Early Talent Identification


Get to know future talent before recruitment starts

There isn't one way to identify potential. You might introduce your business to a whole cohort through a masterclass, build deeper relationships through mentoring, see students tackle a live project, welcome someone into your workplace or observe their skills through an assessment activity.

We can help you choose the right level of engagement for your business and build a longer-term talent pipeline around it.

Careers Fair

See Talent In Action

See how emerging talent tackles a real business challenge.

Set students a real industry challenge and see how they approach it — from research and problem-solving to commercial thinking and creative ideas.

Industry projects give your business access to fresh perspectives while allowing you to identify students whose thinking, skills and approach stand out.

Talk to us about how industry projects work.

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Experience Working Together

Get to know potential hires in your business.

Give a student meaningful experience of your workplace while getting the opportunity to see how they perform in a real working environment.

Placements can help you identify future talent based on more than a CV or interview — giving both you and the student the opportunity to understand whether there's a good fit.

We'll help make it manageable, by supporting you in shaping a meaningful placement experience, with guidance on suitable activities and what students should gain from their time with you.

Get in touch to offer a work placement.

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Get To Know Emerging Talent

Build relationships with emerging talent.

Connect your people with students through mentoring and build meaningful relationships with emerging talent over time. Mentorship gives your employees an opportunity to share their experience and industry knowledge, while giving your business greater insight into the ambitions, strengths and potential of the next generation.

Contact us to find out how to become a mentor

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Meet & Inspire Future Talent

Put your business in front of future talent.

Share your expertise with students through an industry masterclass — from emerging trends and specialist skills to career insights and real-world business challenges.

As well as enriching students' learning, masterclasses give your organisation the opportunity to meet engaged emerging talent, showcase your people and expertise, and build recognition as an employer before students enter the jobs market.

Get in touch if you'd like to deliver a masterclass.

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Discover Talent Potential

Meet and assess talent before you're ready to recruit.

Work with us to create assessment activities that give you direct insight into students' skills, behaviours and potential — while giving students valuable experience of real recruitment processes.

See more than a CV: observe how potential candidates communicate, collaborate, solve problems and respond to a brief before they enter your recruitment process.

Build relationships now. Recruit with confidence later.

Early talent identification isn't about turning every student interaction into a recruitment exercise. It's about creating opportunities to see emerging talent in action, build relationships with promising individuals and develop a stronger pipeline for when vacancies arise.

You can engage once or work with us across multiple activities to build a longer-term approach to early talent.

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Meet graduates, advertise vacancies and access recruitment support through Graduate Talent Access.

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It’s a true collaboration between two organisations that have in common creating opportunities and opening doors for young people.

Andy, Director of Buying Operations, TJX Europe