College Degrees Are Overrated - Opinion Piece

Peter Coy writes: Recruiters are insisting on college degrees for jobs that don’t need them. Why? Risk aversion. If recruiters recommend a non-graduate who doesn’t work out, they’ll get blamed. Whereas, if they reject a non-graduate who would have been a huge success — well, no one will ever know, will they? It’s a costly but undetectable mistake.