Graduates want employers to ditch their minimum requirements of a 2:1 degree, according to a new poll.

More than 600 students and banking graduates took part in a survey for Milkround.com and it revealed that 58 per cent want the prerequisite scrapped.

Spokesperson for the organisation Mike Barnard remarked: "Graduates who don’t have a 2.1 degree will always be frustrated by its appearance as a minimum requirement."

He added that bosses use it as a cut-off point simply to reduce the number of applications they receive.

Mr Bernard also noted recruiters who do this could be missing out on candidates with non-academic talents that could be needed for the role.

He stated that each institution is different so a 2:1 degree from one university may not be the same as one from another.

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