Home » HR practices » Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty » Great Britain: PwC lowers degree class requirements to broaden recruitment pool Great Britain: PwC lowers degree class requirements to broaden recruitment pool On 14 August, professional services and consulting giant, PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that a ‘2:1 degree’, i.e. an upper second class honours bachelor's degree, is no longer to be a minimum recruitment requirement in the U.K.. The goal is ‘to ensure it doesn't miss out on talent’. Through . Published on 31 August 2022 à 13h52 - Update on 31 August 2022 à 13h06 Resources The abolition of the 2:1 university degree criterion applies not only to recent graduates, but also to PwC’s internship and placement programmes. ” The move is designed to open up opportunities to more people, increase the socio-economic diversity of the firm and support its efforts to improve social mobility,”… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels