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Review of 2023

AI, resilient early career jobs market, students hit by cost-of-living crisis, and visa confusion ends the year: ISE’s joint CEO, Stephen Isherwood, reviews the big stories of 2023.

How HSBC leveraged technology to engage students from low-opportunity backgrounds

Technology can support students from low-opportunity backgrounds to defy the odds, bring fresh ideas to the workplace and shake up stagnant perceptions, explains Zero Gravity.

How to ensure inclusivity when recruiting students with disabilities

It is becoming more important to ensure processes are inclusive, particularly when recruiting students with disabilities, explains Lise Austen from MyPlus.

Employers using AI to recruit graduates and apprentices triples

ISE has found a significant increase in student employers adopting AI to help recruitment processes become more efficient.

Why we should be cautiously optimistic about student recruitment

ISE’s Stephen Isherwood explains why the student recruitment market is robust despite economic pressures and the impact on advice for students.

Robust yet competitive graduate labour market

ISE’s annual Student Recruitment survey launches with a cautiously optimistic outlook.

Why early talent recruiters are set to become total talent recruiters

Ten years ago, not many ISE employer members were hiring school leavers, now they are. ISE’s Stephen Isherwood explains why early talent teams will evolve into total talent teams.

Students reject corporate swag

New research shows that students and employers are helping the environment by saying goodbye to recruitment freebies.

Early careers strategy - more than apprentices and graduates

Employers need to reassess early careers and HR strategies to leverage future demographic and skills challenges. ISE’s CEO Stephen Isherwood explains why.

Why is Graduate Outcomes data so useful?

The new Graduate Outcomes survey is out. Charlie Ball, graduate labour market lead at Prospects, Jisc, explains how the data can be used to recruit graduates.