New Survey Shows Educational Requirements on the Rise for Hiring
Just when you were getting concerned our country is dumbing down a la the new changes to the SAT, educational requirements for employment is putting faith back in America again.
Okay, kinda.
Per a new survey on CareerBuilder, an associate or bachelor’s degree is becoming the new high school diploma.The survey points to 27 percent of employers revealing their educational requirements for hiring have been boosted the past five years. In fact, 30 percent are hiring more college-educated employees for jobs that were previously employed by high school graduates.
Some employers are sending their current workers back to school for additional education such as an advanced degree and more than 80 percent of those employers are providing partial funding at the very minimum.
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in