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 matter—and what HR and employer brand leaders must do next.

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📌 Sources & Links:

AI replaces entry-level work:

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

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

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

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

🔗 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:

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

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

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

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

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

Networking & Quiet Firing:

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

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

Wellness ≠ Culture:

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

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

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