Will your degree be bad for getting a job?

Even if you don't get into your field, a degree is a degree, and it's better than a lot of the population who have no degree.

I think it also depends on where the degree is at and the level of the degree rather than what the degree is. E.g I'm sure sociology at oxford (don't know if they do it) would look better than a history degree at a met

I recently graduated with a Computer Science degree and now working in the technology sector.

To be honest, I don't think any degree should be considered bad. It all depends on how well you use it. Angela Ahrendts, ex ceo of burberry and now senior vice president of Apple, she did mechandising and marketing at University and I would imagine a lot of people in TSR would criticise that sort of degree.. yet she is one of the most successful people

Yes the job market right now is really competitive but you have to make yourself standout from everyone else.

Whilst in principle I do agree with this sentiment, it has become convenient to stereotype people based on their degree and which university they attend because the employment statistics are there

You need to remove that sort of mentality. I presume you have not graduated nor are you in your penultimate year of University.

University plays such a small factor in terms of graduate roles - a reallyyyy small factor. I can give many examples where I and many others have Oxbridge + other top uni graduates who are in the same company, with the same job role. At the end of the day, it is down to your own development during your time at University.

You impress them with your knowledge, skills, extracurricular activities, personal projects - in terms of CS students.. app development, web development, open source technologies etc. The University name won't wow them.

Dangerous stuff. Finding a training contract (assuming you want to become a solicitor) is very tough.

If you don't have any legal experience or contacts in the legal profession, I would be weary of converting to law

Don't you think a first in a degree looks better than a low grade in a degree? Anyway I think it's a combination of a lot of factors rather than solely the degree. I also think someone with a first in law at a top uni is more likely to get a job than someone with a law degree at Leeds met (if they had similar levels of work experience etc)