AI는 초기 경력을 어떻게 바꾸는가

How AI is Changing Early
 Careers: A View from Entry-
 Level Workers

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                                                                         respondent group. The survey’s findings draw on
                Context                                                                         responses from 9,394 entry-level employees across
                                                                 28 sectors, 48 countries and regions, and four
                                                                               generations of workers.                              Entry-level roles have long been the bridge between
                         education and employment. For many workers,
                          they offer a first opportunity to apply learning in         Overall, this evidence finds that early-career workers
                       a real-world setting and begin building essential        are asking what this change means for them.
                                     skills. For employers, these roles deliver vital        Some are already adapting, using AI tools to learn
                         day-to-day value through foundational tasks such       faster and build new skills. Others remain unsure
                        as administration, analysis and research, while        which paths to follow or how secure their roles will
                           also developing future capabilities and leadership      be. Their experiences reveal the human side of a
                              potential. Today, that bridge is shifting as Artificial      transformation that is often viewed through a more
                              Intelligence (AI) changes both who does entry-         abstract lens of strategy and productivity.
                                level work and how it is done. Routine tasks are
                         being automated, expectations for entry-level
                             roles are changing, and new skills are in demand.    Five key findings
                        Workforce AI adoption is uneven across sectors
                      and regions, but its influence on how people begin
                      and build their careers is already being felt globally.    1   Openness outweighs fear, but questions
                        To understand how entry-level workers themselves          remain
                                feel about these changes, this briefing draws on
                           the findings of the World Economic Forum’s G