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The entry-level job market is changing faster than most institutions realize.
AI is already taking over many of the routine tasks that used to define early-career roles. At the same time, employers are raising the bar, expecting new hires to contribute immediately with real-world skills, not just a degree.
The result is a growing disconnect. More graduates are struggling to land their first job or are starting out underemployed. Employers say candidates aren’t “job-ready.” And students and families are beginning to question whether a degree alone is enough.
For colleges and universities, this creates a harder question: not just how to prepare students for the future, but whether current programs still line up with how hiring actually works today.
In this session, EAB expert Jon Rice will walk through where traditional approaches are falling short and how institutions are responding. We’ll look at how leading colleges and universities are rethinking curriculum, experiential learning, and career preparation to better connect education to early-career outcomes.
Presenter
Jon Rice
Director, Research Advisory Services
Jon Rice provides strategic counsel to EAB’s partners on a wide array of institutional priorities & challenges, offering expertise on enrollment, marketing, communications, innovation, and overarching strategy. As a Director on the firm’s Research Advisory Services team, he blends EAB’s best practice research insights with his practitioner experience to help partners drive progress and achieve their goals.
