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Artificial Intelligence Is Already Reshaping New York City
Partnership for New York City report (October 2, 2026) on how AI is changing the city's economy: AI companies leased more than 2.2 million square feet of office space in the first half of 2026, NYC AI startups raised a record $16.7 billion in venture capital last year, yet entry-level hiring is declining in the white-collar industries most exposed to AI, and the report warns that the city's AI strategy does not yet address eroding entry-level pathways in finance, information and professional services.
ReportFreeEntry-Level Tech Jobs in NYC Are Being Cut in Half by the AI Boom
Fast Company report on entry-level tech hiring in New York City falling sharply as AI takes over junior-level tasks. (Described from the headline and related reporting — the page itself could not be read.)
ArticleFreeNPower AI Research: Early-Career Tech in an AI World
NPower's research page on how AI is changing early-career tech work, from the nonprofit that runs free tech training programs for veterans and young adults.
ResearchFreeBeyond the Fall Career Fair: Modern Strategies for Employer Campus Partnerships
CollegeRecruiter article on how employers are moving past one-day fall career fairs toward year-round campus partnerships, covering virtual events, class and club engagement, and earlier relationship building with students. Useful for students and early-career job seekers who want to understand how campus recruiting works now.
ArticleFreeClaude Corps — Anthropic's AI Fellowship for Nonprofits
A fellowship from Anthropic that places early-career people with mission-driven nonprofits to put AI to practical use. You can apply to be a fellow, or a nonprofit can apply to host one. The page explains how the programme works and how to apply.
programFreeBank of America Student Programs & Internships
Bank of America's hub for internships, analyst programmes and apprenticeships for undergraduates, graduates and career-changers, with application dates and eligibility for each.
websiteFreeWorkers can't agree if junior employees should use AI at work: CNBC survey
CNBC's August 2026 survey report on the split between workers and managers over whether junior staff should use AI tools on the job — and what that means for entry-level careers.
articleFreeHow I'd Start My Engineering Career Today
LeadDev advice piece on what matters for new software engineers now that AI has changed which coding skills are valued.
ArticleFreeYoung, Black, and Looking for a Job: A Field Study of Internships vs. Entry-Level Work
Research Square preprint using an audit study run during the COVID-19 pandemic to compare how race affects callbacks for internships versus entry-level jobs.
Research PaperFreeAI is killing the grunt work, forcing companies to rethink entry-level hiring (CNBC)
CNBC report (Sept. 23, 2026) on AI taking over junior-level tasks and how employers are changing graduate and entry-level hiring.
ArticleFreeAI, computer science and the shifting reality of tech employment
Sponsored piece (Feb. 2026) arguing CS jobs aren't collapsing but getting harder to enter; cites 6.1% unemployment for new CS grads vs 4.8% overall.
ArticleFreeWorkforce: Why some college grads are not finding jobs
The Journalist's Resource explains, with sociologist Corey Moss-Pech, that high unemployment among new grads began before AI.
ArticleFreeGraduating into Disruption: Labor Market Outcomes for AI-Exposed College Majors
US Census Bureau working paper (CES 26-56, September 2026) by Cody Orr, Lee C. Tucker and Lawrence Warren, using administrative records covering about 29% of US bachelor's degrees conferred 2016-2024. Graduates in the most AI-exposed tenth of majors saw their chance of being employed in the quarter after graduation fall five percentage points, and first full-quarter earnings fall thirteen percent, starting immediately after ChatGPT's release in late 2022. The earnings hit is comparable to graduating into a large recession. About half came from lower pay inside the same industries, the rest from graduates shifting into lower-paying sectors such as restaurants and retail. The effect shrinks to about five percent two years out but does not disappear for the most exposed majors.
ReportFreeMeta Rotational Programs (RPM and Rotational Network Engineering)
Meta's own page for its two rotational programs. The Rotational Product Manager (RPM) program is 18 months of short-term employment for early-career product managers: a four-week product bootcamp, then three rotations through different product teams, based in Menlo Park or New York City, with start dates of March 2027 and September 2027. Applications open once a year, typically late summer or early autumn, and need a resume plus a short questionnaire. A Rotational Network Engineering track is listed alongside it. At the end of the program you are evaluated and considered for a full-time role.
Job PostingFreeCapital One Full-Time Programs for Students and Grads
Capital One's full-time rotational programs for new graduates, covering technology, data, business analysis, product, design, audit and management tracks. Associates rotate across teams for a set period with structured mentorship, then settle into a role. The page lists each program and links to its current openings.
ProgramFreeHow AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Tech Jobs (IEEE Spectrum)
IEEE Spectrum article on how AI is shifting entry-level engineering work toward higher-order thinking, review and collaboration skills, and what recent graduates can do about it.
ArticleFreeAmazon Web Services Early Career
AWS's own page for students and recent graduates: internships, new-grad roles and the programs it runs to fill them.
ProgramFreeNASA Pathways Internships & Recent Graduate Program
NASA's official Pathways program: paid internships, recent-graduate placements and fellowships across every NASA centre, with conversion to permanent federal roles for students who complete the program.
Government ProgramFreeThe Education Crisis
Ed Elson's Simply Put essay on how AI, cost and weakening returns on a degree are reshaping education and the entry-level job market.
ArticleFreea16z FDE Fellowship
A fellowship from a16z for aspiring forward-deployed engineers — people who sit with customers and build software directly against their problems.
FellowshipFreeAmplify Writing Fellowship
A fellowship from Amplify Partners for people who write well about technology, supporting a body of published work rather than a job.
FellowshipFreeClaude Corps — Anthropic's AI Fellowship for Nonprofits
A fellowship from Anthropic that places early-career people with mission-driven nonprofits to put AI to practical use. You can apply to be a fellow, or a nonprofit can apply to host one. The page explains how the programme works and how to apply.
FellowshipFreeDoorDash AI Research Fellowship (Summer & Fall 2026)
A paid AI research fellowship at DoorDash for summer and fall 2026, working on machine learning problems inside a large operating business.
FellowshipFreeListen Future Founder Program
A program from Listen Labs for people who want to start a company: you work on a real idea with support from the Listen team, with no cost to take part.
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