Do employers care about University rankings?

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Durham is better than Exeter which is better than Newcastle which is better than Leicester which is better than Manchester?

As has been touched on already, rankings fluctuate. Reputation is more...durable than rankings.

Maybe not but companies have employed people long before league tables came into existence and many companies will be aware of the strong universities in their particular area even without needing league tables (take off-shore engineering, for example).

Again, graduate employment is a very broad area and, though there are certain companies or career sectors where university reputation (not ranking) has some importance, it is not all or perhaps not even the majority.

Do you have experience or knowledge or is this just speculation on your part?

Experience in what may | ask ?

Things don't stay the same, they are always changing, as new info/ stats comes to light, so opinions will change too.

Welcome to the internet age.

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jonchoongqx

Original post by PrivateWealth

Wouldn't necessarily agree with that. If you want to work for a law firm, finance or any other high flying job, uni ranking makes a massive difference.

really? why?

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ChemistBoy

Original post by Zenomorph

Experience in what may | ask ?

Employing graduates?

Things don't stay the same, they are always changing, as new info/ stats comes to light, so opinions will change too.

Welcome to the internet age.

Indeed, but generally opinions of many people involved with employment are largely shaped by direct past experience, not university league tables. Most people are inherently conservative in making choices so will tend to favour what they already know. Recruiting grads from well-respected universities where you have recruited from before successfully is a naturally conservative position and you see evidence of this from a range of companies. This is also reinforced from the other side as evidence of successful recruitment tends to encourage more applications (through raised awareness, personal links, etc.) from a particular institution.

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ChemistBoy

Original post by stefl14

Not always, but for the most part the admissions system is pretty solid.

Yes, in doing what it is intended to do - selecting students that appear to have the best potential to succeed on their chosen course, at the chosen college of Oxford or Cambridge.

Of course, this isn't the same as selecting someone for their potential to succeed in a particular job or career.

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lambolives

Nonsence. Of course it matters. its the difference between staying at the LOndon Hilton and Your local BnB. Employers study rankings continually both to guage industry opinion and to discriminate between courses and unis. Ask yourself if your A level rankings matter or your eventual degree level matters. Then you'll have your answer. Wanna play for Man United or Weymouth ?