Awards 2025.

Winners will be announced on 24 June during the Awards Gala Dinner following at the ISE Recruitment Conference taking place on Monday 23 June - Tuesday 24 June 2025.

Marketing categories

Best Single Purpose Attraction Activation

Sponsored by

Civil Service Fast Stream in partnership with TMP Worldwide, a PeopleScout company
Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with FourthWall
RMP Enterprise in partnership with Forvis Mazars

Best Attraction Campaign

Sponsored by

Clifford Chance LLP
Lloyds Banking Group
Police Now
Wood

Best Innovation in Attraction

Sponsored by

Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with FourthWall
Nokia UK
The TalentPeople in partnership with Microsoft

Recruitment categories

Best Assessment and Selection Process

Sponsored by

Sky in partnership with Cappfinity
Police Now in partnership with Talogy
Thales in partnership with Amberjack

Best Work Experience, Internship or Placement Programme

Sponsored by

Clifford Chance LLP
DLA Piper
HSBC
Primark
Vistry Group

Outstanding Dedication to Diversity in Student Recruitment

Sponsored by

Foot Anstey
HSBC
Royal Bank of Canada

Outstanding Employer and Solution Provider Recruitment Partnership

Sponsored by

Aon in partnership with Connectr
Bright Network in partnership with EY
Clifford Chance LLP in partnership with The Smarty Train
Group GTI in partnership with adidas
Randstad UK in partnership with Ford
The TalentPeople in partnership with Schneider Electric

Education Categories

Best University & Employer Engagement Strategy

Sponsored by

Kingston University
University of London Careers Service
University of Glasgow
University of Plymouth

Outstanding University, Employer or Solution Provider Partnership

Sponsored by

Kingston University in partnership with Gradcore
University of Huddersfield in partnership with Lightcast
University of Liverpool in partnership with Ulster University, HWR Berlin and Handshake
University of Warwick in partnership with Jaguar Land Rover