Skills-based hiring has gained traction, with 29% of paid job posts on LinkedIn omitting professional degree requirements in 2022, up from 21% in 2019, according to an Aug. 29 report from LinkedIn — but employers are still struggling to translate that into actual hires.
Talent acquisition pros appear to be changing their habits. Last year, paid LinkedIn Recruiter users searched for candidates by their skills about five times more often than they searched by degrees.
“But here’s the critical question: Does dropping degree requirements actually translate into more hires of workers who don’t hold degrees?” Greg Lewis, a senior content marketing manager, wrote on LinkedIn’s Talent Blog.
