RE: UKNM: Fresh minds?

[Robin Edwards]

I recall hearing that a certain large US software company only recruited UK

students from Durham university. Is this true?


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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Ben

> Metcalfe

> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 12:49 PM

>

To: uknmchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: RE: UKNM: Fresh minds?

>

>

> I am glad companies like freshminds clearly state that they only recruit

> from the top ten uni's - I instantly know it is not the type of company I

> would want to work for (regardless of whether I am from one of those uni's

> or not.

>

> It's also possible that this policy is illegal as, like you said, European

> grads are excluded (and they have equal working rights).  AFAIK

> you can ask

> for a specific level of education, but you can't exclude possible

> candidates

> purely because of the specific academic institution they were educated at.

>

> And anyway, if your post is technical, it's pretty short sighted

> to restrict

> it to grads only.  There are many out there who astutely avoided

> uni to get

> industry-experience and so by the time their peers graduated,

> have a better

> skill-base and 3-4 years of real experience.

>

>

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