Grad Job Offers - Marking Boycott

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DD has finished uni but doesn’t know her degree classification. She has job offers but employers wants to know her degree result before she starts. This is not going to happen.

Is there anyone on here with a daughter or son in the same situation who could share their experiences?

Or any employers who have graduates waiting for their degrees - what is your policy? Could she ask to defer til next year? Her preferred job wants a certain degree. She maybe able to start with them but if her degree subsequently falls short could they remove her from the scheme?

Has she explained the situation and linked emails from her uni? Many unis say they are making provisions for students in her position (those being prevented from taking up offers). Does she have her previous years' modules grades to show she is on course for the grade she requires.

In the olden days when I did my LPC and results were not through until October then yes trainees who started in September often did not come in after results day.

She has her transcript but it’s marked as unclassified. The main concern is if the ‘dream job’ people say she can start but will have to leave if she doesn’t get the degree stipulated. She has another job where they just want her to get her degree and that’s obviously the safer option, but the salary and opportunities are way different. It would almost be best if the employers just offered to defer.

I’m so bloody angry for her.

It's awful but the employers should understand the situation. I suggest asking the head of the dept, the dept office, and the tutor of the courses with missing marks to write supporting letter/s. The tutor could testify to the general standard of her work. Good luck.

Dd is in this situation but fortunately her company have said they will take her anyway. I guess they feel the seven rounds of selection process have given them confidence. Would they take her on subject to degree outcome being confirmed? It’s an awful situation for so many and it’s disappointing the firm aren’t being more flexible. Amongst DD’s friends, it’s those going onto Masters programmes that seem to be having issues, those going into employment seem to be ok.

Ds got a graduate job offer, was allowed to start and as soon as classification was given and he received his transcript then his work officially accepted it. Started job beginning of June and got classification and graduated with a 2:1 30th June.

his work was vey understanding during the uncertainty of not receiving his grade.

Before starting the job.

pressed send too soon.

Thank you for responses. She is worried she will end up with a 2:2 (car crash exam in 2nd year and possibilty that diss and assessments won’t be marked at all). One employer isn’t bothered. The job she really wants has said ‘start and we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it’. But to do that she has to turn down the other job and could ultimately end up unemployed!

Pleased it worked out for your children!

She should take the job she really wants and go in really positive and full on. Highly unlikely that they will dismiss an employee they really like once they have started. If she is doing a good job, most likely that by the time she gets her grades no one will be bothered either way. HR can't say that but that is how I would read it.

I agree with @elastamum. Also she is young. This is the time to take risks and grab opportunities rather than taking the safer option.

How much does she know about how likely she is to have got the grades needed for the first choice job? Some unis are willing to provide some sort of prediction letter - where there's just the odd module that hasn't been marked, they may be able to give a reasonably nuanced prediction. Even where a module result is missing, that could be anywhere between "nothing is marked" and "all/most components are marked but the boundary-setting is held up". In her case it may depend rather on whether the university sees the second year result as an exception to her normal standard or not.

I agree that at her age she could probably gamble on the dream job. She could also ask them about the "what if I haven't got the grade" scenario. As elastamum says, they might overlook it if she's got off to a good start (although if she has a rocky start then it might give them an easy way to get rid of her).

Really sympathise.

Start the job she really wants and be very good at it. Once the results come in, they will hopefully know her potential as an employee and it will matter less

Thanks all. Pleased to report that it all seems to be turning out fine (tho still no indication of when degree results will be known). I’d encourage anyone with young people in the same position to nag them to keep the channels of communication open and be honest with potential employers.