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by EigoBoxAI
作成:2026/04/19 15:07
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In 2026, hiring is changing. More companies are asking, “What can you do?” not only, “What school did you finish?” LinkedIn said in February 2026 that employers are looking less at degrees, job titles, and straight career paths, and more at real skills. Its 2026 data also shows rising demand for AI skills, communication, leadership, and risk control. ([news.linkedin.com](https://news.linkedin.com/2026/Skills-on-the-rise-2026))

Why is this happening? Because work is changing fast. In January 2025, the World Economic Forum said that nearly 40% of job skills are expected to change by 2030. It also said 63% of employers see skill gaps as a main problem. So, for many companies, an old degree by itself is not enough. They want people who can learn new tools, solve problems, and work well with others. ([weforum.org](https://www.weforum.org/press/2025/01/future-of-jobs-report-2025-78-million-new-job-opportunities-by-2030-but-urgent-upskilling-needed-to-prepare-workforces//))

This does not mean college is useless. But it does mean skills are getting more attention. The OECD reported in 2025 that companies are removing degree requirements from more job ads to make the candidate pool bigger. The same report said more than 20 U.S. states have already used skills-based hiring for government jobs, opening over 550,000 roles to people who learned in other ways, not only at university. LinkedIn’s skills-first report also found that focusing on skills can greatly expand the talent pool, especially for workers without bachelor’s degrees. ([oecd.org](https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/06/empowering-the-workforce-in-the-context-of-a-skills-first-approach_0e3be363/345b6528-en.pdf))

Still, the story is not simple. Harvard Business School found in a 2024 study of U.S. hiring from 2014 to 2023 that many companies changed job ads faster than they changed real hiring. Overall, fewer than 1 in 700 new hires benefited from no-degree reforms. And the World Economic Forum says many of the fastest-growing jobs still mainly require a university degree. So the new rule for 2026 is not “degrees do not matter.” It is “skills matter more, and degrees alone are not enough.” ([hbs.edu](https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/Skills-Based%20Hiring_80b90afa-f6b5-4de9-b7f8-5d8232ce20e2.pdf))

For job seekers, this is good news. A degree can help, but real proof of skill is becoming more important: skill tests, short certificates, digital certifications, and clear work experience. In today’s job market, the strongest message may be very simple: show what you can do. ([oecd.org](https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/06/empowering-the-workforce-in-the-context-of-a-skills-first-approach_0e3be363/345b6528-en.pdf))

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