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Know-how
May 29, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Strategy

How to engage schools and colleges

The second guide in ISE’s School and College Engagement Toolkit explains how to best engage with schools and colleges.

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Know-how
May 28, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

Measuring what really matters in student recruitment

Early careers teams are investing more in outreach. Maryam Al-Makhzoumi at Uptree considers how to measure success beyond who gets hired.

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Case Study
May 28, 2025
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Internships & Placements

DLA Piper’s most successful early careers strategy

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

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ISEResearch
May 23, 2025
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development

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.

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Research
May 23, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Student Insight

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.

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Know-how
May 14, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

How to build an early careers attraction strategy that works

A well-planned attraction strategy drives better quality applications, strengthens employer branding and improves long-term recruitment success. Maddie Boardman at Amberjack explains how.

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Know-how
May 13, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment

8 reasons to engage with schools and colleges

The first guide in ISE’s School and College Engagement Toolkit explains the importance of engaging with schools and colleges and why your business should invest.

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Case Study
May 09, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing

‘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’

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ISEResearch
May 08, 2025
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Technology

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.

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Know-how
May 01, 2025
Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment

How application processes fail at EDI (and fixes)

Barriers created by inaccessible or complex application processes damage talent pools, and that needs to change, says Alice Hargreaves, a disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneur and founder of SIC.

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Know-how
May 01, 2025
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development

How to create a successful onboarding strategy

A great onboarding experience can be the difference between a confident, committed new student or graduate hire and a disengaged one. Sarah Wardle, Relationships Director at Eli Onboarding explains how.

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Research
Apr 30, 2025
Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Student Insight

Mapping the transition from student to professional

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

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