Why Do So Many Jobs Request College Degrees?

notaznguy
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:01:33 +0000

And it is for this reason that school name and prestige is not completely irrelevant. Instead of administering reading, math, computer, knowledge tests, I will probably just filter applicants based on experience, then GPA, then university.

Obviously experience speaks for itself. GPA is just a #, but the university can vouch for the strength of the GPA. For this reason, certain school names, will get credibility over schools I’ve never heard of.

Administering tests is too time consuming and costly. You’ll get less applicants and less people will be willing to apply to jobs because of the time constraints. It works for some jobs, like software development, but not for others. Also, how do you measure soft skills, like personality and social skills?