Are university degrees now worthless? Maybe, maybe not, maybe find out

The Evil HR Lady opines on whether or not we should include degree requirements in job postings. [logo_pine_new_2x] [Degree - Header](113/cxPnN04/VWSyRH6V_kjtW7rHg4z395-WSW2F3lfm59f0ygN2x86zl3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3k-W5TqcVp30tRh9W94c5Z367J7H5W7KTbsQ8XPpskW1r3BNG3tlkg-W85M17M2gXNS_W6RR2Ds7G8k4mW5jm1fy5CgJmMW97fTPy3n9qKpW6771fp3Yrrc3W5_w0m63DPjZcW3PHlDp8qt64jN5zgQ0wD3QRnW8FNzMS8Bd4-8W59Qy8k3sd3NCW3MF4gt6-t95bW6JKMX_79CVSjW1PrvL53l08RSM-d27jYFvBxW98BkP48T-VxvV1vB2b2KmKmVW5j-ctV3CxK6WW8pLC3R8j-tmKW8W7C7878C-hXW26r2Gk8fTS1tN8Q6_KkgfqqwVLp0GL51JXHpW7SDR6x1sZxWkW11vZ3F5zZBBMW1rJW9f8LsJzgW2FDQRK6Xwzmyd87VMd04) Are university degrees worthless now? Massachusetts just joined a growing list of governments and companies to eliminate degree requirements from job descriptions. They say it's about eliminating bias from the hiring process. But is it really so effective? The Evil HR Lady has something to say on that. [Degree or no degree? That's the question](113/cxPnN04/VWSyRH6V_kjtW7rHg4z395-WSW2F3lfm59f0ygN2x86zl3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3q4W6KVT6S4zzgRGW7nVQQG228Mr0W3Lp9Bk35BwB8N3t5sHpS1p1tW593s5r1sVJl4W5dRhDX6rnYLfW8F0B_b7VRGKQW8T9k9d8LBV7QW6PSjdp5Zs2h4W4VCqs46SSV_4N54N-fZvf9TqN5HysvRrY-8gW5n8ZpQ4Y3yNrVbzVZq33Gx26W3qpb-62bJv2DW11srFQ5PVLj8VLf3bY3qnLTHW9d0gp81Fn9pmW5wR_M39bVprmN6fwt13B3SQYW6MsN1q62cLJnW3R35vl5N749mW6whFPB8xvpMHW4v8rTr6-0B3wW79tY948mTJLLVnk7QD8LPQLLW3gnLKJ48TZsSVkRvZg7-3PdKN7LL1BDpSfzBW7Ynp7y6qdv_2f6MYssC04) [Layoffs - square](113/cxPnN04/VWSyRH6V_kjtW7rHg4z395-WSW2F3lfm59f0ygN2x86z23qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nFW79pxCx6ndJn3N5SYnZf31p_XW6LF96R4dDfFGW8QZWj-229c0RW6r05dB1m-8nKVfSjZQ4ZQCZ2VcV3gr3SLl7cW7WzvDB6krfZrW4Xdyy23VWtpqMJRTlMjqBZ4W2TByzZ1lL4M2W58558V6f1TdHW2qrH8673lqGrW72RV2M60txx-W2XphWY5jpWkNVmdNZ66p-N_jW2J7QL62pGvdQW4MHVSJ6xg0JfW5Nby--4gv2QGN1jFzBP-vyYjW6kpN-B5Vf_sXW3_ZnLb2x5XBjW7DYk7D6W6K7wW1fcXRz8f1dVTW5qZWWW3rvdy_VP3_zZ208TDPW1BKwxT7d3Sv8VC-2NF7_-g2cf2X_ttT04) TUTORIAL OF THE DAY How to revive your team after layoffs If you're like many, you've gone through layoffs or a reorg. 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