SilverPeople Highlights Shift in Tech Hiring: Skills Now Outweigh Degrees in 2025

BANGALORE, India - Aug. 7, 2025 - PRLog -- SilverPeople, Asia's leading talent acquisition firm, is witnessing a decisive shift in tech hiring: skills are taking precedence over degrees. In a talent market where innovation, agility, and real-world problem-solving matter most, resumes and academic credentials alone no longer guarantee interviews—let alone jobs.

"In 2025, we're seeing a clear trend. Tech employers care less about where a candidate studied and more about what they can build, fix, and adapt to," said Pallavi Goyal, VP – Operations at SilverPeople. "We've successfully placed top tech talent who came from unconventional backgrounds but had real skills and the ability to deliver from day one."

SilverPeople's recruitment data from the past year shows that more than 40% of mid-level tech roles were filled by professionals who didn't hold traditional CS degrees. Instead, their edge came from:

• Demonstrated problem-solving
• Real project experience
• Adaptive learning across evolving tech stacks
• Curiosity and a growth mindset

Companies are now prioritizing:

• Live project portfolios over CVs
• Technical screening over college pedigrees
• Upskilling and real-world adaptability

SilverPeople is already partnering with tech-driven organizations across India and the Middle East to revamp their hiring strategies, moving from education-first to impact-first recruitment models.

"Resumes don't show how you think. They show where you've been—not where you can go," Goyal added. "And that's what we help companies evaluate—potential, performance, and long-term value."

As this skill-first revolution reshapes hiring norms, SilverPeople continues to lead the way in identifying, vetting, and placing high-impact talent—regardless of pedigree.

About SilverPeople
Established in 2009, SilverPeople https://www.silverpeople.in/ is a venture by Uberlife Consulting Pvt. Ltd. It is India's leading people resource firm specializing in mid-to-senior-level hiring across industries including Tech, Retail, Digital, Fintech, Real Estate, EdTech, and more. The firm leverages its proprietary FAT* Methodology to deliver speed, precision, and value to clients across India and the Middle East.