OU degree - recognised by employers or not really?

katie89

I graduated last year from a "bricks and mortar" university, and I started my OU degree not long after (at 21 i'm one of the youngest in the sets I've been in, but there are a few around my age). I'm finding the OU course more interesting and more my style already - I have far more freedom in the module choices, even though I've my sights set on one degree, rather than an open one, although I do miss the social side of the actual university, where I was attending around 3 seminars and 3 lecturers a week, as opposed to approx. one per month.
I've had several interviews where employers have had more interest in my OU degree that I am working towards, rather than my "bricks and mortar" one, which I already have.

AddictedMoneysaver

I'm 28 and when I left school I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do but knew I didn't want to carry on studying - I wanted to get out there and work! I ended up getting small jobs for a year and then started an apprenticeship where I had the best of both worlds.

11 years later I'm still with the same company and feel I have gained enough working experience but have been knocked back for management on a few occasions so have decided to raise by academic experience by studying for a degree in Leadership and Management with the OU Business school. I started back in May last year and I'm actually really enjoying it! In fact... the 2 courses I'm currently studying finish in June and the next course in my degree path doesn't start until the following Jan and I'm so worried about the big gap that I'm considering studying something seperate just to keep my brain active and to gain some more knowledge!

I get the impression an employer would look favourably at someone with an OU degree because of the amount of personal involvement and time sacrifice required but as someone mentioned previously, it all comes down to the recruiting manager at the end of the day.