How to Use AI to Help With Your Job Search
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This is a special edition of your Money Briefing for Sunday, June 23rd. I'm J.R. Whelan for The Wall Street Journal. Today, I'm joined by our producer, Ariana Osborough. Hey, Ariana.
Hey, JR. How's it going?
Very good. How about you?
I mean, can I be real?
Well, of course.
I'm just having one of those, quote unquote, I am an adult and I have a billion things on my plate moments.
Oh, those things you heard about being an adult when you were younger didn't sound real until it's real?
Yes. And I remember being so scared about becoming an adult when I got out of school a few years ago.
How does the episode introduce the Adulting 101 series and its goals?
And I'm going to be real. I still am sometimes. And I know, I know that I'm not alone. So I went out on the streets of Midtown here in New York. I asked younger workers how they're feeling about their first job, their first budget, and any questions they have about becoming an adult.
Oh, wow. Any big revelations?
I actually found someone who was fresh off of their college graduation. I'm talking just weeks after they got their diploma. Her name is Ryan Armstrong. She's from Texas and said that she's excited to embark on this new adventure, but feels like there's still a lot to figure out.
No, I don't feel like I know what I'm doing at all, but that's just in life in general. I don't think I know what I'm doing, but I'd love to like be at a place where I'm like financially comfortable in the next like five or 10 years. So yeah, budget is definitely on the plan there for sure. I don't know. I just don't even know where to like begin with the whole adult thing.
For YMB listeners, don't worry. We did the homework for you. We spoke with Wall Street Journal reporters, plus a certified financial planner, a career coach, and a benefits pro about maximizing your options.
And how do you get that first job in the current market, especially now with all these AI tools available that could help? And then once you've got the job, how do you prepare for the moment when you open up your paycheck and it needs to sustain you till the next one?
We'll take you through the 101 of the taxes on your pay stub, how to maximize your benefits at work to save money, and what to prioritize when you make your first quote-unquote adult budget.
We'll be covering all that in a three-part special series, Adulting 101, Navigating the Real World, that runs over the coming week. Today we're starting with what recent grads and young workers should know when they look for a job.
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For new grads specifically, employers expect to hire 5.8% fewer of them this year than last year. That's according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Our colleague, Joseph Bassani, recently wrote about that and some of the other challenges that the class of 2024 is facing.
So students I talk to, their biggest worry is that when they apply for jobs, it'll say that the company is looking for an entry-level job. But in the qualification section, they're asking for three to five years of work experience. And these people were in college, so all they have is internship experience.
What do recent grads say about their anxieties entering the job market?
This is like a minefield. A lot of listings seem unrealistic, and the requirements don't line up. Another game changer is A.I.,
Companies are using AI to do the grunt work that entry-level workers used to do, like filling out spreadsheets or sending emails.
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