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Part 3 of The Chad & Cheese AI Sessions brings Matt Charney back to dissect one of today’s most popular talent mantras: “skills over degrees.” But as Charney quickly points out, the conversation often stops short of addressing the most important question—what skills, exactly?**

In this thought-provoking installment, Charney challenges the assumptions underlying modern workforce strategies and calls attention to the gaps between intention and execution in talent planning. Highlights include:

- Why many organizations advocating for a skills-based approach lack a clear understanding of the actual capabilities within their workforce

- Why a college degree may still hold value—not for prestige, but as a demonstration of persistence through bureaucracy

- How the mass push to “learn to code” has backfired, as AI rapidly eliminates many junior-level programming roles

- Why global outsourcing continues to erode entry-level job opportunities for U.S. graduates, even as the talent market demands “experience”

For those navigating the evolving dynamics of skills, credentials, and automation, this episode offers a much-needed reality check.