Is college becoming obsolete?
A survey of 1,000 full-time Gen Z employees across the US, conducted by ResumeGenius, found that a good number of these young adults wish they’d pursued a different degree — or not attend college at all.
According to the survey, about one in four Gen Zers said they regret attending college or wish they had chosen a higher-paying career path.
“Many Gen Z students feel they were told college was the only path, only to see people with strong degrees underemployed or overlooked,” Tallo CEO Allison Danielsen told Fortune.
Adding, they’re “questioning whether college still delivers real value.”
Tallo, a career consultancy company, surveyed more than 2,000 participants aged 18 to 30 and found that 62% of young adults said they aren’t in the career they intended to pursue.
25% of those surveyed said they are actively struggling to find a job in their industry of choice — which is making them wonder if getting a college degree was worth it.
Not all Gen Zers are unhappy — the ResumeGenius survey found that about a third of workers from this generation were content with their career choice.
49% of those who are actively looking for a job feel their college education has lost value in the job market thanks to AI, according to an Indeed report.
As AI continues to evolve, it’s clear that many of the traditional entry-level roles, often seen as stepping stones into the workforce, are rapidly being automated.
“Entry-level jobs tend to involve routine, well-defined tasks — exactly the kind of work current AI systems are best suited to automate,” Professor Daniela Rus, the Director of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT, told Newsweek.
Experts argue that while some of these roles might not disappear entirely, they are evolving into something unrecognizable.
For Gen Z, this transition could wipe out or change the roles they expected to apply for. However, their chances of being employed aren’t completely deleted — they just might need to adapt to using this new technology.
Experts claim digital nomads’ familiarity with technology, particularly AI, could make them valuable assets in this new era.
“The advantage Gen Z has is that they are digital natives. They are well-positioned to work alongside AI, not in opposition to it,” Rus told Newsweek.
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