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We didn’t get here from the supply side but from the demand side. Entry level office work does not hire with only high school anymore, and the students have fol
by bobthepanda 3y ago
We didn’t get here from the supply side but from the demand side. Entry level office work does not hire with only high school anymore, and the students have followed. There are plenty of people who would not go to college if they thought they could get white collar work doing so; in 2024 everyone dreads the high cost of college education.
I don’t really think anything in college is particularly helpful for entry level white collar work, it’s just what the employers are asking for.
- nradov 3y agoEmployers hiring for entry level office work only ask for college degrees because they can. During periods of relatively high unemployment this acts as an easy filtering mechanism to cut the number of job applicants down to a manageable level. If low unemployment rates continue then employers will reduce the college degree bullet point from a "must have" to "nice to have". Of course, long term many of those entry level white-collar jobs are likely to be eliminated altogether by automation and offshoring.
- bobthepanda 3y agoDo you have an example of a developed economy where employers backslid on educational requirements? Because I'll believe it when I see it.
- nradov 3y agoDoes the USA count as a developed country? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/
- bobthepanda 3y agoHuh, I haven't personally noticed that. That being said, it is going to take more than one year of labor crunch for this to be reflected in the choices of students to go to school for a job years later. And I've heard of employers who have tightened the screws on older employees without credentials.