Fresh off conference season, Mark Tomasino and I break down what we actually saw on the show floor. The net out: If your differentiator is "AI-powered," you've already lost. We dig into the feedback loop nobody's talking about: job seekers using AI to mass apply to jobs, employers using AI to filter the noise, and the whole apparatus just... creating more work for all. Mark walks through his six-question framework for cutting through vendor pitches, why context matters more than the alg...
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Fresh off conference season, Mark Tomasino and I break down what we actually saw on the show floor. The net out: If your differentiator is "AI-powered," you've already lost. We dig into the feedback loop nobody's talking about: job seekers using AI to mass apply to jobs, employers using AI to filter the noise, and the whole apparatus just... creating more work for all. Mark walks through his six-question framework for cutting through vendor pitches, why context matters more than the alg...
#68: The AI Skills Gap: How Educational Institutions and Employers Can Prepare Workers for the Future
The Changing State of Talent Acquisition
39 minutes
6 months ago
#68: The AI Skills Gap: How Educational Institutions and Employers Can Prepare Workers for the Future
In this thought-provoking episode, we welcome Alex Swartsel, leader of JFF Labs Insights Practice at Jobs for the Future, to explore the growing AI skills gap and its implications for the future of work. Alex shares eye-opening research showing how AI usage in the workplace skyrocketed from 8% to 35% in just one year, while revealing a concerning disparity: 60% of employees are using AI for self-directed learning, yet only 16% have access to employer-provided AI tools. Our conversation dives ...
The Changing State of Talent Acquisition
Fresh off conference season, Mark Tomasino and I break down what we actually saw on the show floor. The net out: If your differentiator is "AI-powered," you've already lost. We dig into the feedback loop nobody's talking about: job seekers using AI to mass apply to jobs, employers using AI to filter the noise, and the whole apparatus just... creating more work for all. Mark walks through his six-question framework for cutting through vendor pitches, why context matters more than the alg...
