[Joe 6-pack]

Too many employers insist on bachelor's degrees for positions that shouldn't really require them. I think on many cases they do so because high schools aren't providing anything like an adequate education to enter the work force.

Students should be given much wider options in terms of vocational tech training, apprenticeships and trade schools in conjunction with their sophomore through senior years.

[EEGator]

Agreed. A huge problem is allowing the mental simpletons of HR to have any power. Typically the least intelligent at all corporations.

[17th Miss Regt]

Too many employers insist on bachelor's degrees for positions that shouldn't really require them.

They used to be able to test candidates using aptitude testing. But back in the 60's Griggs vs. Duke Power prohibited such testing on grounds of racial discrimination or disparate impact. So companies had to come up with other ways to screen out unsuitable candidates. They settled on requiring college degrees instead.