Did you know College Degrees May Lose Their Worth Soon In this Era of AI
In this era of technology and artificial intelligence, your college degree isn’t that important for your career as skills are.
LinkedIn’s
vice president. Aneesh Raman, says that if you have a bachelor’s degree
for an elite or ivy league college, it won’t help you as much as it
should in your career. He thinks that other skills like communication,
creativity, and flexibility will play an important role in an
individual’s career as this is an age of AI and individuals that are
familiar with it prosper.
“It’s not as easy to filter for skills
as you filter for degrees. But I promise everyone that it is easier
than any other way that exists to figure out what is going to happen to
work, to your job, to your team in the age of AI.”, Raman expressed.
On the recent
episode of Microsoft's podcast WorkLab, Raman said that the trends of
workspace development are changing rapidly. Now individuals have to work
more on their technical skills as the worth of degrees is slowly
becoming non-existent. People should learn soft skills in the age of AI
tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT that requires continuous learning. Despite
this trend, companies are finding it hard to shift their hired staff
from traditional educational backgrounds to staff with the latest
skills.
The use of AI in the workplace can also help in
communicating with different cultures, languages and sectors. Raman
thinks that AI is breaking down barriers and gathering people under the
same platform. While the emphasis on soft skills grows, there are some
degrees, like humanities, that cannot be replaced. They will see a
resurgence soon. Many other companies related to law, entertainment and
healthcare are also looking for employees who know how to work with AI.
According to a LinkedIn survey, many jobs on the website are actively
mentioning that they are looking for employees who can use ChatGPT. They
are also offering high salaries to tech-experts who know AI. Although
certain college degrees may lose their worth, there are still some
degrees that are important for soft skills.
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