https://jobweb.io/tags/hiring-trends/ Recent content in Hiring Trends on JobWeb Hugo en-us Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jobweb.io/blog/degree-requirements-skills-based-hiring/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jobweb.io/blog/degree-requirements-skills-based-hiring/ <p>Nobody can answer that for your field and your situation. What we can tell you is what employers are putting in writing, which is a narrower question with a real answer: across 707,766 live job postings, how often is a degree named, and how often does the posting say experience could count instead?</p> <p>Every few months another large employer announces it has dropped degree requirements. The trend has a name, skills-based hiring, and a steady supply of press releases behind it. Job postings are where that policy either shows up or doesn&rsquo;t. So we read them. <strong>152,405 name a specific credential</strong>: a bachelor&rsquo;s, master&rsquo;s, MBA, doctorate, or associate&rsquo;s degree. That&rsquo;s about one posting in five.</p>