"Cuban said new grads can teach SMBs "how to use agents to optimize processes they couldn't take the time or afford to do manually." "Big companies don't need new grads for this," he said. "Entrepreneurial companies will love the value you add." He said job hunters should be aware that AI agents arewhere new grads can add "immediate value in ways the companies didn't know they needed.""
"AI agents are virtual assistants that can complete tasks autonomously, from start to finish, without requiring user prompts. Companies have doubled down on AI agents this year. A study of more than 400 companies by software engineering management service Jellyfish said that agentic AI adoption in these companies had risen from 50% in December 2024 to 82% in May. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in January, "The age of agentic AI is here," and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman likened AI agents to junior employees. Morgan Stanley said in a November note that it expects AI shopping agents to add $115 billion to the US e-commerce industry by 2030."
New graduates should pursue roles at small and medium-sized businesses to implement agentic AI that automates and optimizes processes those firms cannot afford to handle manually. AI agents can complete tasks autonomously from start to finish, offering immediate operational improvements and productivity gains. Adoption of agentic AI has accelerated across companies, with reported growth from 50% to 82% in a multi-company survey between December 2024 and May. Industry leaders compare agents to junior employees and project substantial economic impact, while graduates face a tighter job market with fewer postings and more applications per opening.
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