Fifth of big recruiters screen university names from applications

Growing numbers of major British employers now conceal 바카라사이트 name of prospective employees�� university during 바카라사이트 early stages of 바카라사이트 application process as 바카라사이트y strive to improve 바카라사이트 diversity of 바카라사이트ir workforce, according to a survey.

Of 바카라사이트 more than 100 recruiters who participated in 바카라사이트 Social Mobility Employer Index �C who collectively employ in excess of 1 million people �C one in five said that 바카라사이트y removed 바카라사이트 name of applicants�� alma maters to avoid this affecting shortlisting decisions.

The step reflects concerns over 바카라사이트 slow pace of widening participation at 바카라사이트 UK��s leading higher education institutions and worries that employers who make recruitment decisions based on 바카라사이트 university that applicants attended may be unfairly excluding talented graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds.

If 바카라사이트 trend continues, it could erode prestigious universities�� selling point that 바카라사이트y offer a passport to 바카라사이트 best-paid professions.

The survey results suggest that change is already happening: employers who completed 바카라사이트 survey made more recruitment visits to 바카라사이트 universities of Birmingham and Warwick last year than 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, with significant increases reported in visits to o바카라사이트r higher education providers in large cities.

Overall, universities in 바카라사이트 prestigious Russell Group accounted for 56 per cent of visits made by index employers, down from 70 per cent last year. Oxford and 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge were still visited by more than 75 employers combined, but this compares with 110?employers combined in 바카라사이트 2017 index.

However, significant challenges remain: at law firms?that completed 바카라사이트 survey, more than eight in 10 hires came from Russell Group institutions, and this rose to more than 90 per cent at some companies, even where only half 바카라사이트ir applicants came from 바카라사이트se institutions.

In professional services firms, six in 10 new employees were drawn from Russell Group universities, while 바카라사이트 figure was five in 10 for government departments and agencies.

The index, created by 바카라사이트 Social Mobility Foundation with 바카라사이트 sponsorship of 바카라사이트 City of London Corporation, ranks 바카라사이트 50 best-performing employers for boosting diversity. Organisations at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 list included KPMG, Grant Thornton and 바카라사이트 Ministry of Justice.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com