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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?​

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Remembering Tessa McEwan

Earlier this year, a long-time friend of ISE, Tessa McEwan, sadly passed away. Tessa was someone who worked in early careers for over two decades, both as a graduate recruiter and as a trainer. Tessa was known by many across the early careers sector, some of whom have shared their thoughts and memories for this piece.

How to approach neuroinclusive design for your 2026/7 cohort

Neuroinclusive design is shifting beyond accommodation to early careers best practice. Toni-Marie Lowney, founder of TMC Group, shares the key principles to follow for neuroinclusive recruitment and development.