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- AI displacement is real — how to realign your skills - May 13, 2025
AI displacement is real — how to realign your skills - May 13, 2025
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⚙️ AI displacement is real — how to realign your skills
🔌 Your career goody: the Powerhouse template
⏸️ No more great resignation: Americans hold on to jobs
🥼 Science stories you can’t get anywhere else
📌 Today’s 10-minute TASK: LinkedIn spring clean
🌞 Pre-summer productivity boost: 35 tips
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THE SPOTLIGHT
AI Displacement Is Real — How to Realign Your Skills Before It's Too Late
It’s 2025, and the robots aren’t just on the horizon anymore — they’ve already arrived, and they might’ve copied your resume on the way in…
🚩 The Problem: AI Is Changing the Career Game — From legal research to customer service to even coding, AI tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Midjourney are doing the jobs humans used to call “safe.” In fact, 25﹪ of jobs are expected to be disrupted in the next 5 years according to the World Economic Forum.
The kicker? It’s not just entry-level. Even seasoned pros are feeling the pressure. Layoffs continue in tech, media, and finance — and roles that aren’t evolving fast enough are quietly… vanishing.
Think your job’s AI-proof? So did Blockbuster. 📼
✅ The Solution: Adapt or Get Automated — Here’s what smart career pros are doing to future-proof their paths:
Reskill into AI-adjacent roles (AI ethics, prompt engineering, human-AI UX)
Build irreplaceable skills: emotional intelligence, strategy, creativity
Follow the data: enhancing employability by adding in-demand skills
Don’t fear AI — work with it. Mastering the tools that might disrupt you could be the best career insurance out there.
👉 Ready to evolve before your job dissolves? Explore the top skills employers actually want »
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Science Stories You Can’t Get Anywhere Else
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TREND WATCH
According to recent data from Statista, the number of Americans quitting their jobs has seen a notable shift. After a historic peak in 2022 amid the “Great Resignation,” quit rates are beginning to ease — though they still remain above pre-pandemic levels.
Why It Matters: For professionals, this trend signals a workplace still in flux. A high quit rate often reflects growing worker confidence, better opportunities, and evolving expectations around flexibility, pay, and purpose. But a slowdown could hint at shifting economic conditions, tighter job markets, or changing employee sentiment. Whether you're eyeing your next move or managing talent, knowing when the tide turns can give you an edge.
JOB BOARD
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WORKPLACE
Pre-Summer Productivity Boost: 35 Effective Tips
Is your workday spiraling out of control of late? It starts off strong: with a hefty to-do list, yet the general feeling of being able to conquer all. Slowly, you begin to lose concentration, procrastinate and become interested only in what Rachel is gossiping about behind you. Suddenly, you’ve slumped into a disengaged state of mind that you can’t escape…
Although this happens to everyone from time to time, if it happens consistently, then you’ll need to take action; otherwise, you won’t be able to negotiate that salary raise or promotion you’re dying to get. After all, professional advancement requires continuous work improvement!
WORK TRENDS & NEWS
👕 Gen Z Adopts Work 'Uniforms' — Young professionals seek simplicity in daily dress. [Money]
⚠️ Scary New AI Trend for Job Seekers — Rapid AI adoption may threaten key roles. [TheStreet]
👷 Mike Rowe: Where Are the Workers? — Warns about labor force gaps, promotes the trades. [Fox Business]
📉 Gen Z Embraces 'Micro-Shifts' — A new way younger workers rethink time and energy. [Indy100]
🥬 Dino Time Salad Trend Is Wild — Viral food idea pushes greens for grown-ups. [Fox News]
WEEKLY GOODY
Download the Powerhouse Resume Template
This week’s career goody is a game-changer! Boost your job prospects with the Powerhouse Resume Template, designed to make your experience stand out and leave a lasting impression. Whether you’re applying for your dream job or seeking a promotion, this professional template ensures you’re putting your best foot forward. Normally priced at $8.99.
👇 Download it — it’s on the house, folks! All we ask is that you give us a shout-out on LinkedIn or reply to this email if you like it!
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BREAKROOM
SMART READS
👒 Summer Work Outfit Ideas for Any Workplace
🎓 What to Do after Graduating College: 20 Things to Do
🥑 25 Yummy and Healthy Lunch Ideas for Work
📬 Missed last week’s issue? Read it here »