Azeem Azhar's Exponential View Where did all the entry-level jobs go? (With Revelio CEO Ben Zweig)
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Nov 14, 2025 
Ben Zweig, Founder and CEO of Revelio Labs, sheds light on the surprising drop in entry-level jobs, highlighting how manager expectations around AI are reshaping the labor market. He discusses the difference between jobs and tasks, revealing that while AI automates, it’s the perception of potential job loss that hampers hiring. Zweig explores the challenges of adapting organizations and emphasizes the importance of skills like project management for new graduates to become hireable in an evolving landscape.
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Expectations Drive Hiring Decisions
- Current hiring shifts reflect expectations about future AI, not only present substitution.
- Firms delay hiring juniors because they expect AI-driven workflow changes ahead.
Detect Real AI Adoption In Job Ads
- Watch for AI skills listed in job postings as evidence of real adoption.
- Use resumes and job descriptions to track whether firms require AI orchestration abilities.
Adaptive Firms Reconfigure Work Faster
- Organizations differ in how quickly jobs can reconfigure after tasks are automated.
- Adaptive firms reassign work fluidly while procedural firms struggle to reconfigure roles.
