EP 562: How Will New Grads Get a Job with AI? What You Need to Know

The unemployment rate for recent grads? 📉At an all-time high because of AI.A new study shows that almost 6% of recent college grads in the U.S. are unemployed, the highest rate since 2021 outside of the pandemic. The main reason: companies are leveraging AI instead of hiring new employees. ↳ What do you need to know? ↳ How can students get the experience in AI that employers desperately want? ↳ Should employers be hiring recent grads, whose colleges likely banned AI? EP 562: How Will New Grads Get a Job with AI? What You Need to KnowNewsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: [email protected] with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:AI's Impact on Graduate UnemploymentUniversity AI Skills GapCorporate AI Quiet Firing TrendFuture Workforce and AI IntegrationStructural Collapse in Entry-Level HiringGreedy Fortune 500 CEO PracticesTransformation in Knowledge WorkParental Actions for AI EducationTimestamps:00:00 AI Impact on Recent Grad Jobs03:06 AI's Impact on Job Market06:09 Tech Shift Fuels Grad Unemployment10:25 Higher Education's Imminent Decline14:48 Innovation Stifled by Educational Leaders18:06 "Changing Employment Reality"21:57 Delayed Impact in Higher Education25:18 "Urgent Need for AI Policies"26:15 "Faculty: AI Literacy Resources Lacking"29:31 Rethinking Private Company Practices33:17 Embrace AI: Unlearn and Innovate37:43 Demand AI in Education42:17 AI Tools and Job Search Insights45:05 "Consider Transferring if AI Banned"47:23 Call Out Corporate GreedKeywords:AI unemployment, recent grads, Oxford Economics study, AI skills, universities banning AI, quiet firing, entry-level job crisis, structural shift, tech sector, workforce future, economic wheel, AI job displacement, societal shift, business leaders, recent college graduates, job placement rate, higher education, greedy CEOs, job prospects, new jobs creation, AI literacy, knowledge commoditization, generalist skills, private companies, public company playbook, baby boomer exit, silver tsunami, IP unlearning, micro credentialing, AI policy, employment prospects, Federal Reserve, slowing economy, accelerating inflation, job search shifting, higher education failure, educational leaders, business professionals, actionable information, thrive in job market, company growth, generative AI for growth, zig-zag opportunity, commoditized knowledge work, AI collaboration, recent grad card, parents' role in AI education, technological innovation, highest institutional knowledge, AI-enabled hardware, structural collapse, unemployment rate, job crisis survival.EP 562: How Will New Grads Get a Job with AI? What You Need to KnowSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist.