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LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky has warned that the era of employers prioritising college degrees is rapidly fading, as artificial intelligence reshapes how companies evaluate talent. Speaking at a fireside chat in San Francisco, Roslansky said that adaptability, curiosity, and tech fluency are becoming far more valuable than traditional academic credentials.
“I think the mindset shift is probably the most exciting thing,” he said, according to Business Insider. “My guess is that the future of work belongs not anymore to the people that have the fanciest degrees or went to the best colleges, but to the people who are adaptable, forward-thinking, ready to learn, and ready to embrace these tools. It really opens up the playing field in a way we’ve never seen before.”
His remarks come as AI proficiency becomes one of the most in-demand skills in the job market, fuelling an ongoing debate about whether higher education still holds its value.
Recently, Fortune reported that Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters described his MBA as a “waste of time”, admitting that much of what he learnt at Wharton has become outdated amid rapid technological change. Similarly, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg — who famously dropped out of Harvard — has criticised colleges for burdening students with debt while failing to equip them for a tech-driven economy. “There’s going to have to be a reckoning,” Zuckerberg said earlier this year, noting that it’s no longer controversial to argue that college isn’t for everyone.
Roslansky, however, believes that AI’s rise doesn’t spell the end for human workers — only for those unwilling to evolve. He emphasised that interpersonal skills remain just as crucial.
“I believe that the human component to all of this is, quite frankly, going to be most people’s secret weapon,” he said. “Don’t forget the human skills. Those are critical to being successful in anything that you’re trying to do moving forward.”
