Home Your ISE ISE Knowledge Hub Featured Knowledge Featured Opinion ISE response to Adzuna graduate vacancy figures Stephen Isherwood, joint CEO, Institute of Student Employers responds to the Adzuna data released 24 August 2026 that shows a 45% year-on-year decline in graduate job vacancies. Aug 25, 2026 Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment Read the Article Case Study Aug 25, 2026 Work ready graduates need ready managers Graduate Development Helen Fawcett, Head of Early Careers, explores why manager readiness is becoming just as important as graduate readiness and their approach at National Grid. Read the Article Opinion Aug 24, 2026 Why graduate employers need different thinkers Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment Neurodiverse students should be of particular interest to employers, explains Dr. David Gordon, an Associate Professor at De Montfort University and member of ISE’s EDI Working Group. Read the Article Know-how Aug 17, 2026 Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Internships & Placements Strengthen your graduate pipeline with insight visits Partnering with universities to host employer insight visits strengthens your graduate talent pipeline, explains Anna Fons Garcia at Queen Mary University of London. Read the Article Article Aug 11, 2026 Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment Remembering Tessa McEwan Earlier this year, a long-time friend of ISE, Tessa McEwan, sadly passed away. Tessa was someone who worked in early careers for over two decades, both as a graduate recruiter and as a trainer. Tessa was known by many across the early careers sector, some of whom have shared their thoughts and memories for this piece. Read the Article Know-how Aug 10, 2026 Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Internships & Placements 5 ways to elevate HE work experience in the age of AI Labour market changes over the last year present both challenges and opportunities for universities and employers adapting their work experience offerings for the new season, explains Laura Carter, employer engagement lead at The Open University. Read the Article Case Study Aug 07, 2026 Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy How AWE redesigned its keep warm experience AWE explains how it has shifted its approach to keep warm activity from traditional engagement to a cohort-led, function-owned experience. Read the Article All Knowledge ISE Research ISE research helps employers, universities, suppliers, and wider stakeholders in the student recruitment and development industry make well-informed decisions about student talent. Explore Research Report ISE EDI Report 2026 Members Only The latest findings from the ISE EDI Survey 2026 reveal how employers are approaching equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in early careers recruitment - what actions they are taking across attraction, selection and retention, which interventions are proving most effective, and where progress remains uneven across different groups. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility Read the Article Report ISE EDI Survey 2026: report and resources Members Only The latest findings from the ISE EDI Survey 2026 reveal how employers are approaching equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in early careers recruitment. Here you will find the report and related resources. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility Read the Article Report ISE Student Development Survey 2026 Access Now Discover the current trends from the largest group of early careers development professionals in the UK. The ISE annual Student Development Survey is the largest of its type and this year analyses data from 144 employers. Apprentice Development, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Development, Strategy, Student Insight, Technology Download Now ISE Resources Our resources cover a wide range of toolkits and guides, to give you comprehensive support in all aspects of your role. 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Explore Insights Opinion Aug 25, 2026 Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment ISE response to Adzuna graduate vacancy figures Read the Article Case Study Aug 25, 2026 Graduate Development Work ready graduates need ready managers Read the Article Opinion Aug 24, 2026 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment Why graduate employers need different thinkers Read the Article Future of Early Talent Ten years ago, not many ISE members were hiring school leavers, now they are. Ten years from now, we expect many ISE member recruitment teams will not only still target school leavers and graduates, but also career changers, older workers and internal candidates. Explore Early Talent ISE Apprenticeships Here you will find the content the ISE Apprenticeships Working Group has been working hard on delivering. In order to inform employers of the value of apprenticeships for their organisation. Explore Apprenticeships EDI Find research, case studies, advice and information curated by ISE’s EDI Working Group to support members in their EDI journey. From starting out and building a business case to developing a strategy and measuring performance. Explore EDI ISE Highlights: (SP) 11.08.26 11/08/2026 Read the Newsletter Sign up Today See Past Newsletters