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Rolling back degree requirements expands the pipeline for tech

Apr 27, 2022
Hiring based on skills rather than degrees is more labor intensive.
While many tech companies say they’re loosening up on degree requirements, a Harvard analysis found some big tech firms demanded degrees for more than 70% of jobs.
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Half of college graduates are earning less than they did in 2000

Mar 30, 2017
Meanwhile, the top percentile of wage earners are seeing the fastest wage growth.
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IBM CEO Ginni Rometty delivers a keynote address at CES 2016 earlier this year.
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