Some ‘Senior’ Jobs Only Call For a Few Years of Experience

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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No experience? No problem. Some employers are hiring for “senior” roles that require little to no experience. WSJ columnist Callum Borchers speaks with host Ariana Aspuru about how these inflated titles are changing the workforce. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.6	We talk a lot in the show about inflation for things like groceries, gas, and travel.
0:46.4	But what about inflation for job titles?
0:49.8	Workers are landing senior level roles with minimal experience.
0:53.6	You could be a senior analyst at a large company like Johnson and Johnson,
0:58.8	again with a year, maybe three years of experience
1:01.6	on the high end of what they were looking for for that position.
1:04.1	So in some cases these are big-name companies and they're offering big titles to go with these early career jobs.
1:10.1	Wall Street Journal columnist Callim Borchers joins me.
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