The only reason I went to college was so I could be taken seriously and offered a job in my career. I think you are correct that many employers use college deg

The only reason I went to college was so I could be taken seriously and offered a job in my career. I think you are correct that many employers use college degrees as an implicit hiring filter. Interestingly, the same United States Supreme Court case, Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971), that declared most uses of IQ tests as hiring screens illegal also declared most educational credential hiring screens illegal.[1] But the headline report about the case holding was the part about IQ tests, so a lot of employers and even lawyers don't know that it can be legally dodgy to require an educational credential as a hiring criterion. The better way to hire is to give applicants a work-sample test. I have a FAQ about that[2] that is one of my best-liked comments on Hacker News, and I encourage you to give that a look and to let me know how I can make that FAQ more useful for job-seekers who have skills but who may not have a degree. [1] http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_124 http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_124 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6583580#up_6584957 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6583580#up_6584957