[SamAdams76]

My company all but removed the college requirement because it does not mean anything to have a college degree these days. They hand out degrees to just about anybody that shows up for the necessary classes, rendering the degrees meaningless in many cases.

Now we have to test our applicants on such things as written and verbal skills as we can't take it for granted that a college educated person will have them in order to present a professional image to our customers.

[Lou L]

They hand out degrees to just about anybody that shows up for the necessary classes, rendering the degrees meaningless in many cases.

I can understand the challenges for many companies today. How does one discern the value of a degree from any number of directional-named, online degree programs that give credit for "life experience?"

And while your company may be different, many Fortune 500 companies require a four-year degree as the minimum criteria for employment.