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Why do jobs in many places (such as USA) require credentials/experience/etc. that they previously didn't require? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for an answer to this question that is based in Marxist analysis.

You know what I'm talking about. Job positions that required advanced degrees when they previously required undergraduate degrees, positions that require bachelors degrees when they used to just require high school, positions that previously had no formal education requirements but now require a high school diploma, etc. Along with jobs that require more experience when they previously required less or even none.

The most common answer I find is more advanced technology but I don't think that's the full picture. Can you guys explain?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

In addition to what others have said, liability is also a factor. If you don't work out, it's because you somehow lied about being able to do the job and not that their training was inadequate or that they failed to prepare/equip you. Additionally, less training is required theoretically, which means less cost on the investment of a new employee. Less risk overall for presumably better results.

Lack of experience also means they have deniability not to hire someone. I've had interviews go south immediately when the interviewer realized I was LGBTQ+ (stealth fail), but their stated reason was that I didn't have enough experience with MacOS. I've done volunteer work in my field for the UN using MacOS, but alas, I was "too inexperienced". The higher the requirements, the safer those sorts of dismissals are for them to make.