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WSJ Your Money Briefing

How Young Professionals Can AI-Proof Their Career

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

3.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

New workers are feeling the pressure of artificial intelligence conceivably eliminating their jobs. So, how can they save their jobs? Wall Street Journal contributor Bob Hagerty joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how to take control and AI-proof their career.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:32.7

Here's your money briefing for Friday, January 3rd.

0:36.2

I'm J.R. Welllon for the Wall Street Journal.

0:40.8

As artificial intelligence helps to perform workplace tasks more efficiently,

0:45.7

career coaches agree that many jobs on the lower rungs of the corporate ladder are at risk of

0:50.4

elimination. But they say AI can't do everything. For younger professionals just starting

0:55.6

out, there are ways they can AI proof their job search and their entry into the workforce.

1:01.1

You are trying to develop your people skills because you can't really compete with a machine

1:07.0

in terms of knowing a million facts. But you can compete with a machine in knowing better how

1:13.1

to deal with people, how to see the big picture, how to organize a complicated project, how to get

1:18.8

along with people. We'll talk to Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Haggardie. After the break. The current generation of college graduates is competing with AI in addition to other candidates as they look for work.

1:48.8

Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Haggerty joins me to discuss ways they can AI-proof their search and their careers.

1:55.7

Bob, where on the career ladder is AI expected to have the most impact?

2:00.3

Probably at the beginning of the career ladder, but the to have the most impact? Probably at the beginning of the

2:01.6

career ladder, but the thing is that nobody really knows to what extent AI will change the job

2:07.5

market. The way forward is not exactly clear. There's no surefire formula for AI proofing your career,

2:14.9

but there are some good ideas. I guess one of those is just to be prepared.

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