There are probably exceptions but not in most cases.
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Kind of, it's complicated depending on which companies you're talking about.
At one recruitment event I went to, they only invited people from specific universities, so they were clearly targeting universities. But it's not like Investment Banking where everywhere recruits from the same places, and going to other universities severely drops your chances, and this company certainly isn't the norm.
Small companies often recruit people either from the local area or local universities as they're often more interested in people who are settling down, and don't want to take the extra risks of people from elsewhere.
To an extent, some large companies target local unis too but for different reasons, being closer to a university means it's easier to have strong connections with them, e.g. attend RAeS events or do industrial partnerships together. So for example Uni of Sheffield is close to Derby which is the centre for Rolls-Royce and many of its contractors, and Uni of Bristol and UWE are close to Filton which houses Airbus and many other major aerospace companies.
However that doesn't mean that RR only recruits from Sheffield and Airbus only from Bristol and UWE. Some big companies will have quotas to hire from different universities, or a university might be particularly good at a certain area that the company is interested in. These can add up quite quickly, so you'll usually find that most people who want a job in engineering will be able to get one.
Medium sized companies which aren't big names like Reaction Engines, or those in defence, tend to have more relaxed hiring practices. They don't have the same influence to recruit people as larger or non-defence companies, and don't co-operate as much with universities, but still need to recruit often unlike small companies.
At one recruitment event I went to, they only invited people from specific universities, so they were clearly targeting universities. But it's not like Investment Banking where everywhere recruits from the same places, and going to other universities severely drops your chances, and this company certainly isn't the norm.
Small companies often recruit people either from the local area or local universities as they're often more interested in people who are settling down, and don't want to take the extra risks of people from elsewhere.
To an extent, some large companies target local unis too but for different reasons, being closer to a university means it's easier to have strong connections with them, e.g. attend RAeS events or do industrial partnerships together. So for example Uni of Sheffield is close to Derby which is the centre for Rolls-Royce and many of its contractors, and Uni of Bristol and UWE are close to Filton which houses Airbus and many other major aerospace companies.
However that doesn't mean that RR only recruits from Sheffield and Airbus only from Bristol and UWE. Some big companies will have quotas to hire from different universities, or a university might be particularly good at a certain area that the company is interested in. These can add up quite quickly, so you'll usually find that most people who want a job in engineering will be able to get one.
Medium sized companies which aren't big names like Reaction Engines, or those in defence, tend to have more relaxed hiring practices. They don't have the same influence to recruit people as larger or non-defence companies, and don't co-operate as much with universities, but still need to recruit often unlike small companies.
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