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Push creative boundaries to attract early talent

Early careers content is often tucked away on a firm’s main website, posing challenges when engaging media-savvy, brand-conscious Gen Z students. Grahame Jones, of Soukias Jones, explores creative digital solutions to boost engagement.

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.

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.

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.

How to build campaigns that click with Gen Z

Stafford Long shares early findings from its forthcoming youth report to inform attraction and retention campaign planning.

5 ways to gamify on-campus events

Engaging students on campus is tough, it’s only getting harder as the way students want to engage has shifted - a lot and fast! Ellie Simpson at Sixty Learn explains how employers and universities can gamify on-campus events.

What career events are most valuable for students in 2025?

What events are proving to be most valuable for students and how can employers build a solution that works? ISE members got together to discuss how to do this effectively.

Cracking the employability code with curriculum integration

University-employer collaborations are vital to enhancing student career readiness. Tonia Galati at TG Consulting and Mike Grey at Gradconsult explore why particular attention should be given to curriculum-integrated activities.

Simulated training is giving talent a fairer start at RBC

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is using simulation-based training to prepare diverse early career candidates for competitive internships. Anna Buckley from AmplifyME explains how.

Why on-campus marketing is valuable in 2025

Universities continue to be one of the most valuable spaces for attraction marketing and there are key trends shaping this impactful approach, explains Jess Pearson at FourthWall.

5 ways to attract, encourage and engage disabled students

With universal fashion on the high street and disabled TV stars winning top competitions like Strictly, the time is now to create an inclusive and accessible workplace, says Alice Hargreaves a disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneur and founder of SIC.

Virtual work experience aids underrepresented students

Virtual work experience is helping underrepresented students develop skills through the cost-of-living crisis, explains Dominique Mansley at the University of Liverpool.