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Skills-Based Hiring 2025

The trend of skills-based hiring accelerated in 2025, with employers increasingly using competency assessments, bootcamps, and on-the-job training as alternatives to formal credentials.

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How did labor market trends influence additions or removals of professional degrees in 2025–2026?

in 2025–2026 produced a paradox: employers and hiring-data firms documented a renewed appetite for formal degrees in many job postings even as the broader narrative and some employers doubled down on ...