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At a time when much of the technology sector is grappling with layoffs and shrinking job opportunities, IBM is moving in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n
The legacy tech giant is set to triple its entry-level hiring in the United States this year, signaling a major shift in how companies are adapting to the rise of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
According to a report by Bloomberg, IBM has redesigned its junior-level roles to focus on higher-value and more complex work, as AI increasingly takes over routine and repetitive tasks.<\/p>\n
Rather than eliminating entry-level positions altogether, the company is reshaping them to align with an AI-driven workplace.<\/p>\n
\u201cEntry-level jobs that you had two to three years ago, AI can do most of them,\u201d said Nickle LaMoreaux, IBM\u2019s Chief Human Resources Officer.<\/p>\n
She added that new hiring would take place \u201cthrough totally different jobs,\u201d reflecting the changing nature of work in the tech industry.<\/p>\n
The move comes amid growing concern that AI and automation could shut young workers out of the job market by erasing traditional entry-level pathways.<\/p>\n
For Gen Z jobseekers in particular, opportunities to break into the tech sector have become increasingly scarce as companies freeze hiring or cut costs.<\/p>\n
IBM\u2019s hiring push is therefore being seen as a rare bright spot.<\/p>\n
By investing in redesigned roles that emphasize problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration with AI systems, the company is betting that early-career talent remains essential; even in an automated future.<\/p>\n
Industry observers say IBM\u2019s strategy could offer a blueprint for other tech firms struggling to balance efficiency gains from AI with the need to build the next generation of skilled workers.<\/p>\n
If successful, it may help redefine what \u201centry-level\u201d means in the age of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a time when much of the technology sector is grappling with layoffs and shrinking job opportunities, IBM…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465725,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[182,181,507,153,558,134,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-465724","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-gen-z","12":"tag-ibm","13":"tag-jobs","14":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}