Grade 12 education is no longer the ‘good enough diploma’

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Stay in school, kids! That high school diploma isn’t what it used to be.

Research shows post-secondary grads are landing jobs that were once reserved for applicants with only a Grade 12 education.

You used to be able to skirt by with your high-school diploma to land a low-skill gig, but that’s changed; a  new survey done for CareerBuilder.ca finds more than one-third of bosses and HR-types are hiring post-secondary grads over someone with just a diploma.

If that isn’t enough to convince you to stick around the classroom, this might: More than four out of 10 employers say they are unlikely to promote someone who doesn’t have a college degree.

Fifty-nine per cent require a two-year credential or higher for their postings, while 45 per cent require a four-year degree or better.

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