New Grads
topic on 5 shows · 6 statements across 6 episodes
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Ward: Demand for narrowly specialized engineers and new grads is waning
“And we want that like super deep technical engineer that has a little bit more stronger product sense. And so you kind of see that. So I think the people who are maybe like very narrow, very deep and like overly specialized in a way are waning like in like, in…”
Nicolaescu: Remote work is awful for new grads and hampers learning
“It's awful to be a new grad and to work in a remote company. I think you just don't learn as much.”
AI-native new graduates will 10x output and displace older workers
“I actually think most of those people, most of the new grads, they're gonna be so good at using those AI tools. They're gonna put all the people that are in the older range out of business and be able to do tenx more just by having lived through, like, this re…”
Verna: The narrative that AI eliminates entry-level graduate jobs is false
“There's this narrative going in the market always that like new hires, sorry, new grads have no jobs in the market left because all of the entry level jobs are automated. I actually think that's quite false because new grads, especially AI native new grads.”
Palihapitiya: AI will shrink corporate OPEX and increase revenue per employee
“So you're generally gonna see. OPEX as a percentage of revenue shrink naturally, and you're going to generally see revenue per employee go up naturally, but it's going to create a tough job market for new grads in the established organizations.”
Tenev: New college grads are underestimated and capable of extraordinary work
“I just believe that these people are often underestimated and given too little responsibility, you know, with the right training, partnering them with more experienced people and the right mentorship. They can do extraordinary things”