How Generative AI is transforming workforce skills for the future

More than half of the respondents in the Global Talent Trends 2025 say Gen AI has led to the need for reskilling, highlighting the critical need for companies to adapt swiftly and efficiently to the future of work as skills deemed essential today may become obsolete tomorrow.
Technical skills remain essential, though they will require an update of skills due to AI’s rapid advancement. Additionally, the age of AI is seeing the rise in importance of soft skills, often referred to as core skills. As Gen AI takes over routine and repetitive tasks, organisations need to support employees in adopting a mindset of continuous learning. Employees will be required to bring a unique set of interpersonal and cognitive abilities to the table.
The growing importance of soft skills in the age of AI
Managing the transitions of technical skills
Understanding the complexities of an AI-driven future to adapt your workforce
Partner, Asia Career Practice Leader
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