There's a trend happening in tech: companies are including language in job ads stating that they will not accept academics transitioning out of higher education for new positions.  Why? 

In this episode, L. Maren Wood discusses the chasms between industry and academia that make it difficult for new graduates to land opportunities. While academia values credentials and academic disciplines, employers value skills and the application of those skills. Industry and academia have very different work styles, and master's students and PhDs have an enormous learning curve when they enter industry; many companies don't have the resources to retrain academics.  And finally, universities are doing an inadequate job of preparing students for the job search.