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Lucy Lewis discusses early careers and skills-based hiring with Stephen Isherwood, exploring the graduate recruitment landscape and the influence of AI.

In this episode of the Future of Work Hub's ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Lucy Lewis is joined by Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive of the Institute of Student Employers (ISE). With over two decades’ experience at the forefront of graduate recruitment and early-careers strategy, Stephen shares insights on the current state of the graduate and early careers market and what this means for employers' long-term succession pipelines. They discuss the growing impact of AI on early career roles,...

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Host: Lucy Lewis

Guest: Stephen Isherwood

Topics covered

• early careers
• skills-based hiring
• graduate recruitment
• AI impact
• succession planning

Keywords

• early careers
• skills-based hiring
• graduate recruitment
• AI
• succession planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute of Student Employers

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