{
  "id": 12582435,
  "title": "How trends are redrawing the career map for Gen Zs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/how-trends-are-redrawing-the-career-map-for-gen-zs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:01:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/how-trends-are-redrawing-the-career-map-for-gen-zs-1.500701360"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gen Z students are increasingly rethinking traditional career paths, opting for more unconventional and diverse fields. This shift is driven by a desire to work on innovative projects and solve complex problems. Computer science, artificial intelligence, data analytics, aerospace, robotics, and fintech are among the fastest-growing roles, according to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025. These booming sectors also embrace cybersecurity and green-transition careers.\n\nChoosing the right course can be challenging, as students must find a balance between their interests and aptitude. Psychometric assessments, counselling, internships, summer programmes, and short courses can help students gain a clearer understanding of their strengths and potential career paths. Personalised career guidance, job shadowing, and conversations with professionals are also valuable resources for students exploring different fields.\n\nSome students have already found their calling. Aryan Gujarathi, a 16-year-old student, shifted his focus from becoming an astronaut to aerospace engineering after regular visits to the Al Thuraya Astronomy Centre in Dubai. Psychometric assessments helped him identify a pathway that combined his passion for science with complex mathematics and propulsion systems.\n\nExperts advise students to consider \"fit, not hype\" when selecting a course. Psychometric assessments, counselling, internships, and job shadowing can provide valuable insights into the actual working conditions of a profession. Additionally, students should look for courses that broaden their future options rather than limit them. This approach could lead to hybrid careers, such as AI in healthcare, AI in law, and AI in climate and governance. Universities are responding to this evolving landscape by offering unique programs like climate technology, smart cities and urban technology, drone tech and aerial mapping, and space technology and satellite data. These innovative courses cater to the growing interest in emerging technologies and interdisciplinary fields.",
  "summary": "For Paarthav Karthik, the future does not look like a desk, a computer screen and eight hours of repetitive work. “I don’t want to be in a desk job. I don’t want to just be at a computer,” says the Dubai student, who is a regular in international robotics and computer science competitions. His idea of a career involves making things, solving problems, experimenting and being part of something…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}