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Tech industry grad hiring crashes 46% as bots do junior work (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/economics@lemmy.world

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The UK tech sector is cutting graduate jobs dramatically – down 46 percent in the past year, with another 53 percent drop projected, according to figures from the Institute of Student Employers (ISE).

The culprit? AI is already doing the entry-level work graduates used to perform like routine coding, data analysis, and basic digital tasks. Companies still need tech talent, but they're hiring experienced workers instead of training newcomers.

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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Honestly I think AI is a scape goat here. Tech has been doing layoffs and reducing staff since covid ended and I think they're just rolling with the AI excuse to both make AI sound more competent and to take some heat off of them.