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Summer slowdown? Get ahead with ‘always-on’ recruitment

In a crowded job market where students are researching year-round, silence over summer is a missed opportunity. The smartest employers are ‘always-on’ using this time to sharpen their strategies rather than press pause. Hannah Holroyd at Stafford Long explains how.

Jul 04, 2025
Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Strategy

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Have graduate jobs really nose-dived?

ISE’s Pulse Survey and Group GTI data shows the market isn’t quite declining as widely reported, explains Stephen Isherwood, joint CEO.

Jul 03, 2025
Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment

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Summer slowdown? Get ahead with ‘always-on’ recruitment

In a crowded job market where students are researching year-round, silence over summer is a missed opportunity. The smartest employers are ‘always-on’ using this time to sharpen their strategies rather than press pause. Hannah Holroyd at Stafford Long explains how.

Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Strategy

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Campus engagement: what’s working and what’s not

Not long ago, a free tote bag and a handshake could spark a graduate’s career journey. Today that barely gets a second glance. Christos Orthodoxou, Director of Innovation at Talent People, reflects on the new rules of campus engagement.

Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

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Preparing early talent to thrive in the AI era

Equipping early career talent and ourselves to flourish in the AI age is essential, explains Alice Hooper-Scott, Director, The School of Life at Work.

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development

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How to build an effective employee ambassador network

In today’s competitive talent landscape, organisations are increasingly turning to a powerful but underutilised strategy to boost their employer brand: employee ambassador programmes. PLOY explains how.

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

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ISEResearch

Have graduate jobs really nose-dived?

ISE’s Pulse Survey and Group GTI data shows the market isn’t quite declining as widely reported, explains Stephen Isherwood, joint CEO.

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment

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ISEResearch

What are average apprentice salaries over 3 years?

ISE’s Student Development survey 2025 shows how school and college leavers progress over three years with salaries by sector and region.

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment

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ISEResearch

What are average graduate salaries over a 3-year programme?

ISE’s Student Development survey 2025 looks at how graduates progress over a three-year programme with salaries by sector and region.

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development

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ISEResearch

Employers concerned student use of AI misrepresents skills

Students are falling short in work readiness and risk overselling themselves in job applications as employers raise concerns about AI use, reports ISE Student Development Survey.

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Technology

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Energy & insight at ISE Student Recruitment Conference 2025

ISE Chair Joan Moore reflects on our flagship Student Recruitment Conference and shares her highlights.

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment

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Overcoming barriers & making a world of positive difference

I. Stephanie Boyce, legal trailblazer and advocate for social justice, EDI and social mobility, offers a preview to her keynote at ISE’s Student Recruitment Conference.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility

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Opinion

Do you need a Gen Z or intergenerational workplace strategy?

Building an intergenerational workplace strategy is more beneficial than a Gen Z approach, explains Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute.

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Strategy

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Opinion

ISE responds to FE and Skills call for evidence

Stephen Isherwood shares key points from ISE’s response, which focuses on supporting students preparing for the future workforce.

Future, Policy

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ISE Award winners 2025 revealed

The ISE Awards are the biggest celebration of early careers recruitment and development in the UK.

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Development, Strategy

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Here’s how recruiters are actually using AI in hiring

Recruitment professionals share real-world applications of AI tools in hiring processes, highlighting the implementation, benefits, challenges, and advice.

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Technology

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10 most popular apprenticeship articles of the year

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, ISE is taking a look back at the last year to bring you our most popular data, advice and best practice from the wonderful world of apprenticeships.

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment

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Understanding how salaries compare to inflation and trends is crucial to early talent attraction

ISE reveals early career starting salaries, but Dr Ghazal Vahidi at the University of Derby argues some important differences when we consider inflation and wider wage trends.

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

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How FDM Group is engaging parents in apprenticeships

Engaging parents at FDM Group became a priority when the company launched its first degree apprenticeship.

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment

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DLA Piper’s most successful early careers strategy

DLA Piper explains how it has developed an award-winning early careers strategy.

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Internships & Placements

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‘Employability for life’ at The University of Law

The University of Law outlines how the government encouragement for civic engagement is invigorating its commitment to ‘employability for life’

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing

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DLA Piper is building sustainable early careers recruitment

Marking Earth Day, DLA Piper explains how they are developing their early careers recruitment strategy for a more sustainable future.

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Strategy

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What is holding back social mobility in early careers?

UCL research reveals the importance of building an evidence base to inform action on social mobility, explains Dr Claire Tyler, ISE’s Head of Insights.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Mobility

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Graduates pivot careers due to AI and job automation

AI is impacting the early career decisions of young people, reveals a new report from Prospects at Jisc.

Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight

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Research

What do early careers candidates want and need in 2025?

New research into the wants and needs of early talent provides useful insight for recruiters. Simon Reichwald, ISE Fellow and Chief Progression Officer at Connectr, shares key findings.

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

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Mapping the transition from student to professional

A landmark study maps the psychological transition from student to professional, explains Rebecca Fielding at Gradconsult.

Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Student Insight

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