DETROIT — General Motors has dropped a four-year degree requirement for many jobs, opting for a skills-based, people-focused hiring process instead.
"From a soft skills perspective, we really needed people who can connect with people," said Tammy Golden, GM's executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion and head of the automaker's work force strategy. "When you focus on what's required of the job versus, say, a four-year degree, as your ticket in, it allows you the opportunity to open the aperture to another pool of talent."
The change applies to Canadian hiring, too.
"GM Canada has been aligned with this hiring approach. While certain jobs will require a certain level of education, the company is focused on skill, competence and potential when assessing talent," GM Canada said in a statement to Automotive News Canada.