This report from the Burning Glass Institute considers the trend in the US of employers resetting degree requirements in a wide range of roles, with major implications for how employers find talent. While the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated this process, it began before the crisis and looks likely to continue after it. The analysis shows that employers are slowly beginning to re-evaluate their hiring preferences. More employers need to set aside dated assumptions and revisit their use of such blunt instruments to assess the worthiness of willing applicants from a shrinking labour force.