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Opinion
Feb 05, 2026
Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Development, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment...

Are employers ready for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is being described as a revolution in higher education. ISE Board Director, Gianina Harvey-Brewin, explains what stackable learning really means for recruitment and development.

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Know-how
Jan 08, 2026
Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

Stay ahead in 2026 with smarter tech and sharper funnels

Smarter tech and sharper funnels can help employers stay ahead in early careers and better manage the rise in job applications, explains Nichola Robinson at AMS.

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Opinion
Dec 03, 2025
Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Selection & Assessment

6 considerations for hiring potential at any age

Potential has no age limit. Ben Williams at Sten10 considers the shift from ‘early career’ to ‘emerging talent’ programmes and the considerations for fair and objective assessment including a case study from Coventry Building Society.

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Article
Nov 03, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Careers, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion...

What you need to know about post-16 skills reforms

In this article Anne-Marie Campion unpacks the recently published White Paper on post 16 Education and Skills and current proposal for apprenticeship reform.

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Know-how
Oct 27, 2025
Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

How can employers manage and adapt to mass applications?

Student recruitment is under pressure, with record applications and AI reshaping the hiring process. ISE’s Anne-Marie Campion shares insight and advice from our latest webinar.

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ISE Research
Oct 15, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment...

Apprenticeships rise as graduate vacancies drop 8%

ISE’s Student Recruitment Survey 2025 launches with the latest data on the entry-level jobs market.

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Case Study
Oct 08, 2025
Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Selection & Assessment

Sky’s award-winning approach to early careers assessment

How Sky and Cappfinity designed an award-winning early careers assessment and selection process.

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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
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
Apr 01, 2025
Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Graduate Selection & Assessment

Embracing neurodiversity in hiring

Neurodiversity, encompassing autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more, offers unique strengths to the workplace. Yet, traditional hiring methods often create barriers. Test Partnership explores challenges and solutions.

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Opinion
Mar 05, 2025
Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment

Key takeaways from biggest ever ISE Apprenticeship event

There was a record turnout for this year’s ISE Apprenticeship Conference. Simon Reichwald, Chief Progression Officer at Connectr, ISE Fellow and apprenticeship champion, shares key takeaways.

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Case Study
Feb 19, 2025
Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Selection & Assessment, Technology

Amazon is addressing AI's impact on early career recruitment

Robert Newry at Arctic Shores caught up with Lauren Gladwell, Recruitment Manager for EMEA Apprenticeships at Amazon, about the adoption of AI by candidates and within her hiring practices.

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