Gaining a 1st Class Degree is demanding,is it really true? Does it guarantee a job? Is it really attractive to an employer?
Do graduates need a first-class degree to get a good job?
Re: First Class Degree
In the UK, academic performance does not translate straight into a job, let alone a good job.
Employers seek applicants with strong academic performance (Upper 2 or 1st Class) but who also have strong, demonstrated experience of leadership, teamwork, innovation, and ideally professional experience.
There are some companies who require 1st class degress, but they are in the minority and they also demand extensive leadership, teamwork, innovation etc to be shown.
Your job application process actually begins the moment you start Freshers' Week at University. You need to quickly identify the right student societies to join, and spend your first year working on getting into a leadership committee role by the end of the year. In the second year you move on up to a more senior leadership role, either heading the society or being one of the leader's deputies. You use this as a platform to get an internship at a good company.
In your final year, between your experiences across leading around 2 student societies and your internship will get you a good job.
This is the most critical part of your time at university. Whatever academic sacrifices need to be made to achieve this are collateral damage.