Ex-Meta, Salesforce exec aims to help Gen Z find jobs

Driving the news: The New Work Foundation is debuting with three tools:

• JobClaw maps one's strengths and interests to a role in which they are well suited. It's starting out as an open-source prototype on GitHub, with plans for a consumer release.
• dear [CC] is designed as a modern twist on Dear Abby, aiming to offer much-needed career advice, detailing how AI is affecting each profession.
• Field Report is designed to help recent college graduates identify the best jobs for their major.

Andrew Yang, whose 2020 presidential campaign focused on job risks from automation, is joining the nonprofit as a founding adviser.

What they're saying: Shih told Axios the job market is a bit of a "Tale of Two Cities" with those who are deep users of AI having their choice of jobs and those who lack such skills facing the toughest job market in years.

• Shih also had a message for those eschewing AI for moral reasons.

• "While I admire their principle, I don't think they're doing themselves or society any favors," she said. "They're the exact young people that I want being part of building these AI solutions."

Between the lines: Shih said she decided to launch the effort after being peppered with questions from younger relatives and friends worried about how to find a career.

• "The questions that they are asking are questions that must be on so many people's minds," Shih said.