Google, Apple and 12 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree
Today's tight labor market continues to be a promising landscape for job seekers, with economists even predicting more opportunities for professionals without a degree.
Job-search site Glassdoor compiled a list of top employers who are expanding their talent options by no longer requiring applicants to have a college degree. Companies like Google, Apple and IBM are all in this group.
In 2017, IBM's vice president of talent Joanna Daley told CNBC Make It that about 15 percent of her company's U.S. hires don't have a four-year degree. She said that instead of looking exclusively at candidates who went to college, IBM now looks at candidates who have hands-on experience via a coding boot camp or an industry-related vocational class.
Check the list below to see what other top companies you can score a job at if you don't have a college degree:
1. Google
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 4.4
Current openings include: product manager, recruiter, software engineer, product marketing manager
Hiring locations include: Mountain View, CA; Austin, TX; San, Francisco, CA
2. Penguin Random House
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.8
Current openings include: marketing designer, publicity assistant, senior manager of finance, production assistant
Hiring locations include: New York, NY; London, England; Colorado Springs, CO
3. Costco Wholesale
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.9
Current openings include: cashier, stocker, pharmacy sales assistant, bakery wrapper
Hiring locations include: Baton Rouge, LA; Vallejo, CA; Kalamazoo, MI
4. Whole Foods
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.5
Current openings include: grocery team member, cashier, bakery team member, whole body team member
Hiring locations include: Napa, CA; Petaluma, CA; Tigard, OR
5. Hilton
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 4
Current openings include: event manager, front office manager, housekeeper, hotel manager
Hiring locations include: San Rafael, CA; Napa, CA; Indianapolis, IN
6. Publix
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.7
Current openings include: pharmacist, retail set-up coordinator, maintenance technician, job fair
Hiring locations include: Lakeland, FL; Atlanta, GA; Deerfield Beach, FL
7. Apple
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 4
Current openings include: design verification engineer, engineering project manager, iPhone buyer
Hiring locations include: Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX; Las Vegas, NV
8. Starbucks
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.8
Current openings include: barista, shift supervisor, store manager
Hiring locations include: Dublin, GA; San Francisco, CA; Compton, CA
9. Nordstrom
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.6
Current openings include: retail sales, cleaning, stock and fulfillment, bartender
Hiring locations include: Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; Scottdale, AZ
10. Home Depot
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.5
Current openings include: department supervisor, customer service sales, store support
Hiring locations include: Colonial Heights, VA; South Plainfield, NJ; San Diego, CA
11. IBM
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.4
Current openings include: financial blockchain engineer, lead recruiter, contract and negotiations professional
Hiring locations include: San Francisco, CA; Raleigh-Durham, NC; Austin, TX
12. Bank of America
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.5
Current openings include: client service representative, client associate, analyst, executive assistant
Hiring locations include: Tulsa, OK; Wilmington, DE; New York, NY
13. Chipotle
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.4
Current openings include: district manager, kitchen manager, service manager
Hiring locations include: Sandy, UT; Woburn, MA; Pleasant Hill, CA
14. Lowe's
Glassdoor company rating on a five-point scale: 3.3
Current openings include: plumbing associate, commercial sales loader, lumber associate
Hiring locations include: Westborough, MA; Omaha, NE; Mooresville, NC
This is an updated version of a story that appeared previously.
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