CEO Reveals His Son Joins Gen Z in Questioning the Value of a College Degree
CEO says his son is among Gen Zers questioning whether a college degree is worth it Gen Z is debating whether college is still worth it—and it’s a conversation even GV’s CEO David Krane has had at the dinner table. Krane’s oldest son, who’s halfway through college, is among the Gen Zers questioning the value […]
Professors Believe Students Are Workforce-Ready, but Nearly Half of Students Feel Unprepared for Entry-Level Positions
Professors think students are prepared for the workforce— nearly half of students disagree and feel unready even for entry-level roles While it may be assumed that recent college graduates aren’t ready to take on the AI-burdened job market, the ones prepping them for the workforce feel otherwise. Nearly nine in 10 educators believe their students […]
Grads are turning to this business degree with minimal experience in a challenging job market.
Grads are flocking to this business degree with little or no work experience amid a tough job market It’s a tough time to be graduating from college—fresh-faced Gen Zers are stepping into an uncertain market riddled with “ghost” jobs, AI automation, and dwindling entry-level opportunities. With little to no work experience, they’re turning to one […]
In the Era of AI, Some Tech Leaders Believe Communications Degrees Might Outshine Computer Science Degrees
In the Age of AI, some tech leaders think communications degrees may actually be more valuable than computer science degrees In between bites of crème brûlée at Chicago gastropub The Gage last week, ServiceNow Chief Transformation Officer Kelley Steven-Waiss asked a room full of CHROs a bold question: What if computer science degrees weren’t actually […]
Top Economist Brad DeLong Advises Recent Grads: It’s the Sluggish Economy, Not AI, That’s Hurting Job Opportunities
Top economist Brad DeLong to recent college grads: Don’t blame AI for job struggles—blame the sputtering economy As recent college graduates face one of the toughest job markets in years, Berkeley economist and voluble Substacker Brad DeLong has a message for those struggling to land their first full-time gig: Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are not […]
Sam Altman is quoted as saying that leaving Stanford was not a risk
Sam Altman says dropping out of Stanford wasn’t risky For OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, dropping out of college to launch his first startup, Loopt, wasn’t as big a risk as it might seem. In fact, in Altman’s telling, the decision to leave Stanford in 2005 was not particularly calculated, but rather somewhat unexpected. “This was […]
Americans support dropping degree requirements, but employers and hiring managers continue to enforce the ‘paper ceiling’
Americans can get behind dropping degree requirements—but employers and hiring managers keep propping up the ‘paper ceiling’ Academic disqualification, discrimination, and exclusion are unchecked behaviors that are holding back more than 70 million U.S. workers who are skilled through alternative routes (STARs). This “paper ceiling” is an invisible barrier that’s filtering out qualified workers through […]