In a bid to foster greater diversity and inclusion, PwC is changing up (sic) its recruitment process. In a statement, the Big Four firm said it was expanding its talent pool by offering new programmes and work experiences designed for non-university graduates, thereby breaking away from traditional hiring processes. PwC’s approach to recruitment is a response to the changing dynamics of the accountancy profession. The firm is focusing on growing its apprenticeships, school leaver programmes, work experience placements, and degree partnerships. This strategic shift is aimed at ensuring that students without a university degree have the same access to opportunities as their university-educated counterparts. Ian Elliott, chief people officer at PwC, emphasised the importance of this change. “We’re proud of the strides we’ve made broadening access to the firm, focusing on potential not pedigree. [J4MB emphasis] But equally important is how we support people to settle in and develop once they get here,” he said.“Focusing on potential not pedigree”. Translated into plain English, “Focusing on the unknowable and ignoring the known”. That should prove successful in at least two areas, reducing corporate performance and creating lucrative employment for otherwise unemployable DEI parasites.
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Justice for Men & Boys 
You and I had completely different initial thoughts on this. I was thinking that apprenticeships are more likely to appeal to boys and this might be a good route into this type of work for them. Also bypassing the universities could be a way to avoid their woke/progressive influence thereby avoiding the worst feminists and those who only want a position in a prestigious company to undermine them.
I guess it could go either way depending on PwC’s intention and who gets to set the agenda for them.
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I see this as a double edged sword.
1. Companies have focused too heavily on using degrees as an entry point for employment when they weren’t really needed, and given the view that the quality of university graduates and their degrees is dropping. Degrees are no longer the guarantee they once were of quality academic work( older degree are more valued than recent degrees, especially the non stems and because of university entry requirements being manipulated for DEI).
2. This should prove useful to those who were excluded from university for what ever reason ( eg. finances, DEI) to access opportunities previously afforded to graduates. However as you have pointed out DEI will get in the way and create more exclusion, so I doubt PWC will be expanding its talent pool unless it gets rid of DEI and quotas.
I would be curious to know if PWC has vanguard/blackrock type investors who usually damage companies with their control via investment
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Given the constant media stories about such businesses being “for the boys” I expect “diversity ” means in fact “more women”.
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