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Know-how

Oct 27, 2026

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy

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.

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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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Research

Sep 22, 2026

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Social Mobility, Student Insight

What employers can learn from care-experienced students

Emerging findings on how care-experienced students understand and navigate employability provide useful insight for employers looking to make early careers more accessible, explains Laura Dorian, Deputy Director of Careers and Enterprise at Durham University.

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Know-how

Sep 07, 2026

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment

Give students an experience worth showing up for – in-house

At ISE’s Recruitment Conference Brian Sinclair from Aon shared why he believes the future of early careers attraction is increasingly in-house. He shares how they are designing high-impact experiences that students really value.

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Opinion

Aug 25, 2026

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment

ISE response to Adzuna graduate vacancy figures

Stephen Isherwood, joint CEO, Institute of Student Employers responds to the Adzuna data released 24 August 2026 that shows a 45% year-on-year decline in graduate job vacancies.

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Opinion

Aug 24, 2026

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

Why graduate employers need different thinkers

Neurodiverse students should be of particular interest to employers, explains Dr. David Gordon, an Associate Professor at De Montfort University and member of ISE’s EDI Working Group.

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Know-how

Aug 17, 2026

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Internships & Placements

Strengthen your graduate pipeline with insight visits

Partnering with universities to host employer insight visits strengthens your graduate talent pipeline, explains Anna Fons Garcia at Queen Mary University of London.

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Know-how

Aug 10, 2026

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Internships & Placements

5 ways to elevate HE work experience in the age of AI

Labour market changes over the last year present both challenges and opportunities for universities and employers adapting their work experience offerings for the new season, explains Laura Carter, employer engagement lead at The Open University.

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Case Study

Jul 27, 2026

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Attraction & Marketing...

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.

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Webinar

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight

What 10,000+ candidates reveal about applying today

In this webinar with Handshake, we explored insights from over 10,000 students and heard directly from students themselves to uncover what's really driving application decisions in 2026, and how TA teams can adapt their strategies to attract, engage, and convert early talent more effectively.

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Webinar

Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment

ISE Insights Live: Work readiness Members Only

Hosted by Anne-Marie Campion, join ISE and our expert guests in our latest ISE Insights Live webinar.

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