Comments - Why the Tech Industry Loves to Hire College Dropouts - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T07:18:38Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1589639&xn_auth=noEric,
This "curious phenomeno…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-08-18:502551:Comment:15902502012-08-18T06:35:50.310ZValentino Martinezhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ValentinoMartinez
<p>Eric,</p>
<p>This "curious phenomenon" you mention is more the exception then the rule. However, when it does happen it is because the hiring manager either advertises that a degree is not required or overrules the requirement of a degree and reposts the position so that an "ideal" non-degreed candidate can be hired.</p>
<p><strong>"Is That Degree Really Necessary?</strong></p>
<p>As it stands now, HR professionals should take a closer look at just how critical a candidate's education may…</p>
<p>Eric,</p>
<p>This "curious phenomenon" you mention is more the exception then the rule. However, when it does happen it is because the hiring manager either advertises that a degree is not required or overrules the requirement of a degree and reposts the position so that an "ideal" non-degreed candidate can be hired.</p>
<p><strong>"Is That Degree Really Necessary?</strong></p>
<p>As it stands now, HR professionals should take a closer look at just how critical a candidate's education may be to performing the job, says John B. Flood, an attorney with employment law firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart in Washington.</p>
<p>"HR should consider whether the requirement is job related and consistent with business necessity," he says.</p>
<p>"In other words, [HR and hiring managers] should be able to demonstrate the importance of the requirement to the successful performance of the essential or key duties of the job for which it is used, and also that the requirement helps at some level to indicate an applicant's potential success or lack of success in the position," he says.</p>
<p>To make sure this can be done, HR must consider -- on a position-by-position basis -- why the educational requirement is important, and should be prepared to explain its relevance to the job, Flood says"</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=533348428">http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=533348428</a></p> This is a topic of discussion…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-08-17:502551:Comment:15900162012-08-17T13:55:40.400ZSarah Leverichhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SarahLeverich
<p>This is a topic of discussion in my household a lot. I am a recruiter and my husband a computer programmer. He never finished college. He taught himself all his skills. His nephew, now studying programming in college, interned at his company this past two summers. He encouraged him to drop out of college if the company offered him a continued job. </p>
<p>This is a topic of discussion in my household a lot. I am a recruiter and my husband a computer programmer. He never finished college. He taught himself all his skills. His nephew, now studying programming in college, interned at his company this past two summers. He encouraged him to drop out of college if the company offered him a continued job. </p>