A quarter of the Zers generation followed Chatgpt career advice – and only 3% have regrets

About a quarter of generation Z says they followed Chatgpt career advice and are happy that they did it, according to a recent study by Southeastern Oklahoma State University. From this same group of young professionals, only 3% admit that they regret it.

It is perhaps because they take it with a pinch of salt: when they were asked how they would react if the AI warned that their dream work had a bad return on investment, 20% said that they would continue it anyway. Almost a quarter said they would reconsider, while most – 41% – was admitted, they did not know what they would do.

With just a fraction of young workers wishing that they did not use AI in hunting at work, Gen Z has become the most likely generation to turn to AI for career advice.

How the Americans – from generation Z to baby boomers – use AI in their job search

More than half of Americans are considering a career change. But generation Z leads the trend at 57% – at the start of millennials (55%) and generation X (50%) – anyway, they can obtain lightness on the competitive labor market is a plus.

About 42% of young professionals used an AI tool to find their careers, compared to 34% of millennials, 29% of generation X and only 23% of baby boomers. And their dependence on Chatgpt does not stop choosing where they should launch their 9 to 5 – this also helps throughout the work at work.

More than one in three American used an AI tool, like Chatgpt, to help them make general career decisions, such as deciding to move for work and the preparation of interviews.

About 43% used it for the writing of curriculum vitae and cover letters, 28% take advantage of technology in the exploration of new roles and 19% rely on AI to identify jobs with high demand and well remunerated. And so far, it seems to work in their favor; Almost a fifth American said that AI had presented them with a career path that they had never considered before.

AI can point to job seekers from generation Z to technology, but roles are dried up

The role of AI as a de facto career coach helps individuals of all ages to explore new career paths. According to research at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, technology and health care is among the most popular areas that Americans explore with a generative AI.

However, for technology in particular, generation Z can see that opportunities are not as generous as promised.

As AI agents take over, generation Z faces a shortage of entry -level roles. Hiring for new graduates in the 15 largest technological companies has dropped by more than 50% since 2019, according to a report by VC Signalfire. Before the pandemic, new graduates represented 15% of major technological hires. Now this number fell to only 7%.

The challenges have become so difficult that 77% of job seekers turn to their parents to sit with interviews with them, negotiate wages and resolve work conflicts.

However, 58% of recent graduates are still looking for full-time work, compared to 25% of previous graduates, such as generation Y, generation X and baby boomers before them. Young job hunters are also three times less likely to have a job aligned outside the school.

Technological leaders have had different opinions about what the future of work looks like for those who launch a white collar work of the university.

Billionaire Sam Altman said it was actually the “most exciting moment to start his career, perhaps never”, and sends young people, saying that his jobs at the start of his career will seem “boring” in comparison. Compared, he said, generation Z will explore the solar system and occupy jobs with high-level wages.

Meanwhile, other leaders like Dario Amodei said Axios That it believed that AI could eliminate half of all the input white collar jobs within five years, a decision which, according to him, could lead to an increase in unemployment between 10% and 20%.