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Jane Thier

LinkedIn's CEO says skills are replacing a college degree in this job market

Ryan Roslansky Headshot (Credit: Bloomberg - Getty Images)

In the job market, skills are the new degrees.

Just ask the expert on how to get hired: LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky. Employers should focus on skills when making hiring decisions and deemphasize degrees and connections, he told the Harvard Business Review in a recent interview. He deems it a “skills-first mentality,” and it’s the adaptive leadership he believes bosses need right now.

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