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Workplace shift puts soft skills ahead of formal education and degree requirements

by 06/09/2025

While the shift may not yet be universal, HR teams are finding new freedom to rethink how they define qualified talent. The question is no longer “Where did you go to school?” but rather “What can you do?”

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