Should 2:2 degrees be considered by graduate employers?

More graduate recruiters are considering candidates with 2:2 degrees according to a survey reported on by The Telegraph…Graduate recruiters are dropping their minimum requirement of a 2:1 degree, claiming it can no longer be relied upon as a benchmark of high academic achievement. Until now a 2:1 had been the cut-off mark for jobs at major British companies, but recruiters are now finding a 2:2 from an Oxbridge university is as good as a first-class degree from a third-rank university.A survey of 242 companies, employing nearly 24,000 graduates, found a third are prepared to look at applicants with a 2:2, compared to only a quarter last year.Carl Gilleard, chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), said: "Employers have not abandoned degree classification overnight, but there is a growing awareness that graduates have other things to offer. If you use a hard and fast cut-off at 2:1 you might miss out."

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