Rejected by Robots: The Threat that AI Poses to Job Seekers
Automation is costing people jobs, but not in the way that you think
Since the world opened back up in the wake of the first Covid-19 breakout, most news regarding job markets hasn’t been good. President Joe Biden has set the record for most jobs created during his first year in office but most outlets are much more concerned with the great resignation. Not that they shouldn’t be. American workers are quitting in numbers that have never been seen before. Indeed, 4.5 million turned in their letter of resignation in November 2021 alone in the name of finding meaningful work. However, most outlets are ignoring the real villain of the current employment crisis. The group of which I speak isn’t even human.
At first glance, one might assume that this employment mass exodus means an easier time for job seekers. Many prospective workers tell a different story, though. “It took me 80 interviews to find a new job after losing my old one” warned one marketing MBA in a recent Business Insider op-ed. This trend has become known as brain waste and as BBC recently informed readers, it is more common than many realize.
What’s the Problem?
Getting hired was difficult enough prior to the pandemic. The Generation Z members who…
