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Post recession, college degree is key to even entry-level jobs

With the competition for new jobs as fierce as ever, a college diploma is no longer an asset job seekers can do without, new research shows, LiveScience reports. A study by CareerBuilder [1] discovered that employers are looking for educated applicants to fill not only highly skilled positions, but also lower-skilled jobs. More than 30 percent of the hiring managers and human resources professionals surveyed are hiring more employees with college degrees [2]for positions that were historically held by high school graduates. The research shows the trend is most prevalent among financial services companies, but also spans a variety of industries, including manufacturing [3], transportation and utilities, information technology, professional and business services, retail and hospitality…

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