#021 - Seniorized Entry-Level Jobs, Where You Work Matters, and Talent Hoarding

Tactics without architecture is excellent work in the wrong direction.In 2026, three data points changed how I think about career strategy. The market quietly raised the bar for entry-level professionals without raising the training budget. Research from Harvard revealed that where you work shapes your trajectory as much as how hard you work. And a phenomenon called talent hoarding is blocking career growth from inside the companies where people already work.