100% agree, I just hate that the signal is literally any bullshit degree that you can think of. Obviously there are highly specialized jobs where a degree matters, but a bachelor's degree to be an executive assistant seems insane. 

Yes yes, signaling theory. 
But as a society we gotta find a better way to signal competence and work ethic 

denlillaapan

I think there's a real issue with what jobs "require" degrees. It's really my same gripe with "no child left behind" in USA. When everyone is practically guaranteed to get a high school diploma, then how do you tell which student has work ethic and which basically just showed up?  When everyone is special, no one is.

econ

The Case for Universities (Financial Times, Simon Kuper)

I think there's a real issue with what jobs "require" degrees. It's really my same gripe with "no child left behind" in USA. When everyone is practically guaranteed to get a high school diploma, then how do you tell which student has work ethic and which basically just showed up?  When everyone is special, no one is. 