LinkedIn CEO says college degrees are overrated and more vocational training is needed

College degrees are overvalued in America and the job market could benefit from putting more stock in vocational training and skills, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner said in an interview in San Francisco.

"Historically here, there's been a tremendous amount of weight that's been given to four-year university degrees and not nearly enough weight in my opinion is given to vocational training facilities and vocational training certifications," he said.

"We would do much better if we stopped ensuring that everyone had to have a four-year degree to get certain types of jobs and started being open to the fact that there's a much broader array of talents and skills and perspectives and experiences that people can be successful."