(From Wold Economic Forum)

Ernst and Young was the first prominent graduate employer to decide that its own entry criteria were a more accurate judge of job applicants than the degree classifications on their CVs. But similar moves away from a reliance on degree grades are now taking root at other big accountancy firms PwC and Deloitte, too.

The lastest Global Employability University Survey, published in November 2015, reinforces the message that employers are placing a lower value on degree grades. But the survey also appears to suggest that extracurricular activities are equally lowly regards, with just 10% of European employers citing this as a creiteria they use to make recruitment desicions.

These results appear to contradict findings of our ongoing research into the innovations behind the growth of social entrepreneurship - broadly defined as the act of blending social missions with innovative business practice, among university students in the UK.

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