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Has AI made it harder for Gen Z to find jobs?

Gen Z's job search just got harder — and AI is playing both sides against them.

Reporting by Financial Times Technology 1 min brief
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Why it matters

AI adoption by employers and applicants alike is reshaping hiring dynamics in ways that disadvantage early-career workers. This is a real workforce impact story that practitioners and operators making hiring decisions need to understand.

The key facts

4 to know

  1. Gen Z job-seeking affected by dual AI use: applicants using AI tools to craft applications, employers using AI to filter candidates

  2. Technology creating asymmetric disadvantage for early-career workers

  3. Financial Times analysis of hiring market dynamics in 2026

  4. Implication: AI is widening the gap between those who know how to leverage hiring tech and those who don't

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Publisher excerpt: Use of the technology by both prospective applicants and employers has muddied waters
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