The Rejected Generation: How AI Resume Screening Pushes Youth into Cybercrime

The author explores the employment crisis for young IT professionals caused by the widespread adoption of AI-driven resume screening systems. Facing the paradox of needing experience to get a job, many graduates are left behind. The article examines Russian labor market statistics, data on rising cybercrime, and studies on the behavior of 'criminal hackers.' The author questions whether the lack of clear career paths and rigid selection algorithms might push talented youth toward illegal activities. The piece provides a critical look at modern hiring practices and calls for a re-evaluation of candidate assessment methods in the era of neural networks to mitigate the risks of young specialists turning to cybercrime.