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I've found that because the applicant market is so incredibly saturated with applicants who have a degree, it's ceased to be an indicator of anything, and HR de
by antonovka 17y ago
I've found that because the applicant market is so incredibly saturated with applicants who have a degree, it's ceased to be an indicator of anything, and HR departments (and hiring managers) have stopped caring.
You'll find quite a few job posts now days that explicitly say "... or equivalent experience" in the education section, and many others that will happily ignore the stated requirements.
- mikeryan 17y agoMy anecdotal experience has been different, in a saturated market it makes an easy bar to implement. But even then I should say, that the degree bar is likely a lot more relevant for entry level jobs then for more experienced positions.