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ISE Awards 2026 Finalists

Congratulations to the ISE Awards 2026 Finalists

The winners will be announced at the ISE Awards Gala dinner at the end of the ISE Student Recruitment Conference on 23 June 2026 at the Hilton Metropole, Brighton.

 

Click on each award below to see the finalists:

 

Outstanding dedication to EDI in early Talent. 

HSBC

Lloyds Banking Group

Police Now

Pinsent Masons in partnership with Amberjack

Tesco in partnership with Group GTI

 

 

Outstanding schools and college engagement approach. Sponsored by Visionpath 

Kainos Software

Lloyds Banking Group

Pathway CTM in partnership with AWE

The School Outreach Company in partnership with KPMG

 

 

Outstanding pathways to early careers 

Accenture

Lloyds Banking Group

National Energy System Operator

ScottishPower in partnership with Amberjack

 

 

Innovation in early talent attraction . Sponsored by Prospects 

Howden

Linklaters

Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with FourthWall

 

 

Innovation in assessment and selection. Sponsored by Talent People 

EDF UK in partnership with Arctic Shores

BlackRock

Grant Thornton in partnership with Neurosight

Virgin Media O2 in partnership with Neurosight

 

 

Outstanding offer-to-onboarding experience 

Accenture

Rolls-Royce in partnership with AMS

HSBC

NatWest Group in partnership with Eli Onboarding

 

 

Outstanding apprenticeship development programme. Sponsored by Talogy 

First Intuition

HSBC

Lloyds Banking Group

 

 

Outstanding graduate development programme. Sponsored by Gradconsult 

LHH

National Energy System Operator

Neueda in partnership with HSBC

Raytheon UK

Skyscanner

 

 

 Collaboration for impact in early talent. Sponsored by AMS

Birmingham City University in partnership with Aston University, University College Birmingham, University of Birmingham, National Careers Service, Department for Work and Pensions, Birmingham and Solihull Jobcentre Plus

Connectr Early Engagement (Discover Finance)

Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with FouthWall

Uptree in partnership with JPMorganChase

Vistry Group

 

 

Sustainability and social impact in early talent. Sponsored by Cappfinity 

Babcock

Howden

Lloyds Banking Group

The School Outreach Company in partnership with Virgin Media O2

 

 

Outstanding emerging/alternative talent programme.

Aon

Howden

Rolls-Royce in partnership with AMS

Skyscanner

 

 

Most successful early careers strategy. Sponsored by Neurosight

HSBC 

Nationwide Building Society

Police Now

Rolls-Royce in partnership with AMS

The Coca-Cola Company 

 

 

Early talent changemaker of the year. Sponsored by Unseen

Nofi Balogun, Lloyds Banking Group 

Frankie Dadzie, Linklaters Business Services 

Clare Power, Police Now 

Phil Sartain, Aon 

 

Sponsorship

We have a number of awards available for sponsorship as well as more opportunities at the ISE Awards Gala. View our sponsorship page for more details.

Got your tickets yet? 

Join us at the ISE Student Recruitment Conference and stay for the ISE Awards Gala on 23 June.