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Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight

Early Talent Intelligence Hub Members Only

The ISE Early Talent Intelligence Hub gives ISE members access to a catalogue of research from our member organisations on a range of topics within early careers and emerging talent.

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Know-how

Nov 04, 2026

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Technology

Forvis Mazars: How employers can build AI-ready talent

The impact of AI on entry-level jobs was one of the defining themes of this year’s ISE Student Recruitment Conference. Erin McKelvey and Robbie White of Forvis Mazars explore the implications, how AI is fundamentally changing the future of early careers and how employers can prepare talent.

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Webinar

Future, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

ISE Member Insights Live: AI-ready, or just AI-comfortable? Members Only

AI has already changed what graduate applications look like, more polish, more volume, and a harder job telling genuine capability from generated content. This webinar from SHL asked the next question: once you can see past the polish, are you confident in what you're actually assessing?

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Webinar

Careers, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

ISE Member Insights Live: Preparing for Gen Alpha Members Only

As Gen Alpha approaches the workforce, employers need to rethink how they attract, assess and engage future talent. Drawing on new research and CHRO insights, this webinar from AMS explored changing candidate expectations, the impact of AI and rising application volumes, and what it means for early careers and graduate recruitment.

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Webinar

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Careers, Future...

ISE Student Recruitment Survey report launch 2026 Members Only

We were delighted to invite ISE members to the launch of our eagerly anticipated ISE Student Recruitment Survey 2026. The report analyses data covering more than 1.7 million applications and 31,577 hires and work experience placements during the 2025/26 student recruitment cycle.

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Case Study

Oct 20, 2026

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy

How Severn Trent is building the workforce of the future

Building the workforce of the future starts with aligning strategy with business needs, explains Kellie Emery at Severn Trent.

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Know-how

Oct 05, 2026

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment

What skills are important for the new hiring season?

As employers prepare for the new recruitment cycle, the skills conversation is changing. An ISE webinar explored what employers are looking for and how young people can develop and demonstrate them.

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Case Study

Sep 21, 2026

Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy

How NESO built an outstanding graduate programme

Molly Edwards, Early Careers Manager at NESO, explains what’s behind their graduate scheme, which won ISE’s Outstanding Graduate Development Programme Award 2026.

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Know-how

Sep 15, 2026

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment

The work readiness challenge is a shared responsibility

Do graduates and apprentices land in the workplace with the skills they need to thrive and succeed? We hear frequently from employers that they don’t. ISE’s webinar explores what is lacking and what we can we do about it.

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Research

Sep 07, 2026

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Student Insight

Mental wellbeing is a critical part of early careers success

New research shows that mental health difficulties among young people have doubled in the past decade. Dr Dominic Kelly, Senior Research Fellow at UCL and Dr Claire Tyler, ISE Head of Insights, explore the challenge, and how employers can support the wellbeing and success of early career hires.

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Webinar

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment

ISE Insights Live: Skills for 2026/27 Members Only

Anne-Marie Campion and early careers experts explore the changing face of the workplace; how AI is reshaping EC roles and the skills set that young people need to develop and demonstrate to succeed in this rapidly changing environment.

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Case Study

Aug 25, 2026

Graduate Development

Work ready graduates need ready managers

Helen Fawcett, Head of Early Careers, explores why manager readiness is becoming just as important as graduate readiness and their approach at National Grid.

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