The CEO of Goodwill says that hiring managers enter the back of their owners and are looking for workers with a university diploma, not skills

When large employers like Google, Microsoft, IBM and Apple have all eliminated their long -standing diploma requirements for jobs, other companies have rushed to follow their example. But this promise can be limited to their job advertisements.

The CEO of Goodwill, Steve Preston, said Fortune That even if most CEOs have good intentions, they cannot control each maintenance or job offer. And so the promise of hiring first of all skills may not reach the millions of unemployment unemployment that needs it.

“Currently, employers always say they want to hire for skills, not necessarily degrees,” said Preston. “But the proof is in pudding. Not everyone does it.”

“What I hear a lot of people is, yes, the top says that we have to do this, but when it happens to job professionals, it doesn’t always flow.”

The charitable organization has more than 650 employment centers and saw more than 2 million people using its employment services last year – and Preston said that it was preparing for an influx of unemployment Gen Zers thanks to automation.

Gen Zers without diplomas struggles the most with unemployment

Although the opportunities for young people without diplomas certainly increase, Preston says that they are ultimately even more likely to deal with unemployment than General Zers.

“What I see is that global unemployment, people without university degrees have no job,” said the 65 -year -old CEO, who was previously the 14th American secretary of housing and urban development. Research has shown that the problem is even more acute for young men.

“It is much more difficult to find a job,” added Preston. “He really knocks on the students at the moment on the market. He really strikes young adults without university degrees. ”

So why do hiring managers still close the door to people who have not taken the path of higher education, despite such a clear thrust to do the opposite?

“I think that when someone will come out with a degree of four years from the college, there is a certain feeling that this person has a basis that will be precious in the workplace, and there is a suspicion that if someone has not done this, he can lack basic skills,” said Preston, while pointing towards critical thinking, team consolidation and communications as potential skills built.

“So someone with solid college training offers a high degree of comfort that these other capacities are in place,” he added.

“It is also easy to interview people who are like you, if you have gone to the university, if you have taken a particular path, you speak the same language, you have several of the same experiences. It is much easier to connect with someone who is like you.”

For young people without diplomas, Preston argued that the key proved that you have accumulated these precious skills elsewhere, whether through implementation, volunteering or working experience. Even reaching a sports team can help open doors because it teaches you confidence, teamwork, discipline and more. “Employers must be able to see that many of these capacities are acquired in different ways.”

For employers with a closed spirit, Preston stressed that research is clear: inclusive hiring is not only the right thing to do, it is also good for business.

“Organizations that have a much wider opening in the search for talents are more likely to have, roles in their organizations fulfilled; They are much less likely to say that they have deficiencies in their team; They are more likely to say that they have a healthy workplace; And they often find higher engagement scores among their teams because of the culture they have created, “he added. “Honestly, I think it’s important for society too, on several levels.”

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