The Future of Hiring: Skills-Based Recruitment vs. Degree Filters

Still choosing pedigree over skills?

Time to rethink that. Fast.

Missing great talent isn’t the worst part —

it’s that they’ll be the ones replacing you.

📈 Job posts that prioritize skills over degrees are up 19% since last year (LinkedIn, July 2025).

Top teams are waking up:

▪️A killer portfolio beats a diploma.

▪️Real outcomes > academic pedigree.

▪️Bootcamp grads are outperforming business majors.

But here’s the crazy part —

Many companies still default to degree filters for the majority of their roles.

You say you want innovation.

But then you keep hiring the same LinkedIn profile over and over again…

Drumroll 🥁

💡 The future isn’t degree-first.

It’s skills…

scrappiness…

and proof of work. 💥

And if you’re not hiring that way?

Don’t act surprised when your competition is. 📢