Free Lesson
The 2026 Graduate Skills Gap Everyone's Talking About
30 min
May 21, 2026 7:00 AM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Why most graduate "AI skills" advice is already out of date
The shift that happened in the last 18 months, and why the advice most careers services are giving hasn't caught up yet.
The real skill employers are screening for in 2026
Why taste, judgement, and specificity are becoming the dividing line between graduates who get hired and ones who don't.
How to start closing the gap this week
Practical moves you can make right now to build the skills employers actually want, before your next application goes in
Why this topic matters
Entry-level job postings have dropped around 30% since ChatGPT launched. Employers are hiring differently, screening differently, and rejecting differently. Most of the advice graduates are getting hasn't caught up.
University careers services are still teaching the old playbook. This lesson names the skills that actually matter now, and what you can start doing this week to build them.
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