It isn't a myth, I was flat our rejected for no less than 1-dozen jobs last year that could have been described as 'entry level' with the specific citation "we are looking for applicants with at least a bachelor's degree" or some similar statement, sometimes with the alternative of "or that have worked on an important project".
Edit: here's the exact wording from the one that rejected me, without an interview, for not having one when I had twice as much experience as years they'd been in business:
>Hope all is well, Ryan! I wanted to extend a virtual wave and thank you for your interest in joining our team. You obviously have many of the skills we're looking for. However, for the Customs Brokerage role we require a BA/BS degree as well as previous experience in a broker role doing entries and customs classifications
I'd literally been writing entries and doing customs classification for TWELVE YEARS at that point. I even have multiple awards for it, which were reflected on my CV.
Trying to get out of this field I applied to dozens of of jobs last year that were 'entry level' or minimal learning curve with any previous office experience and I think exactly 12 replied (the rest never heard from, even after trying to follow up), all of them stating lack of degree as a disqualifier.
One included:
>We'd welcome another application in no fewer than 12 months - the best way to stand out is to complete a major project or produce an important result in that time
Which was obviously copy paste from other job positions as none of that even makes sense for the listing I bloody applied to! It was an entry level assistant job and even then they said MASTERS preferred but no requirement.
Edit: here's the exact wording from the one that rejected me, without an interview, for not having one when I had twice as much experience as years they'd been in business:
>Hope all is well, Ryan! I wanted to extend a virtual wave and thank you for your interest in joining our team. You obviously have many of the skills we're looking for. However, for the Customs Brokerage role we require a BA/BS degree as well as previous experience in a broker role doing entries and customs classifications
I'd literally been writing entries and doing customs classification for TWELVE YEARS at that point. I even have multiple awards for it, which were reflected on my CV.
Trying to get out of this field I applied to dozens of of jobs last year that were 'entry level' or minimal learning curve with any previous office experience and I think exactly 12 replied (the rest never heard from, even after trying to follow up), all of them stating lack of degree as a disqualifier.
One included:
>We'd welcome another application in no fewer than 12 months - the best way to stand out is to complete a major project or produce an important result in that time
Which was obviously copy paste from other job positions as none of that even makes sense for the listing I bloody applied to! It was an entry level assistant job and even then they said MASTERS preferred but no requirement.