It's Not Where You Went, But What You Know
by September Oliveros on Apr 23, 2014 | Views: 181 | Score: 2
% of Business Leaders that Find This Very Important | |
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Amount of Knowledge the Candidate Has in the Field | 84 |
Candidate's Applied Skills in the Field | 79 |
Candidate's College or University Major | 28 |
Where the Candidate Received His or Her College Degree | 9 |
%
Sources:
gallup.com
While hiring, U.S. business leaders say that the most important factors are the amount of knowledge a candidate has in the field and the applied skills that the candidate has had in the field, rather than where the candidate went, or where the candidate got his/her college degree.