The Crumbling Entry-Level Job Market- The 10 Minute Talent Rant

The entry-level job market is bad!

Crowd: “How bad is it?”

It’s so bad that journalism majors are having an easier time finding work than computer science grads.

(That part isn’t a joke. 6.1% unemployment vs. 4.4%.)

Despite a strong overall job market, recent grads are getting squeezed. “Entry-level” roles now require experience, companies have slashed college recruiting programs, and AI is replacing a lot of junior work entirely.

But why is this happening? And what can new grads do about it?

Jeff Smith and James Hornick unpack all that in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 112, “The Crumbling Entry-Level Job Market”