Do employers take open university serious?

[nonamemummy]

I’m unable to commit to a ‘normal’ university at the moment and was looking into the open university as it fits around my lifestyle.

But do employers take them as serious as degrees etc from a ‘normal’ uni?

Sorry I meant doing a Masters at a brick uni

I'm following with interest. I'm almost about to sign up for a degree in business management through the OU. It's relevant to my current role and I hope will help me progress my career to senior management/director level over the next 10 years. For context in mid 30s.

I've also been concerned about the view of OU, but I'm not sure if it is skewed by my younger step brother who has just completed a masters at Durham and has harped on about how it's the best university outside of Oxford and Cambridge.

Interesting to hear that it doesn't seem to have been a negative for most.

Being totally honest, if I had two identical applications in front on me and the only difference was the OU vs a Russell Group uni, I'd go with the candidate who went to proper university. Likewise if I had two candidates and one was from a tech college turned uni and one was from one of the traditional universities (Edinburgh, St Andrews, Oxford etc).

But in real life, it doesn't work like that, people have lots of varied expierence outside of their degree and you meet the candidates and get a feeling for their personality and suitability for the position, overall the institution they got their degree from means very little.

To clarify, if it's your 1st degree and your 21, others degrees (even from old pyrotechnics) would be marginally preferable.
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I’m in my 5th year of an OU degree and I do agree with the above comments, but it’s all very variable. Really does depend on your career choice/choice of degree etc.

I’ve managed to get a lot of pastoral roles in secondary schools off the back of it, as they have liked the fact I’ve studied about children/youth, but also mental health etc. I may go into teaching after, I may not (still not decided). I’m also thinking about doing a research masters at a RG uni afterwards, so for me and my personal circumstances, it’s been a brilliant spring board.

I’m 32 and my three children are all approaching secondary school age, so I have a lot of time now to dedicate to my career. For someone like me it has been great.

@BubblesBuddy Bellshill! DS has a 2.1 in Electrical Engineering, from OU and 25 years as an Electrician.

His boss took him over 10 other applicants.

Engineering degrees are just as relevant.