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Skills or Degrees
Why “Skills-Based Hiring” is Gaining Ground—And What it Means for You The traditional path from university to employment is breaking down faster than anyone expected. Organizations are shedding degree requirements, hiring for relevant skills instead, and fundamentally changing what it means to be “job ready.” If you’re relying solely on academic credentials,…
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AI – Either Bright and Dark, Depends on Your Preparation
Before we talk about AI’s impact, ask yourself: Are you at the beginning or the end of your career? Are your skills average or above the crowd? Do you work hard to improve yourself or do you coast? Does your job really require soft, human skills? Are you vulnerable? If you haven’t…
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The Coming AI-Driven Job Purge: Why Thinking Skills Are the Real Lifeboat
If you believe that the arrival of AI won’t lead to companies systematically disposing of people they no longer find economically valuable, you’re either naive or willfully blind. For decades, I watched the inhumane, often immoral corporate habit of cutting people loose whenever the numbers didn’t look right. Now, with AI poised…
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The Looming AI Transformation of Professional Services: The Rise of Two-Tier Systems
AI is no longer a distant possibility in the world’s professions—it’s already reshaping how people learn, heal, seek justice, and manage finances. The rapid proliferation of AI-powered tools has introduced a new wave of disruption across education, healthcare, law, accounting, and more. But beyond the headlines about efficiency and innovation lies a…
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The Retraining Trap: Why Most Upskilling Programs Prepare You for Obsolete Jobs
Introduction Everywhere you turn, calls for “upskilling” and “retraining” ring out in response to rapid technological disruption. Governments, corporations, and universities urge workers to retool for the future, promising employability in fast-changing industries. But what if most of these upskilling efforts are simply funneling people into yesterday’s roles—jobs that are vanishing just…
