Infosys wants to hire 12,000 new American workers by 2022, and in some cases, the IT services giant doesn’t think new hires need a college degree to land the gig.
The initiative is the latest in a trend of companies eschewing traditional higher education credentials to address talent shortages, despite a slack labor market. And though hiring has changed dramatically during the economic downturn, employers should stay ahead of the shortages that will persist or return in the recovery, says Tony Lee, vice president of editorial for the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM.
