The publishing group Penguin Random House announced this week that it will no longer require prospective job applicants to have university degrees. The company said the move was being made to attract more diverse people – though it pointed out that applicants with degrees would still be welcome.
Penguin Random House was following the lead of the accountancy firm Ernst & Young, which declared that it would no longer consider A-level results and degrees when hiring.
Given the fact that England has the highest university tuition fees in the industrialised world, this trend will come as a big relief to those who feel that a degree is simply unaffordable.
Did you do a university degree? Do you feel it helped with your eventual career, or was it entirely irrelevant in your professional life? Did you skip university and go straight into the world of work, and feel sad that you missed out on further learning? Would you be happy to employ someone without a university degree? Tell us what you think about this new initiative.
