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Most managers still can’t resist degree requirements. 4 ways companies can help them embrace skills-based hiring

July 25, 2024 Most managers still can’t resist degree requirements: 4 ways companies can help them embrace skills-based hiring Even as companies publicly state their commitment to hiring candidates from nontraditional backgrounds, hiring managers remain skeptical. BY Mona Mourshed and Matt Sigelman The degree requirement in hiring has become a glaring paradox. Employers bemoan the shortage … Continue reading Most managers still can’t resist degree requirements. 4 ways companies can help them embrace skills-based hiring →

‘Tear the paper ceiling’: A new campaign wants companies to ditch 4-year degree requirements

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By Talib Visram October 07, 2022 Justin Hutchinson was working at a smoothie shop in his native Baton Rouge, trying to save money for his tuition to Louisiana State University, which he was struggling to pay after the death of his father. Hutchinson was a popular employee: He’d memorize customers’ orders and even their … Continue reading ‘Tear the paper ceiling’: A new campaign wants companies to ditch 4-year degree requirements →

Why Gen Z cares less about getting a 4-year college degree

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By Juliana Stancampiano May 31, 2022 Pandemic-led change has propelled companies through decades of evolution in two short years. But, the waves of change are just beginning. Gen Z is entering the workforce in droves and will revolutionize the ways we learn, work, and interact. I’ve worked with tech leaders to better understand how … Continue reading Why Gen Z cares less about getting a 4-year college degree →

Report: College degree requirements are keeping qualified women of color out of tech

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By Lydia Dishman March 25, 2022 What is it going to take to get more women of color in tech? The answer is complex, but MacKenzie Scott aims to be part of the solution. Her philanthropy continues to focus on moving the needle toward equity for all. As such, she’s donated $3.9 billion to … Continue reading Report: College degree requirements are keeping qualified women of color out of tech →

How to Position Your New Degree for Career Change on LinkedIn

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Virginia Franco — April 12, 2019 Follow @VAFrancoResumes — April 12, 2019 It is never too late to pursue a new career. Returning to school after years in the workforce with the intent of using your new graduate or undergraduate degree to make a change is quite common! With the last semester looming and graduation … Continue reading How to Position Your New Degree for Career Change on LinkedIn →

How to Use Your New Degree to Launch a Career Change

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Virginia Franco — March 11, 2019 Follow @VAFrancoResumes — March 11, 2019 It’s never too late to get a jump start on a new career. Many enter graduate programs after years in the workforce with the goal of using a master’s degree to close a skills or knowledge gap. Once the coursework is almost complete … Continue reading How to Use Your New Degree to Launch a Career Change →

Is A Master’s Degree or Grad School Really Needed to Achieve Success?

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by Pejman Ghadimi Follow @secretentourageSeptember 16, 2016 The discussion of what formal education is worth comes up often in my entrepreneur academy and even after people read my best-selling book Third Circle Theory. The debate often has support from both sides and is no different than the formal versus self-education debates that have bombarded social … Continue reading Is A Master’s Degree or Grad School Really Needed to Achieve Success? →

You Won’t Win Over the Job Market Without a Degree. Or Will You?

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by Ryan Winner January 20, 2016 Follow @rw_resumewriterJanuary 20, 2016 When we square measure out looking for a replacement job we’re bombarded with positions posing for a 4-year degree In today’s world, once we square measure out looking for a replacement job we’re bombarded with positions posing for a 4-year degree. This is often nice … Continue reading You Won’t Win Over the Job Market Without a Degree. Or Will You? →

Strategic Digital Planning: The Need For 360 Degree Vision

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William YatesApril 19, 2015 The marketing journey you are on in your current marketing role will, over time, probably take you through the launch and evolution of a number of new products or services, their sunsetting – and so the cycle goes. Cycling to nowhere Over time, this cycle of launch, evolve, sunset can become … Continue reading Strategic Digital Planning: The Need For 360 Degree Vision →