Rejected by robots: The shocking truth about Gen Z's job hunt | The Daily T

Plus, is Gen Z judged too harshly when it comes to unemployment? In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Rachel Johnson are joined by Sherelle Jacobs, a columnist at The Telegraph. She discusses her experiment applying for entry-level retail roles, exposing how AI algorithms and bureaucratic hurdles lock Gen Z applicants out of the workforce.

Plus Camilla and Rachel discuss the broader economic fallout, questioning how rising employer tax burdens and an expanding welfare bill impact the future of working-class employment.

00:00 Intro: Gen Z Unemployment & The "Labour Isn't Working" Parallel

00:04 Cheryl Jacobs' Supermarket Job Experiment

00:12 The Pandemic's Legacy on Youth Employment

00:14 The Collapse of Entry-Level "Muck Jobs"

00:17 The Graduate Jobs Market & Welfare Policy

00:20 Political Discourse, Taxes, and Welfare Reform

00:22 Episode Outro & What's Coming Next15 Hashtags

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