TEMA: Generation Jesus
Entry-level jobs are because of AI becoming a thing of the past
Since AI made its entrance many companies are searching more for senior employees with experience in AI and technology. For many newly graduated students, the entry level jobs are there only chance to get working experience. But what happens when entry level jobs are dissapeared, not to reappear?
“I think that AI is definitely changing the roles graduates have and what I’ve been learning in university and in collage is now not as relevant to my career as it would have been,” says Kayla Docis.
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Mankind have been through a lot of shifts in the labour market like the industrial evolution or the 1990’s technological evolution with the internet. For each evolution in the workplace there was jobs that became obsolete. Alexander Willén, professor of economics at Norwegian school of economics explains that studies shows that the labour market have the increased need for coordination and strong interpersonal skills because of AI.
“The number of companies and employers seeking that type of leadership role is steadily increasing, they are becoming more and more sought after,” says Alexander.
Kayla Docis is a newly graduated student with a bachelor’s in history. When she began her degree in history, she knew from the start that the job market for history related jobs was relatively narrow where she lives. Kayla has since her graduation applied to over fifty graduate schemes for non-history courses and that has been unsuccessful so far.
“Even if jobs say no specific degree is required it seems impossible to even get to the interview stage,” says Kayla.
Universities can’t keep up
Alexander Willén says the problem might stem from the shift that has happened on the labour market since AI made its entrance. Companies increasingly seek senior employees with experience in AI and technology while universities can’t keep up with the new demand. It would be better according to him to integrate many of the tasks typically found in entry-level jobs into the education itself. But he concludes that we don’t need to be scared for AI taking our jobs in general, we will always adapt to the situation, like we always have been during previous changes.
“We have a fear that we will all suddenly become massively unemployed. Employment levels have remained the same since the 19th century or even increased. And throughout that time, the goal has constantly been to make us “obsolete”,” Alexander concludes.
