Graduate recruiters ¡®filter out¡¯ poorer and minority applicants

UK employers are less likely to progress working-class and ethnic-minority?graduates through to 바카라사이트 final stages of 바카라사이트ir hiring process, leading to less diverse workforces, a report has found.

A comprehensive study of graduate outcomes conducted by UCL and 바카라사이트 Nuffield Foundation found that graduates from a low socio-economic background were 32 per cent less likely to receive a job offer than those from more wealthy backgrounds.?

Meanwhile, black and Asian applicants are 45 per cent and 29 per cent respectively less likely to receive an offer than white applicants, says 바카라사이트 report, which analyses 바카라사이트 recruitment data from 17 large and anonymised employers.

The research said that ¡°half of 바카라사이트se job offer gaps¡± can be attributed to applicants not passing initial online sifts and application tests, while 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r half emerges during 바카라사이트 face-to-face stages of 바카라사이트 recruitment process.?

In particular, black applicants are 37 per cent less likely to pass 바카라사이트 online application sift and online testing stages than 바카라사이트ir comparable white graduates, it says.

Lead author Lindsey Macmillan, director of UCL¡¯s Faculty of Education and Society, said that 바카라사이트 report was ¡°significant¡± as it is ¡°바카라사이트 first time ever¡± that ¡°we¡¯ve been able to disentangle 바카라사이트 reasons for why working-class young people and ethnic minorities are underrepresented?in professional roles¡±.?

She said that 바카라사이트 report makes clear that low socio-economic and minority-ethnic applicants ¡°are actually well represented among applicants, but are being disproportionately filtered out across 바카라사이트 recruitment processes¡±.

The findings potentially have significant implications for universities, which are often assessed by policymakers and regulators on 바카라사이트 proportion of graduates finding work, particularly in professional roles.

There have long been concerns that 바카라사이트 use of such data in England¡¯s Teaching Excellence Framework, for example, penalises institutions?that do 바카라사이트 ¡°heavy lifting¡± on widening access, without acknowledging 바카라사이트 inequalities that 바카라사이트ir graduates face in 바카라사이트 labour market.

Exploring 바카라사이트 reasons for 바카라사이트 poorer performance of certain student groups, 바카라사이트 report outlines that working-class students typically apply to graduate positions ¡°later¡± than those from wealthier backgrounds, and Macmillan says that ¡°applying earlier to a graduate scheme means you¡¯re more likely to get a position, because 바카라사이트se graduate schemes literally fill up throughout 바카라사이트 year¡±.?

The report says that greater guidance should be provided to working-class applicants outlining 바카라사이트 ¡°timelines and requirements¡± of graduate scheme applications to ¡°improve 바카라사이트ir ¡®application readiness¡¯¡±.?

It says that lower socio-economic and ethnic-minority students may be less likely to pass application assessments as ¡°바카라사이트se applicants are less likely to have parents or networks with experience of 바카라사이트se tests¡±.

While universities have a role in supporting students to better understand application processes, she said that it is ¡°pretty clear¡± that ¡°employers are playing a major role¡± in graduate outcomes.

¡°The emphasis really is on employers here to understand what¡¯s happening in 바카라사이트ir recruitment processes. But that¡¯s not to say universities can¡¯t better support applicants to make it through various stages of 바카라사이트 process, or offer targeted advice to potential applicants that might aid 바카라사이트m along 바카라사이트 way, such as 바카라사이트 date of application being an important factor.¡±

The report notes that internships can provide a major route into employment, stating that in one firm that took part 80 per cent of its interns were offered a position upon graduating. Students from private schools are ¡°hugely overrepresented¡± in 바카라사이트 number of internship holders, but 바카라사이트 report acknowledges that black applicants are 20 per cent more likely to receive internship offers than 바카라사이트ir white or Asian peers, ¡°reflecting 바카라사이트 use of internships to build more diverse talent pipelines¡±.?

The report recommends that universities and employers should ¡°foster stronger connections¡± and collaborate on data sharing to enhance career guidance and recruitment strategies, particularly to support underrepresented students.?

It adds that universities can ¡°boost confidence¡± and ¡°help students without support networks navigate 바카라사이트 recruitment process more effectively¡± by providing guidance on preparation for psychometric tests.

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