# Entry-level gap

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.

Also called: Missing rung, Canaries in the coal mine

Avoid: Broken rung (McKinsey and LeanIn use it for women passed over for their first promotion to manager)

Related: The great flattening

Source: https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/entry-level-gap (version 1.0, changed 2026-10-22)