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How Skills-Based Hiring Is Replacing the College Degree
Episode 12 of Future of Work Tech takes on a quiet revolution in hiring: more than 80 major U.S. employers, including General Motors and Delta Air Lines, have dropped four-year degree requirements for many roles since 2023. Lucas and Luna explore what's driving this shift — from talent shortages to AI-powered skills assessment tools — and what it means for workers, universities, and the platforms that certify skills. They drill into a 2025 Burning Glass Institute study showing that skills-based hires outperform degree-holding peers on retention by 12 percent, and debate whether the trend is…
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