Why GM decided to drop the four-year college degree requirement
Detroit News autos reporter Kalea Hall says the group leader role within manufacturing plants don’t need a four-year degree, but that the initiative is still in its early stages.
Two years ago, companies made pledges to donate to socially just causes and to do better to become more equitable and inclusive in light of protests for social justice.
In this vein, General Motors recently decided to drop its four-year degree requirement for many of its jobs. But who does this apply to, and what will it do to create a more inclusive and equitable work environment?
“I think we’re still pretty early on in this. GM says it’s expanding this skills-first ecosystem, and I think it’s a very old company and they’ve been doing things a certain way for so many years so it’s going to take time.” — Kalea Hall, auto reporter for The Detroit News
Listen: Detroit News reporter Kalea Hall says GM’s initiative is in the early stages.
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Kalea Hall is an auto reporter for The Detroit News. She says the group leader role within manufacturing plants don’t need a four-year degree, but that the initiative is still in its early stages.
“I think we’re still pretty early on in this,” says Hall. “GM says it’s expanding this skills-first ecosystem, and I think it’s a very old company and they’ve been doing things a certain way for so many years so it’s going to take time.”
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