Student recruitment survey 2020. Challenge and resilience in the year of Covid-19

This report presents the findings of the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) annual recruitment survey. Its discussion of the changes in the recruitment of graduates, school and college leavers and other non-graduate hires and interns and placement students takes place against the backdrop of Covid-19 and an approaching recession. It is hoped that the data and insights
presented in this report can help organisations that recruit young people to continue to bring new people into the labour market. The research is based on a survey of 179 ISE employer members distributed across a range of sectors and geographical locations. ISE employers are typically larger organisations, with structured recruitment processes, who are often able to offer better pay and training and development than smaller employers. The respondents reported recruiting a total of 46,068
student hires during 2019/2020. This represents around 6% of all young people entering the labour market during that year.