One of UK’s largest graduate Ernst & Young, says it will be removing the degree classification from its entry criteria. The firm s...
One of UK’s largest graduate Ernst & Young, says it
will be removing the degree classification from its entry criteria.
The firm says this is because there is "no
evidence" success at university correlates with achievement in later life.
The Huffington Post reports that the accountancy firm is
scrapping its policy of requiring a 2:1 and the equivalent of three B grades at
A-level in order to open opportunities for talented individuals
"regardless of their background"
Maggie Stilwell, EY’s managing partner for talent, said the
company would use online assessments to judge the potential of applicants.
"Academic qualifications will still be taken into
account and indeed remain an important consideration when assessing candidates
as a whole, but will no longer act as a barrier to getting a foot in the
door," she said.
"Our own internal research of over 400 graduates found
that screening students based on academic performance alone was too blunt an
approach to recruitment.
"It found no evidence to conclude that previous
success in higher education correlated with future success in subsequent
professional qualifications undertaken."
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