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Why employers still place a premium on people skills, not AI, when they make hiring decisions
The Conversation
21 Jul 2026
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Abstract
If you spend a few minutes talking with college students about their career prospects, one topic is at the top of their minds: Will their jobs be displaced by a bot?
Their concern makes sense. Universities are integrating artificial intelligence into their curricula, and employers are adopting AI at a rapid pace. So most students assume that AI skills are now key to getting an entry-level job.
But what if employers are changing their candidate criteria just as quickly?
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Details
- Title
- Why employers still place a premium on people skills, not AI, when they make hiring decisions
- Creators
- Murugan Anandarajan - Drexel UniversityCuneyt Gozu - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Resource Type
- Newsletter article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Decision Sciences (and Management Information Systems); Management
- Other Identifier
- 991022196903804721