Professors think students are prepared for the workforce—nearly half of students disagree and feel unready even for entry-level roles in their field

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• Recent Gen Z graduates feel underprepared for today’s AI-driven job market, despite 9 in 10 educators believing otherwise, according to a Cengage report. It comes as employers are hiring fewer entry-level workers and reporting frustration with recent grads’ lack of workplace readiness—and students blame inadequate career prep, limited internships, and poor real-world exposure during their education.

While it may be assumed that recent college graduates aren’t ready to take on the AI-burdened job market, the ones prepping them for the workforce feel otherwise.