Law and financial services remain “elitist industries”, with more than half of employers only hiring from eight top universities, according to a report.
A survey of 1,600 hiring managers from leading UK industries found 41% of law firms, and a quarter of accountancy, banking, and insurance companies, are unlikely to hire anyone without a degree.
An alarming 52% of legal, and 51% of financial services companies quizzed will only consider candidates from Oxford, St Andrew’s, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College London, Durham University, UCL, or the University of Bath.
