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Computer science graduates face shifting job market as AI disrupts entry-level roles
Artificial intelligence now writes 20% of code in some firms, reducing entry-level computer science jobs and increasing employment challenges for new graduates globally.
On Oct. 19, 2025, computer science graduates faced a tougher job market as entry-level roles decline due to automation, increasing pressure on new graduates.
After the 2020/2022 tech boom, hiring slowdowns and automation reshaped demand for software roles, with artificial intelligence systems now writing at least 20 per cent of code in some organizations.
Research shows early-career workers aged 22 to 25 in AI-exposed roles face employment declines, while Jacqueline Silver, recent McGill University graduate, said 'I was really exhausted, and it was also just really discouraging'.
Hamoon Ekhtiari, CEO of FutureFit AI, urged schools and employers to boost skills training while government officials said they are acting with urgency to support workers.
Experts say AI will both create and eliminate jobs as it advances, with Hamoon Ekhtiari noting 'Traditionally, there was a promise. Go to school for four years, you'll have a 40-year career' that no longer holds.