More than half of employers still use degrees to screen job applicants, research finds

Experts warn emphasis on university and postgraduate qualifications could mean recruiters are overlooking candidates with relevant skills and experience

Almost three in five (57 per cent) employers still mainly look for degrees or postgraduate qualifications when recruiting staff, new data from the CIPD has revealed.

Following the findings, released today (3 August) as part of its Employer views on skills policy in the UK report, the professional body has warned that employers that do this may be overlooking jobseekers with relevant skills and experience, which should be considered alongside education levels.

In the survey of more than 2,000 senior decision-makers on skills, it also found that despite this emphasis on higher education qualifications, a third of employers agreed that university/higher education institute candidates are either ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ poorly prepared for the workplace.

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