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STEM universities and the global talent pipeline
Engineering graduates are increasingly produced outside traditional hubs. What hiring managers should know about evaluating them.
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BRICS Research Desk
Editorial team, BRICS Dev
July 28, 2026
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The global supply of engineering graduates has expanded rapidly across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Credential recognition, however, has not kept pace, and many hiring processes still filter on institution names that a large share of strong candidates will never have on their CVs.
Evaluate the work, not the crest
Structured technical assessments, paid trial tasks and reference conversations predict performance far better than institutional prestige, and widen the pool considerably.
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