How to Start a Career When AI Is Doing Your Entry-Level Job
The article discusses the challenges faced by recent graduates entering the job market amidst the rise of AI. It highlights how AI is replacing many entry-level jobs, making it harder for young workers to gain experience. The author suggests that today's job seekers should focus on problem-solving skills rather than specific job titles.
- ▪AI is increasingly capable of performing entry-level tasks, leading to a decline in job opportunities for young workers.
- ▪Employment for 22-to-25-year-olds in vulnerable jobs has dropped 13 percent since late 2022.
- ▪Employers are now seeking candidates with AI skills that go beyond basic usage, requiring judgment and evaluation capabilities.
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Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. My first job out of college was as a copywriter at a little crowdfunding website based in Columbus, Ohio, called Fundable.com. The company had no money, so they didn’t care that I had no experience. I had no experience, so I didn’t care that the job didn’t pay at first. The offer was simple: Create a profile for your startup, and we’ll connect you with investors. Most founders didn’t want to write their own profiles, so my job was to take whatever strange, half-formed thing a founder was building and translate it into investor-speak. The profiles were so templatized I can still recite the format: problem, solution, traction, team, business model, revenue projections, competitive landscape, funding terms.
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