Entry-level hiring is becoming more difficult as AI eliminates many traditional roles and entry-level work shifts upward in responsibility. SkillsRight’s CEO notes that what used to be mid-level work is now treated as entry-level, and that the former model of learning through on-the-job training is less available. Thurgood Marshall College Fund leadership reports heightened student anxiety about AI because its direction and speed are uncertain. PepsiCo’s people leadership emphasizes continued hiring across countries, implying employers are still seeking talent while adjusting expectations. Overall, organizations agree that the rules have changed, but the new hiring and training framework is not fully defined yet.
"“The entry-level jobs have elevated. And so the new entry-level job is now what used to be the mid-level job,” she said. “Because AI and theoretics have eliminated many of those jobs.” That has consequences for how new workers learn the ropes. Dyson, who began her career in finance, noted that “my finance has nothing to do with what I do today. It got me through the door. But where I learned what I learned was on-the-job training. And so that's no longer the case.”"
"Williams, whose organization represents roughly 300,000 students across 57 historically Black colleges and universities, said the anxiety is palpable on campus. “Students are scared. And they're nervous with AI, because we don't know where it's going, right? Nobody can tell us where AI is going, and the speed of it is really, really crazy.”"
"Schmidt offered a counterweight from the employer side. “As a large employer at PepsiCo, we're hiring pretty much still in every country that we operate in. And we have inter”"
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