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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.

5 trends you need to know from ISE’s Recruitment Survey 2024

Our Student Recruitment Survey 2024 is full of interesting trends and data on the evolving landscape of early careers in the UK. ISE’s Georgia Greer unpacks five top trends everyone should know.

Inside ISE’s Finance Sector Group: Levy sharing and candidate use of AI

ISE Fellow, Simon Reichwald, shares key themes explored by ISE’s Finance Sector Focus Group.

What’s the reality of skills-based hiring and development?

Skills needs and hiring challenges mean employers must rethink their talent strategies, but to what extent is this happening? ISE’s Stephen Isherwood shares our latest research.

How Zurich’s entrepreneurial programme is elevating apprentice skills

ISE Award winner, WildHearts Talent, explains how it designed and delivered unique learning experiences to drive essential skills development for Zurich apprentices.

Employers share 8 learnings for building a data-driven early careers strategy

The Smarty Train shares the experiences of employers in shifting to a data-driven early careers strategy.

3 key takeaways from this year’s GCSE results

Georgia Greer, ISE’s Head of Insights, delves into GSCS result headlines to consider what they mean for those working in early careers.

How to recruit early talent more sustainably

Early talent professionals can step up to the climate emergency by recruiting more sustainably, explains Leora Shlasko from the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance.

Recap: ISE Student Recruitment Conference highlights

ISE Chair Joan Moore reflects on our annual conference and shares her highlights.

How to guide candidates’ use of GenAI

Practical guidance on how to steer candidates to use GenAI in the recruitment process, from Arctic Shores.

7 ways to support neurodivergent candidates in hiring

If you’re looking at ways to better support neurodivergent candidates in early careers interviews and assessments, Felicity Halstead CEO of GoodWork, offers advice.