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Content: They will be curious about your collaboration skills. Recruiters say if a job candidate earned his or her degree online, a potential employer would likely ask whether they had similar opportunities for teamwork and student interaction with other students they would have gotten on a campus. "That is a huge part of what we see employers look for today – is that ability to work within a team, to be a good team player, to collaborate," Mitchell says. 10. The online degree alone usually isn't the biggest concern. Most employers won't base a hiring decisionstrictly on whether a degree was completed online; that becomes part of a much bigger picture of the candidate, Vennitti says. "They're also going to look at certain things outside of the education piece," he says – including references, qualities such as intellect and talent, and work history. Learn More About Online Education
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