Is AI Coming for Your Job? (And What to Do Before It Does)

Every generation has had its moment of workplace panic. In the early 2000s, it was outsourcing. In the 2010s, it was automation. Now it’s artificial intelligence. Depending on which article or social media post you read, AI is either the best thing to happen to your career, or it’s the end of it altogether.

The truth – like it always is – is somewhere in the middle.

After almost 20 years in recruitment, I’ve seen this cycle play out more times than I can count. New technology arrives, headlines scream about the end of a profession, and people start panicking. And then, slowly but surely, things settle. Not because the predictions were wrong, but because people adapt. And the ones who adapt quickest are usually the ones who come out ahead.

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Tech Has Always Changed Work – This Isn’t New

Let’s not pretend AI is the first big disruption we’ve faced. Job boards once disrupted recruitment agencies. Then LinkedIn disrupted job boards. Then internal TA teams disrupted both. Recruiters freaked out. Hiring managers freaked out. But over time, we figured it out. The best people didn’t vanish. They just evolved.