The job landscape is shifting this year and over the next five years, as 70% of skills that workers will be using will have an AI component. In fact, 75% of employees are already using generative AI in some form on the job. If you’re not using AI to do your job better and faster—obviously in alignment with your company’s AI policies—someone else might be doing your job in the near future.
Yasi Baiani, CEO and Founder of AI recruiting firm Raya Advisory, wrote in an email exchange that she expects to see rapid advancements in AI capabilities with increasing adoption of AI across more industries this year.
“Companies are racing to integrate AI into their operations to remain competitive, creating a massive demand for talent. From generative AI to automation, every sector is being disrupted, and organizations will need skilled professionals to harness this technology effectively,” explained Baiani.
She also anticipates seeing the greatest opportunities for growth within the AI sector to occur in the following areas:
- AI Development And Deployment: Expect to see growth in roles focused on building, fine-tuning and scaling AI models, including positions such as machine learning engineers and data scientists.
- AI Integration In Business Operations: Opportunities will surge for professionals who can seamlessly integrate AI into existing workflows, particularly in sectors like healthcare, finance and supply chain management.
- Ethics And Policy Development: As AI adoption grows, there will be a critical need for professionals to establish ethical guidelines, ensure compliance and navigate regulatory frameworks.
Baiani continued that she thinks AI will affect every type of job and profession in some way or form — noting that some jobs will see a greater impact from artificial intelligence than others.
“It’s not about ‘if’ AI will be integrated in every function, everywhere across the organization but a matter of ‘when,’ ‘how fast’ and ‘to what degree.’ We can expect to see engineers and physicians — including surgeons — impacted by AI and robots,” she stated.
“Saying all that, jobs that involve repetitive, rule-based tasks such as data entry, basic customer service roles, accounting and bookkeeping, basic legal work and certain aspects of administrative support are at the highest risk. These changes will also create new opportunities in areas that require managing and optimizing AI systems,” Baiani added.
She also highlighted the following skill areas for anyone looking to upskill their capabilities this year.
- Prompt Engineering And AI System Design: These are necessary skills to effectively work with and optimize large language models and other AI systems.
- Generalist AI Business Liaison: The ability to work effectively across disciplines, translating AI capabilities into actionable business solutions will be an increasingly valuable skillset.
- AI Risk Management And Ethics: Understanding of AI safety, bias mitigation and responsible AI development will be extremely useful as organizations implement AI internally without clear, uniform regulations established externally yet by lawmakers and oversight agencies.
Baiani also recommended the following five tips for anyone serious about making a transition into a new role in 2025—including a role focused on artificial intelligence.
AI Recruiter Tip 1—Build Up Your LinkedIn Profile
First she advises job candidates to add relevant skills under each role posted on their respective LinkedIn profile, gleaned from their resume that align with targeted jobs. This simple step gives prospects a higher chance of standing out in recruiters’ key word searches.
AI Recruiter Tip 2—Don’t Spray And Pray
Baiani wrote that job seekers need to approach their job search strategically and be really targeted. This requires focusing on the top companies or types of companies they want to go after.
Once applicants know where they want to work, they need to figure out why and how to create a compelling case as to why they are the best candidate for the roles at the target companies.
AI Recruiter Tip 3—Network, Network, Network
Applicants should network with people at the companies where they want to work before landing a job. This can help provide insights into the organization’s culture and lead to potential job referrals or sources of recommendations when applying.
She also suggests networking directly with recruiters and firms such as Raya Advisory, which have access to jobs that aren’t posted to job boards.
AI Recruiter Tip 4—Know Your Career “Elevator Pitch”
In less than five minutes any worker looking to pivot to a new role, needs to be able to tell a recruiter or hiring manager what they’ve done and the business results they drove. Practice speaking your “pitch” out loud, roleplaying Q&As and mock hiring interviews with your family members or friends.
She notes that even if someone has been impacted by layoffs or downsizing at work, if they have good reasons—not being fired for cause and can demonstrate key learnings—hiring teams generally look past those work history hiccups.
AI Recruiter Tip 5—Pay It forward
Baiani added that once a jobseeker lands a new role, they should be willing to share access to recruiters or hiring managers they came across along the way with others looking to transition to new opportunities. That way they can refer possible candidates who might be a good fit for another role on the recruiters’ punch list of jobs.
“If you see an interesting role posted on LinkedIn, tag others who might be a fit or send the link to them. The karma will come back to you,” concluded Baiani.
