Degrees on File, Skills Left Behind: Why Hiring Managers Are Missing the Most Capable Candidates in the Room
Across corporate America, a quiet talent crisis is unfolding — not from a shortage of skilled workers, but from a systematic failure to recognize them. Hiring managers who default to four-year degree requirements are routinely passing over candidates whose self-directed online learning portfolios reflect precisely the competencies companies claim they cannot find. The cost of this blind spot is measurable, and growing.