Tag: education requirements

What Is Degree Inflation, and How Does It Hurt Job Applicants and Employers?

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Oct 27, 2023 Recruiting

Updated: Nov 1, 2023

Many can relate to finding their dream job online but, after scrolling through the job description, discovering they lack a required qualification. It could be years of experience, type of experience, certification, licensure, or education, for example. The Barrier of Education Requirements For more than 100 million American workers without a college degree, a degree […]

What makes a good employee: education, experience, or something more?

By Tammy Binford May 31, 2013 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

It doesn’t seem to make sense: Employers complain of a lack of suitable applicants despite being inundated with a glut of highly educated jobseekers. Applicants are confused, too. A recent study from McKinsey & Company’s Center for Government found that 44 percent of young U.S. jobseekers included in a survey weren’t sure that their postsecondary […]