Trump Administration Issues Guidance on Overhauling Federal Hiring to Emphasize Skills Over Degrees

Government Executive: The Trump administration issued guidance on Friday to help agencies implement a recent executive order to overhaul the federal hiring process to place less emphasis on college degrees.

The memo from the Office of Personnel Management to all agency heads outlines the steps federal leaders must take over the next few months to focus more on assessing candidates’ skills. The goal of the June 26 executive order, championed by Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, is to increase diversity in the workforce and make the hiring process more equitable.

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