Per Scholas President Caitlyn Brazill Highlights How AI Is Redefining Entry-Level Tech Roles

NEW YORK, NY — In a newly published thought leadership article for CIO.com, Per Scholas President Caitlyn Brazill challenges the growing narrative that artificial intelligence is eliminating entry-level technology jobs. Instead, she argues that AI is fundamentally reshaping these roles — and that organizations must approach AI adoption as a workforce design challenge, not just a technology upgrade.

Drawing on conversations with CIOs across industries and Per Scholas’ 30-year history preparing early-career technologists for in-demand tech careers, Brazill highlights a widening disconnect between how entry-level roles are evolving and how they are defined, hired for, and supported. While employer demand for junior tech talent remains strong, outdated job descriptions and inflated experience requirements continue to create unnecessary barriers to entry.

In the article, Caitlyn explains how AI is changing early-career work by automating routine tasks while elevating the importance of human judgment, accountability, and AI fluency. Without intentionally redesigning hiring criteria, onboarding strategies, and mentorship models, organizations risk limiting critical learning opportunities for new hires and undermining long-term talent development.

She also points to Per Scholas’ outcomes as evidence that entry-level talent can thrive in an AI-enabled workplace. In 2025, the nonprofit achieved more first-time job attainments for graduates than in any previous year in its 30-year history — reinforcing continued employer demand for skills-trained, AI-ready technologists.

“The organizations that will lead in the AI era recognize a fundamental truth,” Brazill writes. “AI transformation is workforce transformation.”

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