Maybe you've heard you don't need a college degree in today's job market. Don't believe it.

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 05:28

Photo collage featuring close up of two businessmen handshaking and a group of students looking very happy on their graduation day — If you're on the market for a new job, it's still much better to have a college degree than not.
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Employers are increasingly saying you don't need a college degree to get hired, but secretly, you still kind of do.

A new report from Indeed said 52% of job listings on its platform didn't mention any educational requirements, compared with 48% in 2019. During the same period, the share of job postings asking for a college degree or higher fell to 17.8% from 20.4%.