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Why 'Agency' Matters More Than Technical Skills for New Graduates

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Alyssa Rizzolo

4h ago· 7 min readenInsight

Summary

This article argues that college graduates entering a volatile job market should prioritize developing "agency" — the proactive, self-teaching drive to solve unfamiliar problems — over chasing temporary technical skills or AI tools that quickly become obsolete. It critiques the disconnect between universities treating AI as cheating while employers expect AI fluency, and emphasizes that adaptability and problem-solving initiative outweigh degrees in today's shifting economy.

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You're about to graduate into a market with jobs that don't quite exist yet, holding a $200k piece of paper that means less than it should.
The same institutions that spent your last few years treating AI like a form of cheating are now handing you off to employers who assume you've got it figured out.
Instead of focusing on temporary technical skills, employers now value agency. That's the proactive, self-teaching drive to solve unfamiliar problems.
This quality outweighs degrees in a shifting economy.
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You’re about to graduate into a market with jobs that don’t quite exist yet, holding a $200k piece of paper that means less than it should. And at the same time, you’re expected to walk into a company and be the most AI-fluent person in the room. The same

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