Employers miss out on diverse talent pool by sticking to top 20 universities
February 8, 2010
Employers are missing out on a major pool of talent by purely focusing their graduate recruitment on the top 20 universities in the UK, campaigners have warned.
The call came after research revealed that ethnic minority graduates still find it harder to get employment than their white counterparts, despite almost doubling their representation at university since 1995-96.
The report, by campaign group Race for Opportunity, shows that 16% of UK university students were from an ethnic minority background in 2007-08 - up from 8.3% in 1995-96.
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