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June 7, 2025 β€’ 3 mins

Interns are out, algorithms are in. Entry-level jobs are being erased, McKinsey bots are building your decks, and career stability now depends more on who you know than what you know.

This week’s Paper Cut breaks down the workplace headlines that matterβ€”and what HR and employer brand leaders must do next.

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πŸ“Œ Sources & Links:

AI replaces entry-level work:

πŸ”— https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-ai-as-good-as-interns-entry-level-workers-gen-z-embrace-technology/

πŸ”— https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ai-creates-powerpoints-at-mckinsey-replacing-junior-workers/492624

πŸ”— https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-hiring-ai-recruitment-interviews-candidates-docs-coding-2025-6

πŸ”— https://fortune.com/2025/06/05/anthropic-ai-automate-jobs-pretty-terrible-decade/

πŸ”— https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/google-ai-ceo-demis-hassabis-if-i-were-a-student-right-now-i-would-study-/articleshow/121586013.cms

Grads + Entry-level freeze:

πŸ”— https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/02/business/jobs-market-college-graduate-economy

πŸ”— https://www.reuters.com/business/procter-gamble-cut-7000-jobs-over-two-years-2025-06-05/

πŸ”— https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/corporate-layoffs-companies-making-job-cuts.html

πŸ”— https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/microsoft-cuts-hundreds-more-jobs-after-firing-6000-in-may

πŸ”— https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-hiring-white-collar-recession-jobs-tech-new-data-2025-6

Networking & Quiet Firing:

πŸ”— https://www.businessinsider.com/networking-important-new-job-economy-ai-2025-6

πŸ”— https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2025/05/30/quiet-firing-employers-employees-raises-benefits.html

Wellness β‰  Culture:

πŸ”— https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/how-leaders-can-build-a-culture-of-wellness-outside-the/491726

πŸ”— https://www.fastcompany.com/91343512/why-the-ai-age-makes-11-meetings-redundant-ai-11-meetings

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