AI: The Next Generation Of Career Searching
Time and time again, people are changing careers. When one career doesn’t seem right, the job seeker would go back to the drawing board and start searching the job boards. Even as the world advances with technology, job seeking is always a chore for the job seeker.
Now, before one can say “Technology is taking away jobs!” there is a way for technology to help people get the career of their dreams: artificial intelligence (AI).
This article will delve into AI, in terms of helping people find the right jobs, and of helping companies find the right people for jobs. As you’ll see, it’s a win-win for both sides of the coin.
Let’s dive in!
The Benefits?
The truth is, AI in the job search game can benefit both job seekers and employers.
For job seekers:
- AI looks at the job seeker’s skills, education, etc.
- AI matches job seekers with possible jobs based on their qualifications and interests.
- AI matches job seekers with possible training opportunities that can help them increase their knowledge, and make them more job-ready.
- AI proves to be faster in helping people find a job listing, rather than have them spend hours on end trying to find one.
Now, for employers:
- AI looks for job seekers that meet the requirements for their positions.
- AI helps companies tailor their job descriptions, so that they allow for more job seekers to apply.
- AI prioritizes in-demand jobs, matching the right people with said jobs.
As you can see, AI welcomes skills-based hiring, rather than having employers hire people at face value.
Filling In The “Skills Gap”
“The skills gap has plagued various industry, particularly the ones with high-demand jobs,” says Ember Wesley, a tech writer at Academicbrits. “The skills gap is what many industries call the space between a person’s skill level and the skill level needed to hold a certain position, or meet certain needs for a business. So, businesses with high-demand jobs are often struggling to find the right people either because job seekers don’t have the desired skills, or said businesses won’t take people with some of the skills.”
The good news is, AI can help close that gap.
First, AI identifies employee skill gaps. Instead of relying on annual interviews and self-assessments to compare employee skills to job requirements, AI uses different tools (e.g., a skills map) to make the diagnoses. Once it finds any gaps, AI will match employee profiles, especially those lacking some educational requirements, in order to find them the appropriate training that they’ll need to close the gaps.
AI-Based Tools
As mentioned earlier, AI benefits both the job seeker and the employer. To dive deeper, AI comes in the form of tools that companies can use to make hiring easier. Similarly, AI-based tools can help job seekers find the right job easier.
With that said, AI-based tools can come in various categories, including the following:
- Matching One’s Skills For The Right Job
Ever wanted to find the perfect job? Ever wanted employers to see you in terms of what skills you have? AI can help with all that!
AI-based tools that look into one’s skills can help hiring managers associate a job title with a set of certain skills. This allows for a job seeker’s skills to be matched with a job that tailors to his or her skillset. Thus, AI creates a bridge where job seekers can immediately find and apply for a good job. As for companies, long-time vacant positions can finally be filled.
- Matching Learners With Job Trainers
Ever felt that you could’ve gotten a job, if it hadn’t been for a certain educational requirement? Then not to worry! AI can take care of that!
Nowadays, it can cost thousands of dollars just to go to college, only to go into debt from student loans. But why go through the trouble of paying for expensive educational opportunities when AI can suggest alternative training opportunities.
How it works is that AI matches the contents of many training catalogs with learner (job seeker) profiles, based on their job history and the skills they have. As a result, learners can get the right job training, rather than leave anything to chance by being a slave to the traditional college expectation.
- Matching Job Candidates With Job Offers
Ever wanted job offers to find you, rather than having to hunt for and earn an offer?
AI makes it easier for employers to find the most relevant candidate profiles for certain positions (including high-demand jobs).
For example, there might be a need for more coders. So, coding employers can search for candidate profiles using AI. Once they get plenty of matches, depending on how many positions there are, these employers can start sending out job offers to qualifying candidates. Rather than have coding candidates work to get that job offer, coding employers can come to them since they’ve seen their profiles. That’s what you call “pre-selection.”
Using AI, in this case, not only saves job seekers from having to hunt for their next job for a long while, it also saves employers time and resources.
Expectations For The Future Of Job Searching
So, now that the benefits and possibilities have been listed, what are the expectations of AI moving forward in the job industry?
Since AI delves into the analytics and data, companies can use predictive analysis to see where the job market is going. In the same token, job seekers can expect to have the job search less stressful with faster results and more opportunities. As a result of its predictions and more accurate results, AI is expected to help the job industry make things easier for both sides.
Conclusion
Ultimately, AI will continue to make technology more advanced for all consumers. As such, when it comes to the job industry, AI can be a great asset to both job seekers and companies.
Now, this is not to say that AI will take jobs away, or replace them with robots. Rather, AI has the potential to turn desired job skills into diverse job descriptions, job applications into job offers, and job seekers into employees. As shown in this article, AI is truly the next generation of career searching.
