According to work done by The Complete University Guide based on the national graduate destination survey, the answer is a little surprising.
You might not have guessed that the biggest recruiter of 2011 graduates was Boots Pharmaceuticals of Nottingham who took on 520 across their various divisions. In second place was the NHS Graduate Management Scheme, accounting for just under 500 graduates.
Seven of the other top ten places were occupied by banking and financial concerns. The exception was Tesco who came in sixth as the largest UK retail employer.
Incidentally, a recent survey of 2,000 employers by REED suggested that many did not feel that the 2.1 degree stipulation enforced by many top firms was a good criterion for successful recruitment. 96% said that they would prefer applicants who had the right skills and mindset than those with a 2.1.
Careers Advisers have often felt that the rigid insistence on an Upper Second by many companies was an artificial barrier that meant companies were indirectly favouring applicants from more privileged backgrounds. But whether many companies will abandon the 2.1 requirement in favour of more objective criteria in the foreseeable future remains to be seen.
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