"Certifications are no longer just credentials; they can be strategic tools that CIOs use to reduce risk, elevate team performance, and drive digital transformation, according to a recent study by Gartner. One in four CIOs (26%) plan to reduce degree requirements, prompting more workers to choose certifications over college, according to Jose Ramirez, director analyst for Gartner's CIO Leadership & Talent team."
""The traditional reliance on degrees is too slow, especially for the AI field, and is giving way to a new era: skills-first hiring," Ramirez said. "Employers... are recognizing that IT certifications provide a faster, more objective validation of workforce readiness, especially in critical areas like AI, cloud, and cybersecurity." CIOs continue to prioritize the hiring of technical expertise, with 61% reporting that candidates having the required technical skills has the biggest impact on their hiring decisions, according to Gartner."
CIOs are shifting to skills-first hiring, using certifications to validate readiness in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity and accelerate digital transformation. Certifications are being used strategically to reduce hiring risk, elevate team performance, and speed workforce readiness. One in four CIOs (26%) plan to reduce degree requirements, prompting more workers to choose certifications over college. Technical skills drive hiring: 61% report required technical skills have the biggest impact on hiring decisions. Close to 280 million certifications are now added to LinkedIn profiles, an increase of more than 20 million this year. AI-related demand is expected to boost jobs in professional services (+7.5%) and information (+6.5%), and AI literacy is increasingly in demand across roles.
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