I wonder what the net effect is from electronic job applications and the addition of the college degree check box; removing the human element. Then later filters which hiring managers use to set requirements for positions which turn away a fair amount of people from even applying. Is this when credentialism and education inflation began to run away?

Looking at archive.org, Facebook in 2006 said something along the lines of "A degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or equivalent work experience," but in early 2007 job listings contained "BS or BFA in any field" or "M.S. Computer Science or related field" [0][1].

[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20060203042947/http://www.facebo... [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20070210022307/http://www.facebo...

edit: where->when