“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”- Derek Bok
In the generation of AI and rapid changes in the job market, staying ignorant isn’t an option. College graduates need to know the skills they need to land the right job. At this point, career counselors have a crucial role to play. But with the advancement of AI, career counselors would be thinking whether they need career counselling to save their jobs. The key point here is to integrate AI with career counseling rather than fighting it.
Career Counseling with AI:
Key Benefits
Personal Recommendations: Face-to-face career counselling involves knowledge sharing based on limited information- your CV, personality tests, and the counsellor’s knowledge of the current job market. AI-driven career platforms use machine learning and advanced algorithms to analyze your experience, education, and skills to give customized career advice, making you self-aware. It will not only match you with the right job, but it can also predict the upcoming trends in the job market. It can also recommend courses and training you can undertake to fill any gaps. According to a Deloitte report, 65% of professionals have used AI and taken well-informed career decisions.
Tailored Resume: Based on the job description, AI can assist you in creating a resume and cover letter. When you apply for a job, AI can identify the key skills required for the role and highlight them in your resume. When you do this, the chances of your resume getting shortlisted by the Application Tracking System will be higher.
Into the Future: The job market constantly keeps changing. The skills that are relevant now may not be required five years down the line. According to an article by the Times of India, only 8.25 % of Indians have jobs matching their skills. 50% of graduates are in jobs that don't require the educational qualifications they have acquired. That’s a huge mismatch, and it makes the need for AI-centered career counseling more prominent. AI-centered career counseling can give you data on the required future skills and market-based salary based on the location. If you are a student or a working professional, you have enough information with you to decide your life’s course of action. AI-enabled platforms like Glassdoor, LinkedIn Insights will guide you to identify the in-demand careers with high growth potential. With AI, you can make tactical career choices as you align your goals with the market realities.
Interview preparation: Career counselors can use AI as a practical tool for interview preparation. It will assess important factors like body language and communication style, and give you feedback to work on. Now, several AI-enabled platforms create actual interview scenarios that also provide suggestions for improvement. With this, you are well prepared for an interview in all aspects- technical skills, knowledge, communication, and body language.
In Conclusion
Even with the integration of AI and career counseling, there are certain factors which require human intervention- empathy, emotional intelligence and conflict resolution. Blending AI’s efficiency with human intervention makes career development more efficient. Here, at Job Booster India we work with a perfect blend of technology and human intervention, empowering the marginalized communities and the unemployed youth, helping them understand their potential and connecting them with the right job opportunities.
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