These are the universities being targeted by graduate employers - Debut

These are the universities being targeted by graduate employers - Debut Ever wonder whether those hokey promises and statistics you read in your universitys prospectus were actually true? You know, about how 99.987% of students get jobs after they graduate and how theyve got the most ancient furniture per square foot of any uni in the country? Well, we cant prove that last one, but we can tell you to what extent your uni is being targeted by top graduate employers. Youve seen them at them at your careers fairs, youve seen their flyers for drop-in sessions on your faculty noticeboard. And theyre always watching. The average employer targets 20 universities when it comes to hiring recently graduated students. But which are the most targeted universities and by who? The good people at High Fliers published a huge report that reveals just that. Here are the headlines. Universities targeted by the largest number of top employers Now this right here might seem a tad surprising. As you can see, the top 5 most targeted universities are Warwick, Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge and Leeds. But just one of them, Cambridge is in the top 5 for The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017. Oxford is, once again, shockingly out of the top 5 after landing at no. 14 on a list of universities producing top executives. So if youre worried about your career prospects because youre not at OxBridge, you really neednt be. Universities targeted by top employers, by industry This lines up pretty well with the rest of High Fliers research, which showed accounting and professional services firms are looking to increase the number of grads they hire. Theyre targeting  eleven more universities than the average  sector. Just four more industries law, engineering, retail and the public sector   targeted more than 20 universities. And the message is clear theyre very  keen to hire grads. Do with that information what you will.   Download the Debut app and  get Talent-Spotted by amazing graduate employers! Connect with Debut on Facebook and Twitter