It’s no secret that career guidance has always had a scaling problem. AI seems to solve this, but availability isn’t the whole story.

“Learn a trade” as advice conceals an enormous amount of variation and complexity

As roles become more specialized, the specialized skills themselves become less durable.

Timely new reports offer useful signals on where we are and where we’re going (or ought to go).

It’s no surprise that the labor market is sending mixed signals, but the news lately has been especially hard to parse.