It's also a means to filter out the hundreds of CVs, many of which will be sent "on spec", from people who just send a CV to every job ad, down to a level at which someone can actually read them.
Certainly it is the case that once upon a time, any degree was a "leg up" in your career, back when only 10% of school leavers went. Nowadays, that the last government set out to get 50% of school leavers into college, only Russell Group degrees still have that advantage - everywhere else adds little to your prospects above good A-levels.
Certainly it is the case that once upon a time, any degree was a "leg up" in your career, back when only 10% of school leavers went. Nowadays, that the last government set out to get 50% of school leavers into college, only Russell Group degrees still have that advantage - everywhere else adds little to your prospects above good A-levels.