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Case Study

Aug 12, 2025

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

Championing financial wellbeing in early careers

Support for financial wellbeing is building equity in the workplace for Gen Z, explains Karen Handley, Head of Future Careers at Virgin Media O2.

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Research

Aug 12, 2025

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

How to support Gen Z’s career crisis

Research unpacks the complex challenges young people face when researching careers. Amberjack and Springpod offer advice.

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Know-how

Aug 01, 2025

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

5 ways to help students discover lesser-known careers

ISE members got together to discuss how to open students’ eyes to sectors they may not be aware of.

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Know-how

Jul 24, 2025

Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

6 ways to beat surge in job applications

With AI making it easier to apply for jobs en masse, small early careers teams in particular are feeling the strain. ISE members offer advice.

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Know-how

Jul 23, 2025

Future, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing

What’s the future of graduate marketing?

What do Twitch streamers, Minecraft worlds, and influencers have in common? Until recently, probably not graduate attraction strategy. But a live panel with TMP Worldwide found that the rules of engagement have changed.

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Opinion

Jul 15, 2025

Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Student Insight

A new movement sparks change for student wellbeing

Campus to Campus: Stories in Motion is a rapidly growing movement committed to fostering meaningful dialogue and driving positive change within student mental health, explains Founder Katherine Allan.

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Know-how

Jul 10, 2025

Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Development

3 steps to keep graduates warm before day one

Amberjack’s latest webinar, hosted by Head of Learning and Development, Jenny Fitzgerald, explored how pre-boarding engagement activity is critical to keeping graduates warm and building loyalty.

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ISEResearch

Jul 09, 2025

Apprentice Recruitment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Recruitment

Graduate employers maintain strong commitment to EDI

ISE Pulse Survey shows commitment of early careers professionals to EDI initiatives.

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Know-how

Jul 04, 2025

Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Strategy

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.

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ISEResearch

Jul 03, 2025

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment

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.

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Opinion

Jul 02, 2025

Apprentice Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment

Energy & insight at ISE Student Recruitment Conference 2025

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

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Feature

Jun 26, 2025

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

ISE Award winners 2025 revealed

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

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