Thread regarding University of Phoenix layoffs

UoP degree not accepted when applying for a job

I'm reading the last few posts - one from an arguably worried UoP graduate and two from insiders. Here are my 2cents. I worked for UoP for 2 years and left. Ran away to be more precise. I now work for a large, Fortune 100 company in recruitment (you guessed it, I was in Admissions at UoP). I can say with confidence that we do not 'acknowledge' a UoP degree if the degree is a requirement for the job. Sad, I know. UoP is not the only school on our 'do not hire' list. Are we missing some really good potential applicants? For sure. Do we really care? No. We get an average of 400+ resumes per opening. We find the people we need.

To the poster who is finding out that their degree is getting a 'junk' rating by the market? Deal with it. You may be smart and intelligent (please don't ever equate hardworking = good student, that is just poor logic) and you now will need an education from a 'good' school to signal that to employers.

Those 'top 10 reviews' from USNews are useless, just FYI. Go by the WSJ rankings. We do.

Bumped for important info from @Pvqr98a-5xzc.

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Strange... Mine hasn't been an issue. Maybe the work experience overrides it?

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I'd be soooooo pissed if I spent 80K on a 'junk' degree.

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Funny. My buddy took UoP off of his resume after getting thrown out by the systems (he would get immediate rejection emails) for like 3 months straight and now he has 2 interviews lined up.

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