State agencies in Mass. to scrap minimum education level for hiring

State agencies will no longer specify a minimum level of education when they look to hire new employees, under an executive order Gov. Maura Healey signed Thursday. “Massachusetts is in the midst of a transition to a skills-based economy, in which demand for skilled employee talent is at an all-time high, and employers are seeking to broaden and strengthen their talent pipelines by prioritizing individual skills over traditional credentials like degrees,” the order says.

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