Employers across a range of industries are dropping a job requirement once considered a ticket to a higher paying job and financial security: a college degree.
Today’s tight labor market has led more companies instead to take a more skills-based approach to hiring, as evidenced on job search sites like Indeed and ZipRecruiter.
“Part of it is employers realizing they may be able to do a better job finding the right talent by looking for the skills or competencies someone needs to do the job and not letting a degree get in the way of that,” Parisa Fatehi-Weeks, senior director of environmental, social and governance (ESG) for hiring platform Indeed told CBS MoneyWatch.
Counter Anecdote.
I was a software developer for 6 years and I could not get anyone to hire me for anything over $16-17/hr without a degree. Constantly looking for a solid job. Interviewing on the regular.
Got a 4 year at Community College with a name like a State College and within 2 weeks I had multiple offers at 60k. I didn’t learn jack shit at College. It was a complete waste of time but it paid itself back real quick. 2 years out from degree and I make 90k.
ATS will filter you without a degree.