Educational requirements are killing hiring practices

What does everyone think about post-secondary education becoming less and less important when hiring?

Some of the best qualified people that I have interviewed in my career have not necessarily had any sort of post-secondary education. And some of those who did, their papers weren't at all relevant to the position being applied for.

I'm a great example of that. My undergrad degree is in Journalism. My first jobs in management and business were prior to me completing my MBA.

I didn't get the jobs because of my education.

Some positions clearly need that training. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, technicians, and more, have specialized training and education.

You're going to want those people to have done their schooling. But for the rest of us, the reality is, we use soft skills that in many cases are learned over time.

Not in the textbook or classroom.

I just recently hired a new manager that only has high school. But their experience is such that they far out-qualify any new BA or MBA grad.

We have gone too far to the school side. We see this now in trades. White collar jobs have been touted by guidance counsellors for decades now.

I just feel like we run a real risk of missing out on an amazing hire by focusing too much on education.

Agree?

I also did a twitter thread on this here if you wanted to continue the conversation there or if you agree and wanted to retweet.