How can you climb a career ladder where the first rung is missing?

Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder of The Demographics Group and demographic analyst. He talks about how rising university participation has diluted degree value. He outlines degree inflation and the push for postgraduate credentials. He explores how AI is automating many entry-level tasks, shrinking graduate intakes. He warns this could create future mid-career shortages while interpersonal skills grow in importance.