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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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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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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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Know-how

Jun 26, 2025

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

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.

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Case Study

Jun 20, 2025

Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment

How FDM Group is engaging parents in apprenticeships

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

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ISEResearch

Jun 05, 2025

Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment

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.

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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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