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. Sponsored by Talogy

HSBC

Lloyds Banking Group

Police Now

Pinsents Mason 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 

Howden

Linklaters Business Services

Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with FourthWall

Innovation in assessment and selection

Arctic Shores in partnership with EDF UK

BlackRock

Grant Thornton in partnership with Neurosight

Virgin Media O2 in partnership with Neurosight

Outstanding offer-to-onboarding experience

Accenture

AMS

HSBC

NatWest Group in partnership with Eli Onboarding

Outstanding apprenticeship development programme

First Intuition

HSBC

Lloyds Banking Group

Outstanding graduate development programme

LHH

National Energy System Operator

Neueda in partnership with HSBC

Raytheon UK

Skyscanner

Collaboration for impact in early talent

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

Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with FouthWall

Uptree in partnership with JP Morgan Chase

Vistry Group

Sustainability and social impact in early talent

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

Finalists will be announced W/C 18 May.

Early talent changemaker of the year

Finalists will be announced W/C 18 May.

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.