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Employers concerned student use of AI misrepresents skills

Students are falling short in work readiness and risk overselling themselves in job applications as employers raise concerns about AI use, reports ISE Student Development Survey.

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.

How application processes fail at EDI (and fixes)

Barriers created by inaccessible or complex application processes damage talent pools, and that needs to change, says Alice Hargreaves, a disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneur and founder of SIC.

How to create a successful onboarding strategy

A great onboarding experience can be the difference between a confident, committed new student or graduate hire and a disengaged one. Sarah Wardle, Relationships Director at Eli Onboarding explains how.

Mapping the transition from student to professional

A landmark study maps the psychological transition from student to professional, explains Rebecca Fielding at Gradconsult.

Do you need a Gen Z or intergenerational workplace strategy?

Building an intergenerational workplace strategy is more beneficial than a Gen Z approach, explains Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute.

DLA Piper is building sustainable early careers recruitment

Marking Earth Day, DLA Piper explains how they are developing their early careers recruitment strategy for a more sustainable future.

Whet your appetite for ISE’s Development Conference

Ahead of ISE’s Student Development Conference we share some of our leading L&D articles from forthcoming event speakers.

How to build campaigns that click with Gen Z

Stafford Long shares early findings from its forthcoming youth report to inform attraction and retention campaign planning.

5 ways to gamify on-campus events

Engaging students on campus is tough, it’s only getting harder as the way students want to engage has shifted - a lot and fast! Ellie Simpson at Sixty Learn explains how employers and universities can gamify on-campus events.

What career events are most valuable for students in 2025?

What events are proving to be most valuable for students and how can employers build a solution that works? ISE members got together to discuss how to do this effectively.

5 steps to a top candidate experience in the AI era

How can you ensure AI complements, rather than compromises, the candidate experience? Eli Onboarding and Arctic Shores share a practical approach.