Author
Tristram Hooley
Chief Research Officer
Tristram Hooley is a writer and researcher specialising in careers and careers guidance. He is Chief Research Officer for the Institute of Student Employers. He also holds professorial roles at the University of Derby, Canterbury Christ Church University and the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. He is the author of seven books and numerous articles and reports. He also writes the Adventures in Career Development blog.
9 pieces
Newest first, since July 2019
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Where next for graduate recruitment?
The future is still uncertain but some aspects of graduate recruitment look like they have changed forever following the pandemic, says Institute of Student Employers’ Tristram Hooley
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Universities have a key role in ensuring that Black Careers Matter
The Black Lives Matter movement touches all sides of British society. Tristram Hooley presents new research on how universities and employers can ensure that Black graduates thrive in the labour market
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Why we need a career guidance guarantee to accompany the Skills for Jobs white paper
The new white paper provides a much-needed way forward for careers guidance. But, Tristram Hooley argues, it isn’t a very imaginative or ambitious one.
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Graduate employers are cutting back on internships and placements
New data from the Institute of Student Employers finds a dramatic drop in employer placements and internships. Tristram Hooley thinks through the higher education sector response.
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Achieving equal graduate outcomes need differentiated career support
The transition from university into the workplace is a complex process, especially during a pandemic. Tristram Hooley considers what can help.
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Will Covid-19 cause a rise in graduate unemployment?
Research suggests that there are worrying signs from the graduate labour market in the light of the Covid-19 crisis. Tristram Hooley of the Institute of Student Employers asks if there will be a rise in graduate unemploy
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Beware of using qualifications as a proxy for skills
If employers aren’t using degree classifications to drive recruitment, what are they looking for? The answer – says the Institute of Student Employees – is skills. But which ones?
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Can higher education single-handedly solve skills shortages?
Solving skills shortages is more complicated than it appears, and doesn’t just involve the higher education sector, says Tristram Hooley
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Why employers should be driving apprenticeships, and why HE should care
Tristram Hooley, Chief Research Officer at the Institute of Student Employers, introduces a new report covering employer perspectives on apprenticeships