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Podcast: WT 360: The market from all angles
Episode: Nextgov/FCW’s Natalie Alms on skills-based hiring across public sector
Description: Some jobs will require college degrees for as far as the eyes can see.But in this episode, NextgovFCW’s tech workforce reporter Natalie Alms describes how what government and business leaders call “skills-based hiring” is becoming more of the norm for certain tech jobs.As Natalie tells our Ross Wilkers, some agencies and contractors are de-emphasizing educational requirements for those roles and replacing them with other means.Three big government contracts are now all about skills-based hiring. “Nat,” as some of us coworkers call her, gives some signposts to watch for how much furth...