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Why Skills Based Hiring Is Beating Degree Screens
Lucas and Luna break down why a growing number of employers — including Fortune 500 companies like IBM, Bank of America, and Walmart — are ditching mandatory degree requirements and adopting skills-based hiring. They walk through the specific data from a 2025 LinkedIn study showing that roles using skills-based filters saw a 23 percent larger applicant pool and a 14 percent lower first-year turnover rate. The conversation drills into how companies actually assess skills without a degree proxy: structured work samples, task-based interviews, and platforms like TestGorilla and Codility. Luna…
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