Salesforce to hire 1000 new graduates for AI projects
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has announced plans to hire 1000 new graduates and interns. They will work on building the company's AI products Agentforce and Headless360. This move coincides with a 5.6 percent rise in graduate hiring rates. It challenges claims that AI is eliminating entry-level positions. The roles focus on AI development, targeting fresh talent during rapid AI growth.
Entry-level hiring for graduates had slumped, with many roles vanishing as AI tools handled routine tasks. Non-technical degrees seemed sidelined by demands for 'AI proficiency' that career services ignored. Employers prioritised candidates already showing practical AI use. Now major firms like Salesforce seek out new graduates precisely to build AI systems. This creates openings in unexpected places for those who can demonstrate basic AI handling. It shifts power to portfolio proof over polished CVs alone.
Analysis
This proves employers crave grads who can touch AI projects without a tech degree - but they ignore unproven claims. Build a quick ChatGPT demo mimicking an Agentforce agent for a marketing or research task in your field, then post it on LinkedIn with #GraduateScheme and tag Salesforce to hit ATS filters and land recruiter views.
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