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Ben Richardson “can hand-on-heart say that I honestly do not remember the last time, if ever, I read the ‘education’ section on an incoming CV”. When hiring people to his property marketing firm, he skips straight to applicants’ experience, “and, most importantly, their personality traits. Do they fit the company culture? Do they have a hard-working attitude? Do they demonstrate ambition and drive?” These things are far better markers of a good employee than university qualifications, he says. Mandating the latter for new hires “feels like a really out-dated thought process”.
Richardson, who runs After Nyne Consulting, is one of many business owners eschewing the requirements of old, having found that young people who enter the
Richardson, who runs After Nyne Consulting, is one of many business owners eschewing the requirements of old, having found that young people who enter the
workplace without a degree often have as much, if not more, to give. According to research published by LinkedIn, the proportion of vacancies that do not require applicants to have completed university rose 90 per cent last year.
Richardson’s thoughts echo those of Rishi Sunak, who last month wrote in the Daily Telegraph of his desire to curtail the swell of “low quality” university courses that leave young people “saddled with tens of thousands of pounds of debt.”
“Changing the national mindset” about vocational courses would help future generations avoid falling into the same trap, the PM added.
“He has a point,” thinks Richardson, 43. “Learning on the job has got to be a winner for all. The employer gets a cost-effective supply of young, enthused talent and the talent gets exposure to new skills in a sector of interest to them.”
Degrees have become an expectation among job candidates in recent decades. When Tony Blair called for at least 50 per cent of people under 30 to participate in higher education in 1999, 1.86 million students were pursing full-time courses, at a cost of £1,000 per year. Today, that number is 2.86 million, while tuition fees are at a record high of £9,250 per annum.
Richardson’s thoughts echo those of Rishi Sunak, who last month wrote in the Daily Telegraph of his desire to curtail the swell of “low quality” university courses that leave young people “saddled with tens of thousands of pounds of debt.”
“Changing the national mindset” about vocational courses would help future generations avoid falling into the same trap, the PM added.
“He has a point,” thinks Richardson, 43. “Learning on the job has got to be a winner for all. The employer gets a cost-effective supply of young, enthused talent and the talent gets exposure to new skills in a sector of interest to them.”
Degrees have become an expectation among job candidates in recent decades. When Tony Blair called for at least 50 per cent of people under 30 to participate in higher education in 1999, 1.86 million students were pursing full-time courses, at a cost of £1,000 per year. Today, that number is 2.86 million, while tuition fees are at a record high of £9,250 per annum.