When the entry-level pipeline runs dry
Entry-level corporate jobs once served as the default on-ramp for new graduates, but that assumption no longer holds. In a January 2026 Fortune interview, the CEO of staffing firm Randstad warned that AI is eroding many junior white-collar roles and pushing young workers toward trades and hospitality instead.
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