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Case Study

Apr 03, 2025

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Development, Internships & Placements

Simulated training is giving talent a fairer start at RBC

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is using simulation-based training to prepare diverse early career candidates for competitive internships. Anna Buckley from AmplifyME explains how.

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Know-how

Apr 01, 2025

Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Selection & Assessment

Embracing neurodiversity in hiring

Neurodiversity, encompassing autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more, offers unique strengths to the workplace. Yet, traditional hiring methods often create barriers. Test Partnership explores challenges and solutions.

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Know-how

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility

Social Mobility Toolkit: Development and Retention Members Only

How to make meaningful interventions and retain diverse employees.

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Opinion

Feb 27, 2025

Apprentice Development, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Development

Developing breakthrough mindsets are key to graduate success

Supporting students to breakthrough the barriers to their current limitations has a powerful effect on their success at work, explains Jon Down at Grit.

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Know-how

Feb 27, 2025

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

5 ways to attract, encourage and engage disabled students

With universal fashion on the high street and disabled TV stars winning top competitions like Strictly, the time is now to create an inclusive and accessible workplace, says Alice Hargreaves a disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneur and founder of SIC.

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Case Study

Feb 18, 2025

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Internships & Placements, Social Mobility

Virtual work experience aids underrepresented students

Virtual work experience is helping underrepresented students develop skills through the cost-of-living crisis, explains Dominique Mansley at the University of Liverpool.

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Webinar

Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Selection & Assessment

Test Partnership: Neurodiversity & Psychometric Testing

This webinar has our Test Partnership panel, unpack neurodiversity, its impact on psychometric testing, and practical adjustments for inclusive recruitment. Learn how autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergence types affect assessments—and how to adapt for fairness and effectiveness.

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Feature

Apprentice Recruitment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment, Social Mobility

Social Mobility Toolkit Members Only

Here you will find the content the ISE Apprenticeships Working Group has been working hard on delivering in order to inform employers of the value of apprenticeships for their organisation.

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Know-how

Jan 22, 2025

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Student Insight, Technology

AI can empower young people struggling to get into work

New research highlights the vital role technology plays in shaping employment opportunities.

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Report

Apprentice Recruitment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment

Black Careers Matter Members Only

This report explores the issues that people from Black heritage backgrounds face during their early careers and makes recommendations on what employers can do to ensure that they are more inclusive and diverse. Non-members can request the executive summary by emailing

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Know-how

Jan 17, 2025

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

How to best attract diverse apprentices in 2025

A recent report demonstrates a rising demand for apprenticeships. Scott Killen at Edinburgh Napier University shares insight to help shape attraction strategies in 2025.

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Know-how

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility

Social Mobility Toolkit: Employers Quick Reference Guide Members Only

Tackling social mobility in your organisation will probably not be easy, daunting even. But you may already have some practices in place that are helping to address the issue. Here is checklist to help you understand where you are at now and what you need to work on next. Some steps require changes to processes and policies, others need cultural change led by senior stakeholders.

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