Is AI Making It Harder for New College Grads to Get Hired in Tech?

Oxford study highlights challenges for college grads in job market

SPOKANE, Wash. – College students and recent graduates in Spokane are finding it increasingly difficult to secure entry-level jobs. A new study by Oxford Economics has labeled this trend as "the new graduate reality."

Is AI making it harder for new college grads to get hired in tech?

Once the lifeblood of Silicon Valley, younger professionals are now having a tough time getting a foot in the door - but AI isn't the only problem.

Lecturer on growth of artificial intelligence in classrooms

Stephen Cicirelli joins The Lead

Faced with the ever increasing emergence of artificial intelligence, Aneesh Raman, director of economic opportunities at LinkedIn, believes that it threatens youth employment. In the United States, the unemployment rate for higher education graduates has also increased by 30%.

AI and the class of 2025: How artificial intelligence is shaping the job market for new grads

SHREVEPORT, La. -- As graduation season kicks off and new college grads step into the workforce, there's a powerful force reshaping the job market they’re entering: artificial intelligence.

AI could already reduce the number of jobs for beginners in technology. The hiring of young graduates has dropped by 25% in 2024 and 37% of employers prefer to hire an AI for ordinary tasksThe market for employment in the technology sector is shrinking as AI redefines the demands of the industry. And the situation of young graduates is becoming more and more worrying, as they are now competing with AI for beginner positions. A new study reports.…