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Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty doubles down on skills over degrees to get ‘more and more people better jobs’

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Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on stage (Credit: Stuart Isett/Fortune)

Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty believes that when it comes to putting people to work, practical skills are more useful than expensive degrees.

Rometty explained why companies should hire for skills over degrees in an interview with Fortune’s Ellie Austin at the Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

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