In June, members of KRA’s Senior Leadership, including Jonathan Overall, Director, Communications & Innovation, joined workforce leaders, educators, policymakers, and innovators from across the country at the 2025 Jobs For the Future Horizons (JFF) Summit.
On-site, Mr. Overall, Host of KRA’s THE HUB Podcast, captured real-time insights from some of the participants, reporting, “AI was a central theme throughout the conference in sessions like ‘Left Behind or Lifted Up? Navigating Workforce Transitions in the AI Era’, experts examined how rapid AI adoption is reshaping employment, underscoring the need for intentional, worker-centered policy and training approaches to avoid deepening inequalities.”
On July 21, 2025, under its Building a Future That Works series, JFF posted, “The debate over artificial intelligence’s impact on entry-level employment has reached a fever pitch, with stark statistics painting an alarming picture of young workers struggling to find their footing in an increasingly uncertain economy.
“Many experts say Entry Level Jobs Are Not Going Away because they serve a number of purposes for employers beyond just getting routine work done. They help employers develop young workers and prepare them for mid-level and senior roles. Entry-level workers can be trained more easily than more experienced peers, who may bring entrenched ways of working. Employers that cut entry-level jobs now may regret it in the near future.” Read Entire Article Here…
As AI reshapes the nature of work, businesses face a critical choice: scale back entry-level hiring and risk long-term talent shortages, or partner with workforce experts. Through a consultative approach, KRA’s Business Services Teams help employers by assessing current and future skills needs in the AI era. From there, KRA partners with private, public, and non-profit organizations to develop employment programs—such as Internships, Learn & Earn, and On-the-Job Training—that prepare entry-level workers to use current and emerging AI technologies on the job.
Our Career Services Specialists work with jobseeker-customers to better understand AI and the impact the technology has, or will have, on successful job-search strategies…
- customizing resumes for each job application; emphasizing skills and experiences relevant to specific roles;
- highlighting transferable technical skills, as well as soft skills, i.e., communication, problem-solving, teamwork, which are valuable across many industries;
- connecting with industry professionals through online platforms like LinkedIn and industry events; and
- considering paid or unpaid internships that can provide valuable experience leading to full-time employment.
For workforce-services organizations, the message is clear: now is the time to lead. We must be at the forefront, coordinating with business, educational, and training partners and community stakeholders to design systems that work for the AI realities of today and the AI possibilities of tomorrow.
Another informative JFF article on Generative AI in Workforce Development
Other notable articles related to this topic include:
Wellable: AI Could Eliminate 56% of Entry-Level Jobs Within 5 Years
Is AI Killing Entry-Level Jobs? Here’s What We Know