June 2025 Issue

Just last Friday I took my niece, who recently turned 14, for tea and cake after school and soon got into deep discussions of what she wants to do after school. Being a star performer, she mentioned a few careers she might be interested in and then quickly added, ‘Well, it needs to be something that AI can’t do!’ Of course, we’ve all heard that statement before, but coming from her young mouth really made me think.

When we millennials (although considered digital natives) had to choose a career, in comparison to the today youth, we just kind of followed our heart and our careers evolved over the years to where we are today. Thankfully my niece doesn’t seem to be too fazed about it, but the reality is the youth today do face a new facet of challenges to navigate and therefore need all the support they can get from family and mentors.