Paper Ceiling Guild The paper ceiling is real. Even in one of the tightest labor markets in history, 44% of recent job openings required a bachelor’s degree. The paper ceiling, like the more familiar glass ceiling , is a reference to an artificial barrier holding back qualified candidates from rising into new roles. In this case, that barrier is literally paper—a degree. Sure, the number of job postings requiring degrees has been coming down as more major employers pledge to drop degree requirements and instead hire based on skill. But even many middle-skill roles —those that should require less than a four-year degree—are still requiring a bachelor’s. A major ad campaign, Tear the Paper Ceiling , run by the Ad Council and the nonprofit Opportunity@Work , aims to change that. They’re advocating for increased opportunity for 70-plus million Americans skilled through alternative routes, or STARs , who have the skills to be working in more advanced roles than they currently are. Tearing down or tearing through the paper ceiling, however, won’t be easy. Even if we could wave a magic wand and poof degree requirements overnight, we’d still have the same old hiring practices, management culture, and job structures. […]
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
