Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Do degrees still matter?

Summary by KIFI
XiXinXing // Shutterstock   For decades, a college degree was the ticket into the professional world. Employers used it as an indication of intelligence, persistence, and competence. But that assumption no longer works. Skills — not schools — are becoming the new hiring currency in modern workplaces, including those leaning into AI, reports Upwork, an online marketplace for hiring skilled freelancers. Why degrees aren’t as important to employers…

27 Articles

Montana StandardMontana Standard
+25 Reposted by 25 other sources
Center

Do degrees still matter?

Upwork reports that skills are overtaking degrees as the key hiring criteria, emphasizing adaptability and continuous learning in today’s job market.

After graduation, everyone has to look for a job. Only it works less well with people with studies than with young people with vocational training. What reasons does this have - and in which sectors still there are opportunities. By Linh Tran

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 92% of the sources are Center
92% Center

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Helena Independent Record broke the news in Helena, United States on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal