Apparently, HR departments don't know what "entry-level" means.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210916-why-inexperienced-workers-cant-get-entry-level-jobsA recent analysis of close to 4 million jobs posted on LinkedIn since late 2017 showed that 35% of postings for “entry-level” positions asked for years of prior relevant work experience. That requirement was even more common in certain industries. More than 60% of listings for entry-level software and IT Services jobs, for instance, required three or more years of experience. In short, it seems entry-level jobs aren’t for people just entering the workforce at all.
What has replaced entry level?
1. Internships. So many problems with that - works against poor students and, in the US, against students in the middle of the country.
2. Automation.
“Think about things like product research, scheduling or ordering office supplies. Creating presentations – there used to be whole teams that did that. Now we have Microsoft PowerPoint.” ...
What’s left at the “entry level”, then, are often jobs that require more interpersonal communication, higher-level responsibilities or consumer-facing roles, which many companies are reluctant to trust to a newly-minted graduate.
