Entry-level careers will progress faster with generative AI – study

A recent Capgemini Research Institute report suggests that generative AI could positively impact future entry-level careers.

This technology could make starter roles more autonomous and transform them into “frontline managerial roles within the next three years.” 

Generative AI is also seen to facilitate a third of entry-level jobs over the next 12 months, as it will likely shift from creation to reviewing generative AI content.

How AI will transform entry-level careers

Capgemini’s latest research is titled, “Gen Ai at Work: Shaping the Future of Organizations.” 

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The institute surveyed 1,500 leaders and managers and 1,000 employees at organizations. Here are the results: 

• Around 71 percent of the employees expect entry-level careers to go from creation to reviewing generative AI outputs.
• Also, entry-level workers could reduce their work time by 18 percent using artificial intelligence. 
• 78 percent of leaders and managers believe generative AI will boost their problem-solving and decision-making in the next three years. 
• Artificial intelligence will allow leaders to save up to seven hours weekly. Consequently, they can focus on tasks that require emotional intelligence.
• 54 percent of managers will ensure accountability by adapting tech practices to a human-centered approach
• Moreover, 51 percent of leaders think managerial roles will shift from generalists to specialists. 
• 65 percent of managers and leaders believe generative AI can serve as a co-thinker in strategic planning. 

“Generative AI has the potential to shift from a co-pilot to a co-thinker…,” Capgemini CEO Roshan Gya continued.

“…capable of strategic collaboration, adding new perspectives and challenging assumptions.”

How should companies respond to generative AI?

These changes to entry-level careers and other roles will require significant changes from organizations.

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Specifically, they must become more agile and collaborative to maintain strategic flexibility. Moreover, Capgemini recommends the following adjustments:

• Reevaluate roles and career pathways
• Redesign structures for human-AI collaboration
• Provide technology within governed frameworks
• Integrate AI within business applications
• Cultivate important soft and technical skills

These methods will help companies overcome AI adoption challenges. For example, only 15 percent of leaders and managers and 20 percent of employees use AI daily.

“Generative AI tools are becoming more adept at assisting with complex managerial tasks, which could challenge the status quo of organizational structure and ways of working,” Gya stated.