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Steve Mollman

Indeed exec says bachelor’s degrees are ‘not the only way to gain skills’—and employers who require them are missing out

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As a business leader, you may have star employees you cherish but are reluctant to promote despite knowing they’d be perfect for open positions—if only they had a bachelor’s degree.

Because of such reluctance, businesses miss out on valuable talent, said LaFawn Davis, chief people and sustainability officer at hiring platform Indeed. A bachelor’s degree is a great way to gain skills, but it is “not the only way to gain skills,” Davis said last week at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit. 

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