26% of office jobs and 20% of customer service jobs are at risk -McKinsey The above economic statistics, published by Goldman Sachs, shook the world. In a blunt forecast, the report lists entire industries where AI could eliminate up to 300 million jobs worldwide. We identified students in college or university-level courses as the major stakeholders of these developments. Predictions suggest that by the time they graduate, most young people will be unemployed in the field for which they majored: their dream jobs will cease to exist. In this upheaval of Artificial Intelligence, not all jobs are as vulnerable as others. Similarly, in an interesting research done, the jobs which are most likely to be replaced are the ones which are traditionally considered "boring" ", repetitive", and with little or no creative value. Traditional desk jobs and clerical jobs can be seen as the first stage of replacement (say accountants, cashiers, clerks, departmental heads, survey...
NO These two words. How impactful can these two words be? Think back to the time when someone said “NO ” to you, in any form. Imagine going through the torment of getting a job interview only for your application to be rejected, or getting a deferred letter from your university. Try to picture a world where an important client decides to cancel your deal. Was the price too high? Envision oneself having their hopes dashed because the vision they ideated gets turned down, or for something as simple as a discount that they were certain to get, being refused, and the answer is a resounding rejection. As human beings, we tend to overly dwell on the - NO. The blame for rejection is either placed on bad timing, the economy, luck or even oneself. But seldom do any of us reflect on what exactly takes place psychologically when we hear the word ‘No’. When an individual thinks in that regard, that's when overthinking and blaming end, and this is where negotiation begins. The...