Listen "[08 JUN] PAPER CUT — Interns Replaced, Entry-Level Erased, Wellness Ignored"
Episode Synopsis
Interns are out, algorithms are in. Entry-level jobs are being erased, McKinsey bots are building your decks, and career stability now depends more on who you know than what you know.
This week’s Paper Cut breaks down the workplace headlines that matter—and what HR and employer brand leaders must do next.
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📌 Sources & Links:
AI replaces entry-level work:
🔗 https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-ai-as-good-as-interns-entry-level-workers-gen-z-embrace-technology/
🔗 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-creates-powerpoints-at-mckinsey-replacing-junior-workers/492624
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-hiring-ai-recruitment-interviews-candidates-docs-coding-2025-6
🔗 https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/anthropic-ai-automate-jobs-pretty-terrible-decade/
🔗 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-ai-ceo-demis-hassabis-if-i-were-a-student-right-now-i-would-study-/articleshow/121586013.cms
Grads + Entry-level freeze:
🔗 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/02/business/jobs-market-college-graduate-economy
🔗 https://www.reuters.com/business/procter-gamble-cut-7000-jobs-over-two-years-2025-06-05/
🔗 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/corporate-layoffs-companies-making-job-cuts.html
🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/microsoft-cuts-hundreds-more-jobs-after-firing-6000-in-may
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-hiring-white-collar-recession-jobs-tech-new-data-2025-6
Networking & Quiet Firing:
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/networking-important-new-job-economy-ai-2025-6
🔗 https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2025/05/30/quiet-firing-employers-employees-raises-benefits.html
Wellness ≠ Culture:
🔗 https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/how-leaders-can-build-a-culture-of-wellness-outside-the/491726
🔗 https://www.fastcompany.com/91343512/why-the-ai-age-makes-11-meetings-redundant-ai-11-meetings
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#FutureOfWork #EntryLevelJobs #EmployerBranding #HRTrends #AIinWorkplace #PaperCut #CareerStrategy
This week’s Paper Cut breaks down the workplace headlines that matter—and what HR and employer brand leaders must do next.
📰 Subscribe to the free Paper Cut newsletter: https://ebn.to/sub25
🔗 Follow EBN on LinkedIn: https://ebn.to/lin25
—
📌 Sources & Links:
AI replaces entry-level work:
🔗 https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-ai-as-good-as-interns-entry-level-workers-gen-z-embrace-technology/
🔗 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-creates-powerpoints-at-mckinsey-replacing-junior-workers/492624
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-hiring-ai-recruitment-interviews-candidates-docs-coding-2025-6
🔗 https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/anthropic-ai-automate-jobs-pretty-terrible-decade/
🔗 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-ai-ceo-demis-hassabis-if-i-were-a-student-right-now-i-would-study-/articleshow/121586013.cms
Grads + Entry-level freeze:
🔗 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/02/business/jobs-market-college-graduate-economy
🔗 https://www.reuters.com/business/procter-gamble-cut-7000-jobs-over-two-years-2025-06-05/
🔗 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/corporate-layoffs-companies-making-job-cuts.html
🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/microsoft-cuts-hundreds-more-jobs-after-firing-6000-in-may
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-hiring-white-collar-recession-jobs-tech-new-data-2025-6
Networking & Quiet Firing:
🔗 https://www.businessinsider.com/networking-important-new-job-economy-ai-2025-6
🔗 https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2025/05/30/quiet-firing-employers-employees-raises-benefits.html
Wellness ≠ Culture:
🔗 https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/how-leaders-can-build-a-culture-of-wellness-outside-the/491726
🔗 https://www.fastcompany.com/91343512/why-the-ai-age-makes-11-meetings-redundant-ai-11-meetings
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#FutureOfWork #EntryLevelJobs #EmployerBranding #HRTrends #AIinWorkplace #PaperCut #CareerStrategy
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