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Silicon Valley is starting to realize that the huge talent pool of nontraditional candidates may be the answer to its pipeline problem.
The technology industry is now trying to figure out a way to attack its cultural and demographic homogeneity issues. One simple initiative is to begin to recruit talent from people outside of its preferred networks. One way is to extend their recruiting efforts to people who don't have four-year degrees.
IBM's head of talent organization, Sam Ladah, calls this sort of initiative a focus on "new-collar jobs." The idea, he says, is to look toward different applicant pools to find new talent. "We consider them based on their skills," he says, and don't take into account their educational background. This includes applicants who didn't get a four-year degree but have proven their technical knowledge in other ways. Some have technical certifications, and others have enrolled in other skills programs. "We've been very successful in hiring from [coding] bootcamps," says Ladah.
For IT roles, educational pedigree often doesn't make a huge difference. For instance, many gaming aficionados have built their own systems. With this technical grounding, they would likely have the aptitude to be a server technician or a network technician. These roles require specific technical knowledge, not necessarily an academic curriculum vitae. "We're looking for people who have a real passion for technology," says Ladah. He goes on to say that currently about 10% to 15% of IBM's new hires don't have traditional four-year degrees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3069259/why-more-tech-companies-are-hiring-people-without-degrees
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @07:25PM (2 children)
I see the liberal side of the propaganda arm has caught its first sucker for the day. There is an on-going attempt to divide the US population by hammering at polarizing concepts and key phrases. So how about you stop complaining and be happy that tech companies are looking outside the box for qualified candidates. Or do you really think there is a vast conspiracy against white males so if your name is Jughead Morris then your resume is automatically shredded?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @08:29PM
A conspiracy just requires a particular set of cultural elements, often inculcated in youth, which transforms infected individuals into good little quasi-conspiratorial drones.
It has become a meme across young millennials that straight white males are in a "structurally" privileged position, and this belief drives people to act a certain way.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @11:06PM
Breaking free of the box is good. Unconsciously making another is even worse. In the past people got discriminated for their color and other factors hands down. To then hire strictly on capability is a improvement. Messing it up by specifically looking for minority attributes instead of capability is a step backwards. And the market place can be swift with these kinds of behaviors in the long run.