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Who are you really competing with for graduates?

Ahead of his opening keynote at the ISE Early Talent Intelligence Summit, Toby Culshaw, author of Talent Intelligence and co-founder of the Talent Intelligence Collective, asks how well early careers teams really know their competition.

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.

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.

ISE Student Recruitment Report 2026 Access Now

Discover the current trends from largest survey of student employers in the UK. The report analyses data from 155 employers, covering more than 1.7 million applications and 31,577 hires and work experience placements during the 2025/26 student recruitment cycle.

BDO blends virtual & in-person work experience for impact

In a competitive talent market work experience is an important way of broadening access to careers and engaging future talent early. Jane Baker explains how BDO has developed their strategy both in-person and virtually.

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.

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.

How Tesco early careers are targeting NEET young people

Tesco’s focus on NEET young people has become a core part of its early careers strategy. Apprenticeship and Graduate Talent Acquisition Manager, Lynda Jackson explains the rationale, approach and delivery.

Who won at the ISE Awards 2026?

Early careers professionals came together in sunny Brighton to celebrate achievement, share best practice and recognise outstanding contributions to the profession.

Strategic ROI: analysing data and influencing decisions

In a tight economic climate, where businesses expect development teams to deliver more with less, proving the value of early careers hiring has never been more important, explains ISE’s Anne-Marie Campion.

Data dashboards - ISE Student Development Survey 2026 Members Only

View the key themes of data from the ISE Student Development Survey in these interactive dashboards, where you can filter by region and sector. This year we've introduced seven new dashboards!