🤖 Will AI Take My Job?
AI is the absolute talk of the town by seemingly threatening to take over the town. The vision of a robot-powered future is grand, but the application has proved fuzzy. So even if AI hasn’t rattled your job prospects yet, most industries will be affected by these innovations in due time.
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So will AI take your job? If the job is iterative, yes. At the very least, your day-to-day life will change. Many industries, like healthcare, will incorporate AI as a tool rather than replacing the whole doctor. But here are a few roles that will look totally different in the years to come:
Data Entry
Customer Service
Market Research Analyst
Car & Truck Drivers
Paralegal
Content Creators (graphic design, writers)
If your job made the list, don’t start worshipping robots just yet! There’s still plenty of need and demand for human thinkers in many fields, even AI development. Start focusing on these next steps:
Expand Your Skill Set
This could mean taking on fresh stretch projects or even continuing your education. Find ways to beef up your resume with tangible skills. Maybe pivot towards roles that aren’t imminently threatened by AI like teaching, social work, nursing, human resources, trade jobs, and more!
Inch Closer to the P&L
Find ways to make yourself indispensable to your company’s bottom line. Track how your efforts are directly impacting sales for the better and situate yourself as a decision maker. This could look like taking on stretch projects or working cross-functionally with departments closer to the product.
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Incorporate AI Now
Learn how these new developments could increase your efficiency and output. For example, writers can use AI to brainstorm tag lines, phrases or related idioms, all within seconds. Demonstrate to your employer how AI is a useful tool, but not a complete solution.
Revamp The Exit Strategy
Revisit your exit strategy in case your exact job title goes the way of the dodo. Discover adjacent positions that are relevant to your past experience. You can retroactively adapt your resume to your desired path, like updating “programmer” to “product developer”. Product developers are less affected by AI than developers.
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