Research
Selected research published by the Burning Glass Institute independently or in partnership with other leading workforce innovation and higher education organizations
HBR: Skills-Based Hiring Is on the Rise
Two decades ago, companies began adding degree requirements to job descriptions, even though the jobs themselves hadn’t changed. After the Great Recession, many organizations began trying to back away from those requirements.
To learn how the effort is going, the authors studied more than 50 million recent job announcements. The bottom line: Many companies are moving away from degree requirements and toward skills-based hiring, especially in middle-skill jobs, which good for both workers and employers. But more work remains to be done.
The Emerging Degree Reset
Employers are resetting degree requirements in a wide range of roles, dropping the requirement for a bachelor’s degree in many middle-skill and even some higher skill roles. Based on these trends, we project that an additional 1.4 million jobs could open to workers without college degrees over the next five years.
Dynamos for Diversity
For higher education to live up to its diversity imperative, universities need to go beyond an exclusive focus on enrollment numbers and bring more attention to outcomes – both for existing students and for the broader community of learners they’ve been missing.
HBR: Manage Your Talent Pipeline Like a Supply Chain
In supply-chain management, you get what you plan for. It’s time for companies to get serious about developing a good supply chain for talent. Here are ideas for how to get started.