Why many employers have ditched 4-year degree requirements

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Yahoo Money

Why many employers have ditched 4-year degree requirements

Kerry Hannon · Senior Columnist
Fri, April 22, 2022, 9:52 AM

John Williams heard about the apprenticeship through his former high school and decided to give it a shot. ... At the time, Williams, now 22, was finishing up his associate degree in computer science at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago and working part-time at a restaurant.

He was accepted at that apprenticeship, which is run by the global professional services company Accenture, as part of its efforts to ramp up hiring based on skills rather than just higher education.

“I was an apprentice for one year starting in July 2019,” Williams told Yahoo Money. “After completing the program, I was hired as a full-time employee, and, last November was promoted to the position of information technology analyst.”

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1. I always thought businesses should pay for education.

I like the idea of sponsoring apprenticeships.

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2. Many times, it is not the subject matter of the four year degree that is so important.

Many times, it is not the subject matter of the four year degree that is so important.

It's the fact that you finished something you started.

Employers recognize that too.

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3. And that a person can successfully work within a system of expectations

and schedules and policies, over a period of years, while being held accountable.