Home ISE Knowledge Hub Featured Knowledge Featured Know-how 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. May 14, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Graduate Attraction & Marketing Read the Article Know-how May 13, 2025 8 reasons to engage with schools and colleges Apprentice Attraction & Marketing, Apprentice Recruitment The first guide in ISE’s School and College Engagement Toolkit explains the importance of engaging with schools and colleges and why your business should invest. Read the Article Report School and college engagement toolkit Members Only Apprentice Development, Apprentice Recruitment, Apprentice Selection & Assessment, Work Experience – Schools This toolkit has been created by the ISE Schools and Colleges Engagement Working Group and is designed to help employers create an effective engagement strategy with schools and colleges, focusing on talent acquisition from graduates. Read the Article Case Study May 09, 2025 Apprentice Attraction & Marketing ‘Employability for life’ at The University of Law The University of Law outlines how the government encouragement for civic engagement is invigorating its commitment to ‘employability for life’ Read the Article ISEResearch May 08, 2025 Apprentice Development, Graduate Development, Technology Employers concerned student use of AI misrepresents skills Students are falling short in work readiness and risk overselling themselves in job applications as employers raise concerns about AI use, reports ISE Student Development Survey. Read the Article 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 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. 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. 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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. 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