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The article highlights Massachusetts' highly educated workforce and the challenges posed by credential inflation, especially for underrepresented groups. Co-authors Jay Ash and Lane Glenn mention how employers can implement skills-based hiring by revising job descriptions, offering alternative ways for candidates to demonstrate their skills, and partnering with organizations like Year Up to prepare diverse talent for STEM careers.

This featured story in the Rolling Out focuses on the outcomes for Year Up Michigan graduates and our partners at Bank of America.

The article focuses on the shifts in career pathways within biotech and how skills training can unlock access to economic mobility for marginalized talent. Reporter Robert Weisman mentioned the MassBIO Bioversity training program launching in January 2024 and segways into the mention of Year Up also being a training program provider to help prepare workers for jobs in biotech.