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Antioxidanhausen t1_j4xqw2n wrote

Amazon, Microsoft and Google all dropped college degree requirements for most of their corporate jobs around ten years ago. It's still a massive leg up over someone who doesn't have one, especially if you're young. Amazon actually looks at an applicant having owned a business, even if it failed, as a top tier green flag for hiring purposes. My friend is one of many HR Directors there and apparently it's statistically the best sign their data mining team has been able to find in searching millions of resumes that someone will end up being a good employee.

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ycpa68 t1_j4zy9c1 wrote

Yes, I am in charge of hiring for a mid-size business. I have a mix of college educated and non-college educated people in my highest paying jobs. I have no hesitation to hire someone without a college education, but every person working for me who has a college education looks at the big picture of the company in a way non-college educated people don't look at it. The only exception when I look at the 15 or so higher paid people is a man who managed two large retail stores. He didn't own the business but was responsible for the stores' success. Management experience and college education always raise resumes to the top of my pile.

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Antioxidanhausen t1_j51aeb0 wrote

Yeah, it should be seen as a plus, especially on younger candidates. My best hires personally seemed to be people who worked in a variety of fields, had interesting hobbies and lives, lived in multiple cities or countries, and chose jobs that interested them. Some went to college some didn't, but I'll always ask why they chose to not get a degree. A lot of times their answer to that question decides if I hire them or not.

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