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Economic Times
06-08-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
University degrees are not enough: Experts share 3 easy skills that AI still can't fake
TIL Creatives Representative AI Image John Colgrove, founder of Pure Storage, recently visited Bengaluru and made a bold claim: 'Not a single job has been lost to AI.' On paper, it sounds reassuring. On the ground, it doesn't hold up, as reported by the US, postings for entry-level jobs are down over 11 percent since early 2021. In India, it's even sharper. Just two years ago, large IT firms were hiring 50,000 graduates every quarter. That number has crashed to under 5,000. In the UK, young people are sending out hundreds of applications and hearing nothing while the total number of employees in big firms might look steady, the pipeline feeding new talent into those roles is drying up. New graduates are stuck outside, knocking on a door that doesn't been a quiet shift in what companies value. It used to be enough to show promise. Now, they want roles demanding AI skills have jumped by 30 percent, according to data from Draup. As reported by TOI, Mukesh Chaudhary of Accenture puts it simply: one in three companies is already experimenting with agentic AI, the kind that can take over whole workflows without constant human input. Engineers, he says, now need to build, manage, and supervise autonomous systems. What used to be 'starter' tasks basic bug fixes or QA work are vanishing into it's not just coding roles. The same pattern is showing up in admin, data entry, marketing, customer support. Anywhere a junior used to learn the ropes is now where AI is being tested you're still thinking of internships as optional summer fluff, think again. Vijay Swaminathan, CEO of Draup, says it flatly: 'Companies want graduates to be productive from day one.'To get there, students need to pick a direction early. 'Choose a focus area like data engineering or infrastructure and go deep, semester after semester,' he advises. Bouncing between interests doesn't impress anymore. Depth beats variety. It's the same story from Devashish Sharma, CEO of Taggd: 'Internships and hackathons have become the new probation period.' Companies aren't waiting until someone's hired to test them. They're watching your GitHub, your open-source contributions, your side projects. Atul Sahgal, who heads global talent acquisition at Cognizant, agrees. The company plans to hire 20,000 graduates this year but says the bar is higher. 'A lively GitHub repo speaks louder than marksheets,' he many graduates, this shift feels like a betrayal. They did what they were told. Go to uni. Get the degree. Job will now? Not always. As reported by The Guardian, Susie, a PhD holder from Sheffield, applied to more than 700 jobs in nine months. She finally got one — it pays just under £30,000, barely above a research stipend. Martyna, 23, sent out 150 applications and heard mostly silence. 'I feel very disheartened and, frankly, lied to,' she said. 'I have £90,000 in student debt – for what?' Even hospitality and retail roles are asking for experience. Lucy, a graduate from Lincolnshire, summed it up: 'I got a degree because I was told it was the only good option. Now I'm working at Greggs.' The market isn't just tight. It's unforgiving. And it's stacked against those who come in with nothing but a degree and not just that jobs are disappearing. The way you apply for them has changed are now being screened by AI long before a human sees them. This has triggered a wave of tricks like pasting the full job description into your CV in invisible font, so keyword filters don't bin your application. But even that's becoming pointless. The bigger issue is sameness. Everyone's using the same AI tools to write the same polished cover Schurer's son sent out 200 applications with no success. Her conclusion? 'If everyone ticks all the boxes, how do you choose?' She thinks we've gone backwards. 'It appears that it's back to who you know rather than what you know.'Networking, referrals, chance encounters they matter more now than are starting to drop formal requirements. In the US, 14 states and several federal agencies have shifted to skills-first hiring. A Harvard-Burning Glass report found that jobs dropping degree requirements have quadrupled in the last don't mistake policy for practice. For every 100 job ads that removed a degree requirement, only four more non-degree candidates were actually there's another twist. AI might be helping students pass coursework but it's also leaving them unprepared. Lecturers say many graduates can't summarise properly. They struggle to problem-solve. Their writing is weak. A senior recruiter in London said bluntly, 'These were basic requirements 10 or 15 years ago. Now they are elite skills.'Some roles are holding steady. A Microsoft Research study identified 40 jobs that AI still can't touch. They include hands-on, unpredictable or highly human work: nursing assistants, welders, ship engineers, can monitor your health, but it can't draw blood or comfort a dying patient. It can tell you when your tyre pressure is low, but it can't get on its knees and change the odd twist in all this. The further you are from a screen, the safer your job might no easy fix. But there is a way to fight uni as a basecamp, not a destination. Start building experience early. Not just any experience — the kind that shows up in public. Contribute to projects. Join open-source teams. Publish both depth and range. Know your niche, but understand the bigger picture. Learn how to think clearly, write persuasively, collaborate well. These are the things AI still can't job market has changed. But people who adapt early, fast, and visibly, still stand a chance. Even if the old paths are gone, new ones are there. You just have to make them yourself.
Time of India
06-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
University degrees are not enough: Experts share 3 easy job skills that AI still can't fake
AI isn't just reshaping the workplace. It's gutting the bottom rung of the career ladder. Entry-level jobs are being automated, filtered, and squeezed out before graduates even get a foot in. Internships are now essential. Portfolios speak louder than degrees. Even the job application itself is a battle against machines. While companies insist no jobs are lost, the numbers and stories say otherwise. For young people, this is less a job market and more a maze with no map. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads AI wants skills, not potential Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The intern is the new employee Degrees still matter. But they're no longer enough Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The machines now read your CV first A degree no longer guarantees you anything Not all jobs are at risk, yet What young people can actually do John Colgrove, founder of Pure Storage , recently visited Bengaluru and made a bold claim: 'Not a single job has been lost to AI.' On paper, it sounds reassuring. On the ground, it doesn't hold up, as reported by the US, postings for entry-level jobs are down over 11 percent since early 2021. In India, it's even sharper. Just two years ago, large IT firms were hiring 50,000 graduates every quarter. That number has crashed to under 5,000. In the UK, young people are sending out hundreds of applications and hearing nothing while the total number of employees in big firms might look steady, the pipeline feeding new talent into those roles is drying up. New graduates are stuck outside, knocking on a door that doesn't been a quiet shift in what companies value. It used to be enough to show promise. Now, they want roles demanding AI skills have jumped by 30 percent, according to data from Draup. As reported by TOI, Mukesh Chaudhary of Accenture puts it simply: one in three companies is already experimenting with agentic AI, the kind that can take over whole workflows without constant human he says, now need to build, manage, and supervise autonomous systems. What used to be 'starter' tasks basic bug fixes or QA work are vanishing into it's not just coding roles. The same pattern is showing up in admin, data entry, marketing, customer support. Anywhere a junior used to learn the ropes is now where AI is being tested you're still thinking of internships as optional summer fluff, think again. Vijay Swaminathan , CEO of Draup, says it flatly: 'Companies want graduates to be productive from day one.'To get there, students need to pick a direction early. 'Choose a focus area like data engineering or infrastructure and go deep, semester after semester,' he advises. Bouncing between interests doesn't impress anymore. Depth beats the same story from Devashish Sharma, CEO of Taggd: 'Internships and hackathons have become the new probation period.' Companies aren't waiting until someone's hired to test them. They're watching your GitHub , your open-source contributions, your side Sahgal, who heads global talent acquisition at Cognizant, agrees. The company plans to hire 20,000 graduates this year but says the bar is higher. 'A lively GitHub repo speaks louder than marksheets,' he many graduates, this shift feels like a betrayal. They did what they were told. Go to uni. Get the degree. Job will now? Not reported by The Guardian, Susie , a PhD holder from Sheffield, applied to more than 700 jobs in nine months. She finally got one — it pays just under £30,000, barely above a research stipend. Martyna, 23, sent out 150 applications and heard mostly silence. 'I feel very disheartened and, frankly, lied to,' she said. 'I have £90,000 in student debt – for what?'Even hospitality and retail roles are asking for experience. Lucy , a graduate from Lincolnshire, summed it up: 'I got a degree because I was told it was the only good option. Now I'm working at Greggs.'The market isn't just tight. It's unforgiving. And it's stacked against those who come in with nothing but a degree and not just that jobs are disappearing. The way you apply for them has changed are now being screened by AI long before a human sees them. This has triggered a wave of tricks like pasting the full job description into your CV in invisible font, so keyword filters don't bin your application. But even that's becoming pointless. The bigger issue is sameness. Everyone's using the same AI tools to write the same polished cover Schurer's son sent out 200 applications with no success. Her conclusion? 'If everyone ticks all the boxes, how do you choose?' She thinks we've gone backwards. 'It appears that it's back to who you know rather than what you know.'Networking, referrals, chance encounters they matter more now than are starting to drop formal requirements. In the US, 14 states and several federal agencies have shifted to skills-first hiring. A Harvard-Burning Glass report found that jobs dropping degree requirements have quadrupled in the last don't mistake policy for practice. For every 100 job ads that removed a degree requirement, only four more non-degree candidates were actually there's another twist. AI might be helping students pass coursework but it's also leaving them unprepared. Lecturers say many graduates can't summarise properly. They struggle to problem-solve. Their writing is weak. A senior recruiter in London said bluntly, 'These were basic requirements 10 or 15 years ago. Now they are elite skills.'Some roles are holding steady. A Microsoft Research study identified 40 jobs that AI still can't touch. They include hands-on, unpredictable or highly human work: nursing assistants, welders, ship engineers, can monitor your health, but it can't draw blood or comfort a dying patient. It can tell you when your tyre pressure is low, but it can't get on its knees and change the odd twist in all this. The further you are from a screen, the safer your job might no easy fix. But there is a way to fight uni as a basecamp, not a destination. Start building experience early. Not just any experience — the kind that shows up in public. Contribute to projects. Join open-source teams. Publish both depth and range. Know your niche, but understand the bigger picture. Learn how to think clearly, write persuasively, collaborate well. These are the things AI still can't job market has changed. But people who adapt early, fast, and visibly, still stand a chance. Even if the old paths are gone, new ones are there. You just have to make them yourself.(With inputs from TOI)
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Draup Launches Curie: The Agentic AI Built for Enterprise HR Teams
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ -- Draup, the leader in enterprise talent intelligence, today announced the launch of Curie: a purpose-built agentic AI product that radically redefines how HR leaders turn complex labor and market data into strategic decisions. As enterprises navigate global talent shortages, rapid skill evolution, and rising pressure to future-proof their workforce, Curie steps in to close the gap between data overload and actionable talent decisions. "Curie is a GenAI Assistant purpose-built to combine Draup's powerful labor market data with the simplicity of natural conversation. From workforce planning and talent acquisition to skills architecture, Curie delivers instant, actionable insights that previously took weeks to generate. As a strategic digital twin, Curie empowers HR to shape the future of work with unprecedented speed and clarity. One of the most rewarding moments was when a senior HR leader shared that they used Curie to create a comprehensive white paper on location strategy for their CHRO—in under two hours." — Vijay Swaminathan, CEO & Co-Founder, Draup Built on one of the world's richest labor and market datasets spanning 1.5 million companies, 18,000 skills, 850 million professionals, and 4 million career paths, Curie makes workforce planning radically faster, smarter, and easier. Talent teams can use Curie to explore emerging skills across domains like AI and cybersecurity, assess the best global locations to hire specific talent, and identify redundant roles. They can also evaluate reskilling paths for impacted employees, compare compensation benchmarks across geographies, and understand how to evolve their talent architecture to align with business transformation. A New Kind of AI for HR: Agentic, Not Just Assistive Unlike conventional AI assistants, Curie is agentic. It is designed to take initiative, understand context, and navigate vast, interconnected data to deliver decision-ready insights. "Most business and HR leaders recognize the critical role of workforce planning in enabling business performance. Yet, organizations often struggle to execute it effectively. Curie by Draup is one of the most promising solutions for closing this gap — unlocking the power of agentic AI and labor market data for faster, more informed talent decisions that drive business results." — Brian Heger, Founder of Talent Edge Weekly Curie allows users to: Uncover skill gaps, forecast demand, and align workforce transformation Identify emerging roles, design reskilling paths, and stay ahead of talent shifts Benchmark compensation trends, identify strategic whitespace, and model location strategies And more Ready to Meet Curie: Book a demo to experience how Draup's agentic AI can reshape the way enterprises make decisions. About Draup Draup is a Talent Strategy Platform that equips HR leaders with real-time labor and market data to power workforce planning, recruitment, and skills transformation. By offering deep insights into global talent, peer benchmarks, and career pathing, Draup helps organizations design future-ready workforce strategies with precision and confidence. For media inquiries, please contact: Shyam RavishankarHead of Marketing Logo: View original content: SOURCE Draup View original content: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Malaysian Reserve
16-07-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
Draup Launches Curie: The Agentic AI Built for Enterprise HR Teams
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ — Draup, the leader in enterprise talent intelligence, today announced the launch of Curie: a purpose-built agentic AI product that radically redefines how HR leaders turn complex labor and market data into strategic decisions. As enterprises navigate global talent shortages, rapid skill evolution, and rising pressure to future-proof their workforce, Curie steps in to close the gap between data overload and actionable talent decisions. 'Curie is a GenAI Assistant purpose-built to combine Draup's powerful labor market data with the simplicity of natural conversation. From workforce planning and talent acquisition to skills architecture, Curie delivers instant, actionable insights that previously took weeks to generate. As a strategic digital twin, Curie empowers HR to shape the future of work with unprecedented speed and clarity. One of the most rewarding moments was when a senior HR leader shared that they used Curie to create a comprehensive white paper on location strategy for their CHRO—in under two hours.' — Vijay Swaminathan, CEO & Co-Founder, Draup Built on one of the world's richest labor and market datasets spanning 1.5 million companies, 18,000 skills, 850 million professionals, and 4 million career paths, Curie makes workforce planning radically faster, smarter, and easier. Talent teams can use Curie to explore emerging skills across domains like AI and cybersecurity, assess the best global locations to hire specific talent, and identify redundant roles. They can also evaluate reskilling paths for impacted employees, compare compensation benchmarks across geographies, and understand how to evolve their talent architecture to align with business transformation. A New Kind of AI for HR: Agentic, Not Just Assistive Unlike conventional AI assistants, Curie is agentic. It is designed to take initiative, understand context, and navigate vast, interconnected data to deliver decision-ready insights. 'Most business and HR leaders recognize the critical role of workforce planning in enabling business performance. Yet, organizations often struggle to execute it effectively. Curie by Draup is one of the most promising solutions for closing this gap — unlocking the power of agentic AI and labor market data for faster, more informed talent decisions that drive business results.' — Brian Heger, Founder of Talent Edge Weekly Curie allows users to: Uncover skill gaps, forecast demand, and align workforce transformation Identify emerging roles, design reskilling paths, and stay ahead of talent shifts Benchmark compensation trends, identify strategic whitespace, and model location strategies And more Ready to Meet Curie: Book a demo to experience how Draup's agentic AI can reshape the way enterprises make decisions. About Draup Draup is a Talent Strategy Platform that equips HR leaders with real-time labor and market data to power workforce planning, recruitment, and skills transformation. By offering deep insights into global talent, peer benchmarks, and career pathing, Draup helps organizations design future-ready workforce strategies with precision and confidence. For media inquiries, please contact: Shyam RavishankarHead of Marketing Logo: View original content:
Cision Canada
16-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Draup Launches Curie: The Agentic AI Built for Enterprise HR Teams
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ -- Draup, the leader in enterprise talent intelligence, today announced the launch of Curie: a purpose-built agentic AI product that radically redefines how HR leaders turn complex labor and market data into strategic decisions. As enterprises navigate global talent shortages, rapid skill evolution, and rising pressure to future-proof their workforce, Curie steps in to close the gap between data overload and actionable talent decisions. "Curie is a GenAI Assistant purpose-built to combine Draup's powerful labor market data with the simplicity of natural conversation. From workforce planning and talent acquisition to skills architecture, Curie delivers instant, actionable insights that previously took weeks to generate. As a strategic digital twin, Curie empowers HR to shape the future of work with unprecedented speed and clarity. One of the most rewarding moments was when a senior HR leader shared that they used Curie to create a comprehensive white paper on location strategy for their CHRO—in under two hours." — Vijay Swaminathan, CEO & Co-Founder, Draup Built on one of the world's richest labor and market datasets spanning 1.5 million companies, 18,000 skills, 850 million professionals, and 4 million career paths, Curie makes workforce planning radically faster, smarter, and easier. Talent teams can use Curie to explore emerging skills across domains like AI and cybersecurity, assess the best global locations to hire specific talent, and identify redundant roles. They can also evaluate reskilling paths for impacted employees, compare compensation benchmarks across geographies, and understand how to evolve their talent architecture to align with business transformation. A New Kind of AI for HR: Agentic, Not Just Assistive Unlike conventional AI assistants, Curie is agentic. It is designed to take initiative, understand context, and navigate vast, interconnected data to deliver decision-ready insights. "Most business and HR leaders recognize the critical role of workforce planning in enabling business performance. Yet, organizations often struggle to execute it effectively. Curie by Draup is one of the most promising solutions for closing this gap — unlocking the power of agentic AI and labor market data for faster, more informed talent decisions that drive business results." — Brian Heger, Founder of Talent Edge Weekly Curie allows users to: Uncover skill gaps, forecast demand, and align workforce transformation Identify emerging roles, design reskilling paths, and stay ahead of talent shifts Benchmark compensation trends, identify strategic whitespace, and model location strategies And more Ready to Meet Curie: Book a demo to experience how Draup's agentic AI can reshape the way enterprises make decisions. About Draup Draup is a Talent Strategy Platform that equips HR leaders with real-time labor and market data to power workforce planning, recruitment, and skills transformation. By offering deep insights into global talent, peer benchmarks, and career pathing, Draup helps organizations design future-ready workforce strategies with precision and confidence. For media inquiries, please contact:
