Stripe exec says she's hiring new grads more than ever but she's 'sweating' about the Gen Z talent pipeline-and warns the era of skills is at risk | Fortune

""I'm actually hiring more new grads-now, they're largely new grad PhDs-but more new grads than ever before,""

""On the lower end, there's a set of jobs that we will always want humans to do. There are [a] set of service-oriented things that are very human in nature,""

""On the white collar side, the part I'm sweating is: What does entry level look like? How do people get the experience to work their way up?""

""I'm most worried about mentorship development. It would be unfortunate if we woke up in 10 years with no pipeline.""

Recent graduates face shrinking entry-level opportunities as AI and automation replace junior tech and analyst roles. Stripe's head of data and AI reports hiring more recent graduates, especially new-grad PhDs, because they bring cutting-edge skills, fresh ideas, and fluency with the latest tools. Many firms are replacing traditional software engineering roles with AI, threatening undergraduate pathways and ladder-climbing experience. Frontline service-oriented jobs may remain human-centric, but white-collar entry positions are at risk. Leaders worry about mentorship and experience development and the possibility of a depleted talent pipeline over the next decade.

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