The prospect of post-college unemployment is an uncomfortable place to be—especially for students who thought they could count on steady pipelines into fields like IT or consulting. PwC, for instance, says it plans to recruit a third fewer grads by 2028.
Uncertainty, in turn, tends to spread, breeding anxiety—which explains surveys like a recent one that found that 60% said they felt pessimistic about their career prospects.
Some may tell young people to pivot, persist, or simply pray. But we can’t afford complacency.
Society will need these workers one way or another, and that means building real pathways into today’s jobs—and tomorrow’s.
What’s happening on the ground to guarantee young people are both prepared for—and included in—the future of work? Opportunity has to exist, even in the face of uncertainty.
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