EMPLOYERS ARE RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF AI SKILLS
The divide between AI users and AI skeptics is widening at a rapid pace. Axios just reported that demand for AI skills is soaring – up 16% in just three months –even as overall hiring slows. Employers are discovering that “AI-fluent” workers often outperform their peers by leveraging automation to handle routine work, which frees time for strategy, creativity, and relationship-building.
Accordingly, an increasing number of companies are investigating AI skills during the hiring process: Customer service software company HubSpot asks candidates about AI to get a feel for how open they are to using it and what they’ve already done with it, according to Chief People Officer Helen Russell. Accounting firm EY Americas requires new hires to demonstrate “familiarity with emerging applications of AI” during the hiring process, says Vice Chair of Talent Ginnie Carlier. Consulting firm McKinsey & Company won’t necessarily reject a candidate with no AI experience, but Blair Ciesil, co-leader of Global Talent Attraction, says the company sees AI skills as a factor that can help candidates separate themselves from others.
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