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Companies are increasingly dropping four-year college degree requirements for their jobs and putting more emphasis on experience. And that is not just entry-level jobs:
A third of those who dropped degree requirements did so for senior-level roles, a recent survey found.
The survey of HR managers by Intelligent.com found 53% of hiring managers said their company eliminated the requirement for a bachelor's degree for some roles in the past year.
"For so many jobs, it is an arbitrary requirement. And it does eliminate people needlessly who could be great employees," said Stacie Haller, a career coach who worked with Intelligent.com for its report.
[...] What companies are increasingly focused on is experience, with 76% of hiring managers surveyed saying they favor real world skills over education.
Evaluating those skills in real-time is proving successful. The vast majority of companies now test candidates in the interview process, and 66% say they have candidates take an assessment to test hard skills. Sixty-four percent say they have applicants complete a test assignment.
Full survey results and methodology available at Intelligent.com.
Previously: America Needs to Get Over its Reverence for the Bachelor's Degree
(Score: 2) by fliptop on Monday February 13, @05:12AM
Maybe, but I see it more like college taught me how to solve problems. A candidate's problem solving skills speaks about their suitability.
To be oneself, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity