Post AwW8ODDKEobVNextXU by oantolin@mathstodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #AwW77juJKdhDtreVyC by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2025-07-26T06:35:10Z
       
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       https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jul/13/student-debt-graduates-share-job-hunting-woes-ai-falloutIn the UK, employers are starting to regard a degree as useless. I've thought for many years that the stated requirement for a college degree for a job was usually just an easy way of eliminating most applicants, albeit expensive for the students who need to get the degree. Now it seems businesses are just hiring people they know.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwW8ODDKEobVNextXU by oantolin@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-07-26T06:49:15Z
       
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       @rms This quote from the article is sad and terrifying:> “Being able to write well and think coherently were basic requirements in most graduate jobs 10, 15 years ago,” said a senior recruitment professional at a large consultancy firm from London, speaking anonymously. “Now, they are emerging as basically elite skills. Almost nobody can do it. We see all the time that people with top degrees cannot summarise the contents of a document, cannot problem solve. Coupled with what AI can offer now, there are few reasons left to hire graduates for many positions, which is reflected in recent [labour market] reports.”