Need a college degree to get a job? These companies say skills matter more

project, in which readers ask questions about educational pathways to financial stability and then we investigate. This question comes from Susanna Williams: Jobs don't require college degrees. Employers do. Why do employers ask for college degrees as a qualification? To submit your question or vote on our next topic, clickBOSTON — Ryan Tillman-French sat at his seventh-floor desk early on a Thursday morning, the skyscrapers of downtown Boston crowding the windows behind him.

Several years ago, Tillman-French’s résumé would likely have ended up in the trash. Until last summer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt screened out web developer applicants who lacked a four-year degree.spike in the number of job listings requiring a bachelor’s degree, “Who you have working for you and who you want to have working for you in the future aren't always the same,” said Burning Glass CEO Matthew Sigelman.

That survey also revealed that 63 percent of respondents had trouble filling middle-skills jobs. Andy Van Kleunen, CEO of the National Skills Coalition, attributed that trouble to public policies that push bachelor’s degrees as a one-size-fits-all solution rather than training workers for specific middle-skill positions.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt then revisited hiring practices for sales positions, which are heavy on soft skills, at the urging of Roberta Rainville, the vice president for talent acquisitions.

Looks like millennials are plum out of luck again, eh mazzthornc?

It’s about time. Believe it or not, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates didn’t graduate from college and wouldn’t be considered today for many entry level jobs in the corporate world as they require a bachelors degree at minimum.

It’s about time. Believe it or not, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates didn’t graduate from college and wouldn’t be considered today for many entry level jobs in the corporate world as the require a degree.

Woke.

While the degree may get your resume filtered up to my desk, once we are in the interview, it's the last thing I take into consideration.

Brian Williams is a good resume counselor

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