Hiring managers are less and less impressed by where you went to college — or if you have a four-year degree at all.
Nearly half — 45% — of companies have dropped degree requirements for some roles this year, according to new research from ZipRecruiter, which surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. employers.
Instead, companies are prioritizing skills over education: 42% of companies are now explicitly using skills-related metrics to find candidates, LinkedIn told CNBC Make It in June, up 12% from a year earlier.
"Employers have the perception that younger generations are no longer picking up these important soft skills at school or at college," she explains.
Between 2021 and 2022, when companies were desperate to fill vacancies, many lowered their recruiting standards, hiring more "novice employees" lacking these important soft skills, says Pollak.
Persons:
Julia Pollak, Marissa Morrison, Morrison, Pollak, Gen, Amanda Augustine, you've, Augustine
Organizations:
CNBC, Harvard Business, Glass Institute, Employers, Society for Human Resource Management, Global
Locations:
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