Even as employers recognise the ongoing impact of the macroeconomic shifts and geopolitical intricacies on their hiring decisions, business schools should feel reassured that their intentional cultivation of relevant skills in their students is paying off. GMAC’s latest survey results reveal business school graduates remain sought-after by employers as valuable contributors and future leaders in…

The landscape of employment is undergoing a seismic shift. Recent projections indicate that nearly half of entry-level white-collar positions may disappear within the next decade, with artificial intelligence fundamentally restructuring traditional career pathways. As leaders in higher education, we face an unprecedented challenge: how do we prepare students for a job market that is being…

Remote working arrangements have fundamentally changed the world of work for young graduates about to embark on their careers. Experts at business schools share their insights on how to navigate today’s employment landscape. A report co-authored by Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy, Associate Professor of Economics at King’s College London, finds that university-educated workers around the…

Business schools and universities want companies to hire their graduates. Dr Jason Blackstock was a founding Head of Department at University College London (UCL) and has previously taught and led research at Harvard, UCL and Oxford. Today, Jason is the founder and CEO of How to Change the World, a social enterprise which he spun…

Every year, universities spend thousands on tools that promise to prepare students for the job market. Among the most common are resume-scoring platforms. These AI-powered systems offer students a score based on how well their CVs align with so-called “best practices” — start each bullet with an action verb, use quantifiable results, avoid first-person pronouns,…

The rise of artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming many aspects of the professional world, and the job application process is no exception. As AI job agents are just around the corner and will become more advanced, they will soon be capable of autonomously applying to jobs at a massive scale. “Take my CV and apply…