How much does name/prestige count for a uni?

[MjM2]

As the title says, how much does name/prestige count for a uni? Especially when it comes to employment.

[ninwa]

It depends on the degree ...

[darlok]

alot, as the word suggests...

[brendan]

depends on degree and depends on the kind of employment.

[MjM2]

Well, in my case, I was looking at commerce/engineering at Monash or Melbourne.

[lacoste]

theres already an epic thread regarding commerce, the 'final' vote for which uni is better...

[xox.happy1.xox]

I would say that the amount of reputation a uni possesses has a vast effect on employment prospects. For example, would you hire someone who studies law at Monash uni or Vic uni? (Kinda rhetorical).

[excal]

depends on degree and depends on the kind of employment.

+1

Case in point: No-one would hire an Info. Sys. grad from Melbourne Uni over someone from Swinburne, let alone Monash.

[Odette.]

I would say that the amount of reputation a uni possesses has a vast effect on employment prospects. For example, would you hire someone who studies law at Monash uni or Vic uni? (Kinda rhetorical).

Hey! Don't be so cruel, VU is not as bad as most people make it out to be... Poor VU...

[ed_saifa]

I would say that the amount of reputation a uni possesses has a vast effect on employment prospects. For example, would you hire someone who studies law at Monash uni or Vic uni? (Kinda rhetorical).

Hey! Don't be so cruel, VU is not as bad as most people make it out to be... Poor VU...

VU open day was probably the best open day. It was really good!

[Odette.]

I would say that the amount of reputation a uni possesses has a vast effect on employment prospects. For example, would you hire someone who studies law at Monash uni or Vic uni? (Kinda rhetorical).

Hey! Don't be so cruel, VU is not as bad as most people make it out to be... Poor VU...

VU open day was probably the best open day. It was really good!

Yeah I heard it was pretty good Goooooooooooooo VU Doing our best to lure you suckers in j/k

[nickalaz]

i think its mostly a load of crap. when two people from different unis interview for a job, the employee is gunna hire whoever will be best suited for the job, who has better attributes and is going to be more valuable. they aren't gunna give a toss which uni they went to. why would they hire somebody from UoM, when the guy that went to VU is going to be a better assett to the company? they wouldnt.

[Odette.]

i think its mostly a load of crap. when two people from different unis interview for a job, the employee is gunna hire whoever will be best suited for the job, who has better attributes and is going to be more valuable. they aren't gunna give a toss which uni they went to. why would they hire somebody from UoM, when the guy that went to VU is going to be a better assett to the company? they wouldnt.

Well... ah that is a very rare case. Most places will prefer a UoM/MU student over a VU student.
That's why I'm trying to do courses outside my course to enhance my chances of getting a job I've been doing some thinking and I doubt I want to do first year uni AGAIN! so I'll stick with VU

[midas_touch]

Which uni you go to does certainly help, but that's not the be all and end all. Prospective employers will also look at things like your academic record and extra curricular activites, and once you get established at your respective company/firm, they aren't gonna care about all this.

[nickalaz]

i think its mostly a load of crap. when two people from different unis interview for a job, the employee is gunna hire whoever will be best suited for the job, who has better attributes and is going to be more valuable. they aren't gunna give a toss which uni they went to. why would they hire somebody from UoM, when the guy that went to VU is going to be a better assett to the company? they wouldnt.

Well... ah that is a very rare case. Most places will prefer a UoM/MU student over a VU student.
That's why I'm trying to do courses outside my course to enhance my chances of getting a job I've been doing some thinking and I doubt I want to do first year uni AGAIN! so I'll stick with VU

no, it is not 'very rare'. THEY WILL HIRE THE BETTER PERSON, NOT THE PERSON THAT WENT TO UOM.

however you could argue that the people that get into UoM in the first place are smarter and more determined etc...

put yourself in the employee's shoes, then have another think.

they're going to prefer a person that went to UoM? sure. but they are going to prefer a person that suits the job and will earn their company money, even more.