Home ISE Knowledge Hub Featured Knowledge Featured Know-how How mindfulness can ease the student shift to professional Mindfulness can support the student to professional transition. Sean Tolram, Head of Mindfulness at HSBC, shares insight ahead of his keynote at ISE’s Student Recruitment Conference. Jun 12, 2025 Apprentice Development, Graduate Development Read the Article Know-how Jun 12, 2025 Push creative boundaries to attract early talent Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing Early careers content is often tucked away on a firm’s main website, posing challenges when engaging media-savvy, brand-conscious Gen Z students. Grahame Jones, of Soukias Jones, explores creative digital solutions to boost engagement. Read the Article Research Jun 12, 2025 What is holding back social mobility in early careers? Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility UCL research reveals the importance of building an evidence base to inform action on social mobility, explains Dr Claire Tyler, ISE’s Head of Insights. Read the Article Opinion Jun 11, 2025 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility Overcoming barriers & making a world of positive difference I. Stephanie Boyce, legal trailblazer and advocate for social justice, EDI and social mobility, offers a preview to her keynote at ISE’s Student Recruitment Conference. Read the Article ISEResearch Jun 05, 2025 Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment What are average apprentice salaries over 3 years? ISE’s Student Development survey 2025 shows how school and college leavers progress over three years with salaries by sector and region. Read the Article Research Jun 04, 2025 Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight Graduates pivot careers due to AI and job automation AI is impacting the early career decisions of young people, reveals a new report from Prospects at Jisc. Read the Article Know-how May 29, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Strategy How to engage schools and colleges The second guide in ISE’s School and College Engagement Toolkit explains how to best engage with schools and colleges. Read the Article All Knowledge ISE Insights We work to provide expert information and insight to our member organisations and deliver comprehensive research on range of issues affecting graduate, intern and apprenticeship recruitment and development. Explore Insights Know-how Jun 12, 2025 Apprentice Development, Graduate Development How mindfulness can ease the student shift to professional Read the Article Know-how Jun 12, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing Push creative boundaries to attract early talent Read the Article Research Jun 12, 2025 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility What is holding back social mobility in early careers? Read the Article 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 Student Development Survey 2025 Members Only Despite an uncertain economic and political environment, ISE members continue to hire more student onto their development programmes. Find an in-depth analysis of data from employer members across a range of sectors and discover trends in development programmes for graduates and school and college leavers. Read the Article Know-how From ‘Early Talent’ to Emerging Talent: ISE Podcast Episode 1: In discussion with Tom Baker View the Recording Dashboard Data Dashboards: Student Development 2025 Members Only We've gathered the data from our Student Development survey into these digestible, interactive dashboards. Apprentice Development, Graduate Development Read the Article ISE Resources Our resources cover a wide range of toolkits and guides, to give you comprehensive support in all aspects of your role. Explore Resources Webinar Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Strategy, Work Experience – Schools ISE School & College Engagement Toolkit Launch Webinar Read the Article Report Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Work Experience – Schools School and college engagement toolkit Members Only Read the Article Report Future, Strategy From Early Career To Emerging Talent Download Now 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. 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