LinkedIn gathered the top jobs for new grads, and tips to help you land one

Every spring, new grads rush to the job market to land their first role. However, with little real-world experience, it can be tough to land a position, and federal data shows recent college graduates are especially feeling the squeeze.

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To help new grads navigate the job market, LinkedIn has published its Grad Guide 2025, giving insights into the fastest-growing industries, job titles, cities, and more. 

Fastest-growing roles and industries

Unsurprisingly, tech roles were among the fastest-growing titles, with an artificial intelligence engineer leading the chart for recent bachelor’s grads between 2023 and 2024:

To continue with the AI theme, the third-ranked tech role was a datacenter technician, and the fourth was a system engineer. As AI models continue to surge in popularity, maintaining the data centers that power them is critical to supporting the boom. Other tech-adjacent roles in the top 10 included administrative analyst and product associate. 

However, the fastest-growing industries for new grads were less office work-focused and centered on hands-on work. The top three (in order) were construction, utilities, and oil, gas, and mining. Yet tech isn’t entirely out of the equation. LinkedIn shared that these opportunities are growing thanks to “infrastructure investments and the adoption of new tech.”

Tips to land your dream role

Beyond insights, LinkedIn also gathered tips from experts about navigating the job market and being proactive about landing a dream role. First, new grads are encouraged to say “yes” more often, accepting jobs and opportunities outside their comfort zones. Career expert Jenny Wood told LinkedIn that people should apply the 75/25 rule early in their career, saying yes to 75% of opportunities and no to 25%. 

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The second tip is for early career searchers to focus less on the job and more on the people, as that approach will impact their opportunities. LinkedIn encouraged people to ask questions in the interview process about team dynamics. 

The third tip is to lead with your skills, not your major, meaning that new grads should look for roles that make them apply the capabilities they love using. 

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If you have heard the saying “your networth is your network,” this next tip shouldn’t surprise you. Tip number four is to make networking specific and ongoing, encouraging students to be intentional about building their networks. 

Last, but not least, new grads are encouraged to “bring the energy,” as, according to LinkedIn: “Don’t underestimate what enthusiasm can do.”