Gen Z faces real pressure from AI: Nearly 35% of global junior positions vanished in the last two years due to automation of basic tasks.
Randstad’s Workmonitor survey of 27,000 workers and 1,000+ companies highlights key shifts:
- Skills Surge: Job postings requiring “AI Agent” skills jumped 1,587% in one year.
- Daily Changes: 4 in 5 workers expect AI to transform their routines.
- Uneven Benefits: Almost half fear AI favors companies over employees.
- Outlook Gap: 95% of employers plan to scale operations; only 51% of workers are optimistic.
AI also alters hiring: Post-ChatGPT (2022), candidates boosted applications by 239% using AI for “perfect” resumes.
Risks Rise: Fraud spikes—Amazon blocked 1,800 North Korean fakes. Gartner predicts 25% of profiles fake by 2028.
Rising AI skill demands create complex roles but automate entry-level work, hiking barriers. US 18-25-year-olds dropped from 14% to 8.8% of the workforce.
