Skills for jobs to change by at least 65% by 2030 as AI accelerates workplace change: LinkedIn

Pune (Voice news service):- The skills needed for jobs are estimated to change by at least 65% by 2030 as rapid developments in AI accelerate workplace change, according to the latest report from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. 

Shifts are already underway – In India, job posts mentioning AI or Generative AI have more than doubled (2.5x) in the last two years. In addition, job posts mentioning AI or Gen AI have seen their applications grow by 2.1x in India over the last two years, compared with the growth of job posts that don’t mention. LinkedIn research also indicates that 98% of professionals in India are excited to use AI at work with many looking forward to using AI to seek career advice (75%) or handle difficult situations at work (78%).

To ready their workforce for the changes ahead, business leaders are relying on HR and recruitment teams to lead the way. Around 92% of talent professionals in India say their role has become more strategic in the last year, specifically in the area of talent acquisition. AI will be a critical tool for taking on some of the heavy lifting, so that HR teams can focus on the most strategic work for their jobs. The majority (80%) of HR professionals globally believe AI will be a tool that helps them in the next five years, enabling them to focus on the more strategic, human aspects of their roles – such as strengthening relationships with candidates and colleagues and creative and strategic work (39%).

Ruchee Anand, Senior Director, Talent and Learning Solution at LinkedIn India, says: “AI is bringing in a new era of work, reshaping everything from our workplaces and teams to the very nature of job-seeking and hiring. HR professionals are at the helm of this transformation, with a clear mandate: skills will be the cornerstone of an AI-powered work environment. Business leaders should seize this moment to consider the skills their teams need both now and in the future. And with AI as a tool, HR professionals can focus on simplifying routine tasks, diving deeper into valuable, people-centric responsibilities, and ensuring their businesses are equipped with the right talent to prosper.”

To help organisations navigate the changing world of work, LinkedIn is piloting new generative AI tools in Recruiter and Learning Hub to a small handful of customers today, with plans to roll them out to all customers throughout the year:

• Recruiter 2024 – LinkedIn’s new AI-assisted recruiting experience makes hiring more efficient and easy so talent leaders can focus on strategic, people-centric work. Hirers can use natural language search prompts like – “I want to hire a senior growth marketing leader” – and LinkedIn’s AI models, paired with unique insights from over 950 million professionals, 63 million companies and 40,000 skills on LinkedIn can infer the type of candidate the hirer is looking for and provide higher-quality candidate recommendations from a much wider pool of candidates. 
• LinkedIn Learning’s AI-powered coaching – LinkedIn is testing out real-time advice in two of most in-demand skills that apply across all types of jobs: leadership and management. Learners can pose a question like: How can I delegate tasks and responsibility effectively? Instead of giving you a one-size-fits-all answer, it will ask you clarifying questions to more deeply understand your specific situation and experience and then offer advice, examples, and feedback based on hundreds of hours of content from LinkedIn Learning’s expert instructors. For people looking to learn more about AI, LinkedIn Learning has also unlocked the most popular AI learning courses which are available for free until December 15, 2023.

Jude James, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at UST says, “In a world revolutionised by generative AI, talent acquisition is no longer merely about sourcing and recruiting the right talent. It’s also about leveraging the power of advanced AI algorithms to analyse, predict, and optimise each aspect of the hiring life cycle. Additionally, the possibility of hyper-personalization of candidate reach-out, facilitated by generative AI, ensures each candidate interaction is unique, meaningful, and reflective of the organisation’s commitment to recognizing and nurturing each applicant’s unique potential. This synergy of human expertise and AI capabilities will help organisations confidently navigate the complexities of the talent acquisition landscape, helping them to identify, attract, and hire top-tier talent.”

These tools follow LinkedIn’s rollout of AI-assisted messages and AI-assisted job descriptions  in May 2023 which use generative AI to personalise InMail messages at scale, increase candidate engagement, and help companies find qualified candidates faster.