Medicine is a bit of a unique case in the UK.<p>Otherwise I would absolutely think that the best jobs would go to those who start work early. Certainly bears out my experience. I know plenty of graduates who didn&#x27;t really think about careers until leaving and suddenly found themselves at a disadvantage.<p>Computer Science and tech are unique in that programming talent can be gauged to some extent and companies actually are interested in doing so.<p>Consulting, accountancy, banking, law, etcetera all seem, superficially, to be based a lot more on the ability to put up with long hours and some sort of prestige test.<p>If anything tech workers have it easier in my view. You don&#x27;t just go and interview and get a job working in biology regardless of how special you are. (OK; I suppose if you had a cure for a cancer that may not hold).