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 "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/entry-level-gap",
 "slug": "entry-level-gap",
 "prefLabel": "Entry-level gap",
 "altLabel": [
  "Missing rung",
  "Canaries in the coal mine"
 ],
 "hiddenLabel": [
  "Broken rung (McKinsey and LeanIn use it for women passed over for their first promotion to manager)"
 ],
 "definition": "A drop in hiring for early-career roles in jobs exposed to AI, as AI takes over the routine work that junior people used to learn on.",
 "scopeNote": "",
 "tier": "reference",
 "group": "People and roles",
 "broader": [],
 "narrower": [],
 "related": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/the-great-flattening",
   "type": "related"
  }
 ],
 "links": [],
 "modified": "2026-10-22",
 "markdown": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/entry-level-gap.md",
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  "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon",
  "version": "1.0",
  "currentAsOf": "2026-10-21"
 }
}