They certainly shouldn't be. Unfortunately a lot of employers require it without knowing why. They could often get cheaper employees with sufficient technical skills.
I am a big fan of what college can bring, to the interested student. But that stuff is hard to test for and often isn't what employers are interviewing for. (And when they do, they often lump it under "culture fit", which is too often used to exclude people based on their prejudices.)
I am a big fan of what college can bring, to the interested student. But that stuff is hard to test for and often isn't what employers are interviewing for. (And when they do, they often lump it under "culture fit", which is too often used to exclude people based on their prejudices.)