Home ISE Knowledge Hub Featured Knowledge Featured Research Graduates pivot careers due to AI and job automation AI is impacting the early career decisions of young people, reveals a new report from Prospects at Jisc. Jun 04, 2025 Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight Read the Article Know-how May 29, 2025 How to engage schools and colleges Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Strategy The second guide in ISE’s School and College Engagement Toolkit explains how to best engage with schools and colleges. Read the Article Know-how May 28, 2025 Measuring what really matters in student recruitment Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing Early careers teams are investing more in outreach. Maryam Al-Makhzoumi at Uptree considers how to measure success beyond who gets hired. Read the Article Case Study May 28, 2025 Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Internships & Placements DLA Piper’s most successful early careers strategy DLA Piper explains how it has developed an award-winning early careers strategy. Read the Article ISEResearch May 23, 2025 Apprentice Development, Graduate Development What are average graduate salaries over a 3-year programme? ISE’s Student Development survey 2025 looks at how graduates progress over a three-year programme with salaries by sector and region. Read the Article 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. Read the Article Know-how May 14, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing 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. Read the Article All Knowledge ISE Insights We work to provide expert information and insight to our member organisations and deliver comprehensive research on range of issues affecting graduate, intern and apprenticeship recruitment and development. Explore Insights Research Jun 04, 2025 Graduate Recruitment, Student Insight Graduates pivot careers due to AI and job automation Read the Article Know-how May 29, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Strategy How to engage schools and colleges Read the Article Know-how May 28, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing Measuring what really matters in student recruitment Read the Article ISE Research ISE research helps employers, universities, suppliers, and wider stakeholders in the student recruitment and development industry make well-informed decisions about student talent. Explore Research Report ISE Student Development Survey 2025 Members Only Despite an uncertain economic and political environment, ISE members continue to hire more student onto their development programmes. Find an in-depth analysis of data from employer members across a range of sectors and discover trends in development programmes for graduates and school and college leavers. Read the Article Know-how From ‘Early Talent’ to Emerging Talent: ISE Podcast Episode 1: In discussion with Tom Baker View the Recording Dashboard Data Dashboards: Student Development 2025 Members Only We've gathered the data from our Student Development survey into these digestible, interactive dashboards. Apprentice Development, Graduate Development Read the Article ISE Resources Our resources cover a wide range of toolkits and guides, to give you comprehensive support in all aspects of your role. Explore Resources Webinar Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing, Strategy, Work Experience – Schools ISE School & College Engagement Toolkit Launch Webinar Read the Article Report Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Work Experience – Schools School and college engagement toolkit Members Only Read the Article Report Future, Strategy From Early Career To Emerging Talent Download Now Future of Early Talent Ten years ago, not many ISE members were hiring school leavers, now they are. Ten years from now, we expect many ISE member recruitment teams will not only still target school leavers and graduates, but also career changers, older workers and internal candidates. Explore Early Talent ISE Apprenticeships Here you will find the content the ISE Apprenticeships Working Group has been working hard on delivering. In order to inform employers of the value of apprenticeships for their organisation. 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