More Companies That No Longer Require a Degree

Re:More Companies That No Longer Require a Degree by randomdata on Sunday September 09, 2018 @09:13AM (#17945758)

> but they are all scared to not put the typical boilerplate "Bachelors degree or related experience" line at the top of the job post

Makes sense though. The only reason businesses ever started putting "bachelor degree required" on job ads is to help protect themselves in case of a hiring discrimination lawsuit. I provides a defence of "We didn't hire <person of minority> because they did not have the required degree." Courts have shown a willingness to accept this defence.

It is not there as information for job seekers, but to keep the lawyers happy.

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Re:More Companies That No Longer Require a Degree by derekp7 on Sunday September 09, 2018 @10:12AM (#17945955)

But if it can be shown that a number of people were hired in spite of not having a degree, does that defense then become worthless?

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Re:More Companies That No Longer Require a Degree by randomdata on Sunday September 09, 2018 @10:14AM (#17945964)

Yes. Which is why, in more recent times, businesses have started to transition to "Bachelors degree or related experience", as it can be claimed that those who work there had the required experience where the person bringing the case forward did not.

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