02-27-2019, 05:30 PM
A degree isn't the new HS diploma, but the way businesses collect resumes is changing the landscape of this debate.
10 years ago, you could land a degree-level job if you were able to demonstrate industry experience. So even if I didn't have the 'required' degree, I could still wow them with my resume and portfolio, and land the job.
But today, more companies rely on computerized pre-filtering of resumes. If your application doesn't tick certain requirements (like a degree), it's never seen by anyone. So you lose an opportunity to demonstrate your value.
Cases vary, of course. But I think the trend of 'credential creep' is a side effect of technology, rather than perception.
10 years ago, you could land a degree-level job if you were able to demonstrate industry experience. So even if I didn't have the 'required' degree, I could still wow them with my resume and portfolio, and land the job.
But today, more companies rely on computerized pre-filtering of resumes. If your application doesn't tick certain requirements (like a degree), it's never seen by anyone. So you lose an opportunity to demonstrate your value.
Cases vary, of course. But I think the trend of 'credential creep' is a side effect of technology, rather than perception.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Pursuing BA in Communications at SNHU (Started July 2017)
☆CLEP☆ A&I Literature 68 | College Composition w Essay 73 | American Government 68 | US History I 72 | Social Science & History 61 | Information Systems 76 | Principles of Marketing 69 | Principles of Management 67 | Psychology 61 | Sociology 61 | Humanities 57 | Educational Psychology 70 | Biology 60 | Natural Science 72 | ☆DSST☆ Environmental Science 457 | Human Cultural Geography 466 | Principles of Supervision 435 | Introduction to Business 457 | Principles of Public Speaking 450/PASS
Pursuing BA in Communications at SNHU (Started July 2017)
☆CLEP☆ A&I Literature 68 | College Composition w Essay 73 | American Government 68 | US History I 72 | Social Science & History 61 | Information Systems 76 | Principles of Marketing 69 | Principles of Management 67 | Psychology 61 | Sociology 61 | Humanities 57 | Educational Psychology 70 | Biology 60 | Natural Science 72 | ☆DSST☆ Environmental Science 457 | Human Cultural Geography 466 | Principles of Supervision 435 | Introduction to Business 457 | Principles of Public Speaking 450/PASS
![[-]](https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/images/collapse.png)
