Ep 823: How AI Is Disrupting Entry Level Jobs
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The episode discusses how AI is changing entry-level jobs in tech and the implications for education and hiring practices.
In software development, AI tools now write much of the code, and at a growing number of organizations junior developers are no longer doing that work themselves. Tech is where the impact on a first job is clearest, and likely a preview of what other industries will see next. When the tools handle the technical work, what is left requires judgment, collaboration and communication, capabilities that take much longer to develop. That changes how people are prepared for work and what employers should be hiring for. What should the pathway into a tech career look like now? My guest this week is Reuben Ogbonna, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Marcy Lab School, a one-year alternative to college in Brooklyn that prepares young adults for careers in tech. In our conversation, he explains why the traditional college model is falling behind, what people are still needed for when AI writes the code, and how employers should rethink entry-level hiring. In the interview, we discuss: The impact AI is having on first jobs The rising bar of expectations for early careers What skills should students now be learning Why developing judgment matters and why it is difficult to teach The…
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