invergowrie arab Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Probably best on here rather than GN given previous conversations. Degree classification - no one cares. Well, maybe they do but not as much as they used to. http://www.theguardian.com/careers/2015/sep/01/graduate-jobs-employers-degree-result?CMP=twt_gu Edited September 1, 2015 by invergowrie arab 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Quick take cover, OOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAKSSSSOOOOOOOOFFFFTTTT incoming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Quick take cover, OOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAKSSSSOOOOOOOOFFFFTTTT incoming. What do you mean take cover? I've trebled my monthly order of popcorn and sitting here ready for him to make another absolute **** of himself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 “Put it into perspective,” says Minhas. “It’s not the be-all and end-all. [Qualities such as] motivation and drive cannot be measured through a degree. I'm guessing Mr Minhas got a 2:2 from The University of Life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I think I could've got a First if I'd really kicked my arse and worked hard but I just didn't, especially not with my disseration which really was substandard, and I ended up getting a solid 2:1. I can see why employers running graduate recruitment schemes might put more emphasis on assessments and suchlike than purely assessing academic criteria - it's pretty unlikely that you'll get a job doing very similar work to your degree and a lot of what is required to succeed in the workplace is based on attitude, learning etc. Of course, some jobs will be more closely aligned to academic work - the places mentioned in the report don't sound as though they'd have work that closely aligned to academic studies. In my old job the graduate scheme was actually open to non-graduates who already worked in the company and some of the most successful people were non-graduates who moved from different areas into our division. Some of the best managers were also people who had joined the company at 15 or 16 and worked there for thirty odd years, really understood the organisation and were great people persons and managers. Of course, I have worked with some people who have an entire chip shop on each shoulder about not having a degree and spend their time drearying on about only have five O-grades but making their way to the heights of regional manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Why do some people seem utterly determined not to grasp the facts that lots of very capable and intelligent people don't have degrees, lots of useless morons do have degrees and that getting a 2:2 doesn't automatically mean you're less intelligent or capable than someone who got a 2:1 but that when you look at it statistically over the whole population, the people who got better degrees got them because, as a group, they're smarter and/or worked harder (were more motivated). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Why do some people seem utterly determined not to grasp the facts that lots of very capable and intelligent people don't have degrees, lots of useless morons do have degrees and that getting a 2:2 doesn't automatically mean you're less intelligent or capable than someone who got a 2:1 but that when you look at it statistically over the whole population, the people who got better degrees got them because, as a group, they're smarter and/or worked harder (were more motivated). Everyone who has a degree less than mine is a spastic. Everyone who has a degree more than mine is a nerd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 What about folk who got a degree the same as yours? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Bovine University, Admin Assistant, Life Experience, Desmond, "colleges like Strathclyde/Stirling", perennial student, barista, Anthony C Pick. Eyes down. Edited September 1, 2015 by Alan Stubbs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Rule No 1 of detecting utter bullshit: go to the author of the source of bullshit: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/lu-hai-liang Lu-Hai Liang is a freelance journalist from Hastings. He likes writing about culture, videogames and travel and dreams of writing a non-fiction book. Well, this guy certainly appears to be a voice of authority on the subject IMO. As noted from his April 2012 regurgitation of largely the same puff-piece blog: As for me, well, I am worried. I wrote this article partly out of the fear that I may land a lower second. May 2014: In the spring of 2012, I wrote an article called "What will you do if you get a 2:2?" At the time I was in the last months of my final year at university. I'd written the piece as a way to assuage my fears. I was scared. Scared that I was heading for the dreaded 2:2, so I wanted to seek out others, those who'd also got the Desmond and managed to survive. My fears became real. I remember looking at the transcript of my degree results. I'd missed the magical upper second, the golden gateway to so many graduate schemes and good jobs, by 1.5% below the grade boundary. I was hurt psychologically. Have others felt the same, and what effect did it have on their careers? Riiiiight: anyone else sensing a good reason why our failed journalist and student is desperately peddling yet another, now cheerily optimistic essay on why degree classifications don't really matter? It's a toughie.* *If you got a 2:2 or less. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) What about folk who got a degree the same as yours? Sum bois. ETA, what is all this about oaksoft, I have missed out on this. Edited September 1, 2015 by ICTChris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Jagsfan Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 When I got my degree 40 years ago (no, really!) it really didn't matter what you got, rather where you got it. I didn't work too hard, enjoyed student life and got through Glasgow Uni. This was deemed by employers to be much 'better' than a whizz-bang degree at Strathtech. I also became a Partick Thistle supporter, so it hasn't adversely affected me in any way! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Sum bois. ETA, what is all this about oaksoft, I have missed out on this. Only the nerds should get jobs and you are just a thick cnut wasting a place at uni that could have been taken by someone that was more appreciative. Or something of that ilk. Don't want to misrepresent his stance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Rule No 1 of detecting utter bullshit: go to the author of the source of bullshit: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/lu-hai-liang Well, this guy certainly appears to be a voice of authority on the subject IMO. As noted from his April 2012 regurgitation of largely the same puff-piece blog: May 2014: Riiiiight: anyone else sensing a good reason why our failed journalist and student is desperately peddling yet another, now cheerily optimistic essay on why degree classifications don't really matter? It's a toughie.* *If you got a 2:2 or less. You are looking at the why. Maybe you are entirely correct about the author's motivation. Doesn't change any of this: Last month, accountancy firm Ernst & Young, one of the UKs biggest graduate employers, announced that they were to scrap a requirement of at least a 2:1 from its graduate application process. The company claimed there was no evidence that academic success at university was linked to achievement in professional assessments. Instead EY is to use its own strengths-based approach and numerical tests to assess potential recruits. We found little link between previous success at university and future success in professional qualifications, says Maggie Stilwell, EYs managing partner for talent, on their decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Instead EY is to use its own strengths-based approach and numerical tests to assess potential recruits. I agree with this. It's what we do as well. I'm much more interested in how someone interviews and scores in our logic tests than any degree qualification. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I agree with this. It's what we do as well. I'm much more interested in how someone interviews and scores in our logic tests than any degree qualification. The only issue there is that with enough experience and a little knowledge, it can be easy to bullshit your way through the interviews. I should know... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 The only issue there is that with enough experience and a little knowledge, it can be easy to bullshit your way through the interviews. I should know... I've only ever dealt with recruiting newbies... none of them know anything, whether they have a degree or not. We usually go for contractors if we need experienced staff. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I've only ever dealt with recruiting newbies... none of them know anything, whether they have a degree or not. We usually go for contractors if we need experienced staff. I would tend to agree with that, I've trained enough of them. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowthennowthen Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Success is best measured by the individual. The result only tells the end bit of the story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_B Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I would tend to agree with that, I've trained enough of them. It can be amusing for a while. Watching the growing realisation that they know nothing and are here to learn... There's always the odd dick that assumes they are arriving to teach the peasants how things really work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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