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“They definitely do. Also they did a presentation a couple of years ago at my uni (Top RG, non Oxbridge) and one of the partners mentioned they went to Birmingham for UG, he then said “But we don’t hire from there anymore do we”. Grad rec tried to hush it up by saying they look at everything holistically but a brief look at their future and current trainees shows that mantra is definitely true.”This doesn’t sound like university blind or CV blind recruitment in my opinion. I don’t think there’s a problem with recruiting from top universities but I just think firms should be honest and transparent about that so applicants know what to expect. 🤷🏾♂️
“They definitely do. Also they did a presentation a couple of years ago at my uni (Top RG, non Oxbridge) and one of the partners mentioned they went to Birmingham for UG, he then said “But we don’t hire from there anymore do we”. Grad rec tried to hush it up by saying they look at everything holistically but a brief look at their future and current trainees shows that mantra is definitely true.”
This doesn’t sound like university blind or CV blind recruitment in my opinion. I don’t think there’s a problem with recruiting from top universities but I just think firms should be honest and transparent about that so applicants know what to expect. 🤷🏾♂️
