College graduates face transformed job market shaped by AI and economic shifts
By
Ali Rogin, Azhar Merchant
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Summary
The article discusses how AI and economic shifts are transforming the job market for new college graduates during commencement season. It features an interview with New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor about her book "How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work," exploring how this generation's career prospects and ambitions are being reshaped by technological change and economic uncertainty.
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But shifts in the economy and the anxiety around it are changing how this generation sees their prospects.
Ali Rogin speaks with New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor about her book, 'How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work.'
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