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Tech hiring in 2025 is skills-first, not degree-first. Learn how Frontend Future helps professionals build real experience and break into tech.
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Tech hiring in 2025 has shifted from degree-first to skills-first, with companies like Apple openly prioritizing demonstrable capability over formal education. Traditional degrees are too slow, too expensive, and misaligned with industry needs. Frontend Future represents the new model: fast, practical, portfolio-driven training designed to give working professionals real experience and a path into high-paying, flexible frontend roles without going back to college.