In this episode, we examine this stat from Tear the Paper Ceiling:
Nearly 70% of new jobs insist on a bachelor’s degree, but fewer than 50% of workers have one.
Host Ian Cook is joined by Yustina Saleh, VP, Research and Value at Visier, and Angela Briggs-Paige, the Vice President of People & Culture at Opportunity@Work, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to rewire the labor market so that all workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) can work, learn, and earn to their full potential. In this episode, they discuss what the paper ceiling is, why millions of workers are being overlooked for job opportunities, and what companies can do about it.
On the podcast this episode:
- Host, Ian Cook is Visier’s VP of People Analytics
- Guest, Yustina Saleh, Visier’s VP of Research and Value
- Guest, Angela Briggs-Paige, Vice President of People & Culture at Opportunity@Work
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Thanks for joining this episode on the Human Truth Podcast presented by Viser. More links and information presented on today's show are at visier.com/podcast. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. The Human Truth Podcast is brought to you by Visier, the global leader in people analytics whose mission is to reveal the human truth that helps businesses and employees win together.
The Human Truth Podcast is produced by our Director of Content, Sarah Gonzales, with technical production by Gabriel Kava, and Ian Cook is our host. See you next time and until then, visit us at visier.com/podcast.
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