uws's reputation still isnt that flash amongst a lot of school leavers but i think its definitely better than it was a few years ago and will get better.
like mentioned in an older uws thread alot of the bad rep comes from the media giving uws a hard time, always mentioning overcrowded lectures, understaffing, etc etc, which i think has done uws some damage.
from what ive seen on these boards alot more people are starting to take uws more seriously which is a good sign.
not sure of the unemployment rates for uws, but i heard they're actually not that much different from the other big unis which is also good.