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 10 March. 

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

• 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

• 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

• Kingston University

• University of London Careers Service

• University of Glasgow

• University of Plymouth

 

Outstanding University, Employer or Solution Provider Partnership 

• 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

 

Development categories

Best Graduate Development Programme

Sponsored by 

 

• Aon
• Capgemini
• IBM UK
• Sage UK

 

Best School Leaver &/or Apprentice Development Programme

• Arden University in partnership with WSH Group Ltd
• Capgemini
• DLA Piper
• IBM UK
• Nokia

 

Best Student Onboarding & Induction Activities Programme

• AWE
• Capgemini
• Forvis Mazars
• Scottish Power in partnership with Amberjack

 

Outstanding Employer & Solution Provider Development Partnership

Sponsored by 

• Capgemini in partnership with QA 
• Cappfinity in partnership with FNZ
• Development Beyond Learning in partnership with Fidelity International
• Jaguar Land Rover in partnership with Ashorne Advantage

 

 

Contact 

For general awards enquiries on ISE Awards 2025, please contact events@ise.org.uk

To discuss award sponsorship opportunities, please contact Vivienne Wootten, Head of Events and Partnerships