AI roles may broaden graduates’ responsibilities while limiting traditional experience
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Some graduates are being hired for roles dedicated to AI. Lotte Underwood, at public relations agency Fight or Flight, manages about 30 agents that conduct research, produce reports, prepare media interviews and generate images. Dillan Patel, at engineering software company Stride, develops internal agents and identifies repetitive tasks that could be automated. The BBC reports that these roles give graduates broader responsibilities, but also raise questions about how much time they have to learn the traditional skills of their fields.
ArvatoConnect has put its usual graduate intake on hold this year, but CEO Debra Maxwell says it plans to resume it next year with a greater focus on AI-related roles. PwC analyzed 2.4 million entry-level jobs in the US for its 2026 AI Jobs Barometer and said the entry-level positions most influenced by AI are seven times more likely to require skills traditionally associated with senior professionals; those roles grew 35% since 2019, while other entry-level roles shrank by 10%.
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The adoption of AI-focused roles may broaden graduates’ responsibilities while reducing time spent learning traditional skills, according to the BBC. PwC’s analysis suggests this shift is already associated with entry-level positions demanding skills closer to those of senior professionals.