Early-career roles face higher expectations amid AI adoption

“AI isn’t eliminating early-career talent from the workforce; it’s reshaping the path they take to become effective and increasing the value of the work they contribute,” the report read.

But this acceleration places risks on organisations, according to the report, as it elevates the expectations on early-career talents and potentially removes their opportunities to build long-term skills. 

“But with AI removing the mundane work, it may also remove many of the gradual, hands-on learning moments that once helped new hires build experience over time,” the report read.

Addressing AI’s impact

The solution is to redesign early-career roles that can still allow for learning pathways even with AI taking over most of their tasks.

“As repetitive tasks disappear, organisations have the opportunity to deliberately create new ways for early talent to build communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and decision-making skills,” the report read.