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 Know Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics 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 Education Timestamps: 00:00 AI Impact on Recent Grad Jobs 03:06 AI's Impact on Job Market 06:09 Tech Shift Fuels Grad Unemployment 10:25 Higher Education's Imminent Decline 14:48 Innovation Stifled by Educational Leaders 18:06 "Changing Employment Reality" 21:57 Delayed Impact in Higher Education 25:18 "Urgent Need for AI Policies" 26:15 "Faculty: AI Literacy Resources Lacking" 29:31 Rethinking Private Company Practices 33:17 Embrace AI: Unlearn and Innovate 37:43 Demand AI in Education 42:17 AI Tools and Job Search Insights 45:05 "Consider Transferring if AI Banned" 47:23 Call Out Corporate Greed Keywords: 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 educati Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner
