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Fortune
Jane Thier

Many Gen Zers don’t believe they need a college degree for a successful career

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Famous for their tendency to buck tradition, many Gen Zers don’t think a successful career necessarily requires a college degree, or even a nine-to-five job. 

Forty percent believe college degrees aren’t necessary, finds a global study of more than 7,000 Gen Z workers conducted by freelancing job platform Fiverr in partnership with Censuswide. And 70% said they consider freelancing to be just as viable a career option as a traditional nine-to-five. (Of course, freelancers may have been more likely to see and take a survey hosted by a freelancing job platform.)

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