IBM Chief Impact Officer Justina Nixon-Saintil explains the company's hiring approach, which prioritizes experience, skills, and outcomes over solely relying on college degrees.
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00:0050% of our job roles do not require a four-year degree and as you move
00:06higher up of course in the ranks at a company no one is actually asking if you
00:11have a four-year degree they start looking at your experience they start
00:14looking at whether you're a lifelong learner you know problem solving so many
00:18other types of skills that they're looking for and your results right what
00:22you've done so I as you move up in the company I don't think that makes a
00:26difference definitely for entry-level you know opportunities we work with
00:31community colleges as well because IBM is looking for very specific skill sets so
00:36it may not be that you need a four-year degree but they may be looking at
00:39whether you have a cyber certificate an AI certificate are there some specific
00:43skills that you're getting along the way and as I mentioned are have you been a
00:47part of an apprenticeship apprenticeship program so I think those are the basic
00:51things that we look at even when I interview today we're not really looking
00:56at the four-year degree we're asking very specific questions about behaviors
00:59and skill sets right hard skills power skills you know however you want to look
01:04at them and those actually are the ones that tend to rise to the top