Are your early careers hiring strategies ready for the AI era?

Are your early careers hiring strategies ready for the AI era?

From The People Agenda by LACE Partners

May 5, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

This episode explores how AI is transforming early careers and the strategies employers and candidates need to adapt.

The future of early careers is being rewritten in real time. As AI reshapes entry-level roles and application volumes surge, employers are rethinking what potential really looks like, and candidates need a new playbook to stand out. In this episode of The People Agenda podcast, host Chris Howard is joined by LACE Partners’ Emma Johnson and Talia Pavell, alongside Emily Goodyear, Head of Early Careers at the Financial Conduct Authority, to explore how AI is changing early careers from every angle. From the rise of human skills like judgement and critical thinking, to how employers are redesigning roles and assessments, this conversation offers practical insight for organisations and candidates navigating the AI era. Listen how leading employers are rethinking early careers, and what it really takes to stand out in a competitive, AI-enabled market. https://www.lacepartners.com/are-your-early-careers-hiring-strategies-ready-for-the-ai-era/

People in this episode

Host: Chris Howard

Guests: Emma Johnson, Talia Pavell, Emily Goodyear

Topics covered

  • early careers
  • AI impact
  • hiring strategies
  • human skills
  • role redesign
  • candidate assessment

Keywords

  • AI
  • early careers
  • hiring
  • skills
  • assessment
  • employment
  • candidates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Conduct Authority, LACE Partners

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