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Degree not a prerequisite for a job with some tech companies

Shopify recently announced that they – like Apple and Google – do not require a post-secondary degree from job applicants. In fact, Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke said, “One of the ingredients in Shopify’s success has been to completely ignore academic credentials in hiring.”

We’re not sure if there is any connection here to the ESL world, but as people in education, we found this story interesting and thought you might too.

Read more in The Ottawa Citizen.