My Career Sutra

AI changed hiring faster than most teams expected. By 2026, recruitment stopped being an administrative pipeline and turned into a data-centered system that behaves more like an operating model than a workflow.  Companies didn’t adopt AI because it was fashionable. They adopted it because the hiring load became unmanageable, skill cycles shrank, and productivity pressure increased. Most engineering teams now scale or restructure every 12 to 18 months. Traditional hiring couldn’t keep up, so AI filled the gap. 1. How AI Has Redefined the Technical Talent Market The talent market shifted because the work changed. New engineering roles emerged around automation, LLM integration, real-time analytics and cybersecurity stress testing. A 2025 Gartner study showed that 62 percent of engineering teams had restructured their job families to include hybrid roles mixing AI proficiency with classic development work. This shift forced recruiters to evaluate candidates on adaptability instead of ...

  I remember the first time I watched a colleague replace a tedious data-cleaning script with a single AI tool. He didn’t brag. He sat back and said, “That took me a week before. Now it’s an hour.” The room went quiet because we all recognized the shape of what was coming: the world of work wasn’t slowing down. It was changing gears. This article walks through the skills likely to matter most by 2026, why they matter, and what real people in real companies are already doing to stay relevant. Why IT skills are changing faster than before Change is not a single event. It’s a compound process: cheaper cloud infrastructure, more powerful AI models, more frequent attacks on corporate systems, and a relentless demand for data-driven decisions. Employers now list AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and data engineering as top priorities in job posts. Companies are designing products that expect rapid deployment, observability, and automation from day one. The World Economic Forum’s outlook shows an...

  Getting your first job is one of the most important milestones in any student’s life. If you are preparing to enter the job market or your college’s placement season, it’s crucial to understand the different hiring methods and current trends—both inside and outside your campus. Two Ways to Approach Employers 1. On-Campus Recruitment / Drives On-campus hiring is when companies visit colleges or universities to select students for full-time jobs or internships. Companies shortlist candidates based on specific eligibility criteria and conduct tests or interviews to choose the best fit. The main goal is to fill entry-level roles and internship positions. It gives students exposure to reputed organizations coming directly to their campus. It allows students to secure a job before completing their degree. For companies, it’s a way to build a pipeline of young, enthusiastic, and easily trainable talent. Cons of On-Campus Recruitment Limited options: Students can apply only to the compan...

We live in a highly competitive world where even getting the right interview call has become a major challenge. With many companies now using AI in their hiring and recruitment processes, even a small mistake can turn into a serious setback in your career growth.  From my experience as a recruiter, here are some of the most common mistakes made by non-serious fresher job seekers :  1. Weak Resume Most freshers send out resumes that look identical to everyone else. Long paragraphs, unclear skill sections, and no real proof of what they can do. Recruiters skim hundreds of resumes every day. If yours doesn’t show relevance in the first ten seconds, it gets ignored. Example : A BBA fresher writes “Good communication, leadership, teamwork,” but shows no situation where these skills were used. A sharper resume would include a college event they coordinated or a small project they handled. This turns vague claims into evidence. 2. No Real Skills Freshers often have degrees but lack ...

Let me put it simply. The world has always changed, but it usually changes slowly. Over the last two centuries, we moved from farming to factories, from big joint families to nuclear ones, from slow manual work to computers, from coal to electricity, and now to green energy. People moved from small villages to big cities, education and healthcare improved, and life got more modern step by step. But the mix of the pandemic and AI didn’t follow this slow pattern. It hit like a storm. Within five or six years, it rewrote many things we thought were fixed forever. It changed how companies hire, what people study, what careers look like, and how job markets operate. The biggest shock of all is this: a degree alone isn’t enough anymore. Not because degrees are useless, but because companies need skills that workers can use right away. Today, every company is under pressure to move fast. They can’t afford long training cycles. They seek new employees who can contribute almost immediately. Tha...

  AI refers to artificial intelligence. It allows machines to perform tasks that normally require human thinking.  AI systems process large data sets and use algorithms to understand situations, recognize patterns and make decisions. This drives problem-solving and automation across areas such as self-driving vehicles, virtual assistants and medical diagnostics. Core AI technologies include  Machine learning,  Deep learning,  Natural language processing,  Computer vision  Robotics. AI is used across healthcare, transport, finance, customer service, entertainment and many other sectors that now rely on automation and data-driven decision making. Key technical skills include   Python, machine learning, deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch, strong mathematical or statistical foundations and cloud computing. Global hiring trends :  Generative AI is driving hiring demand as organizations look for tools that improve productivity, re...

Internships and Modern Hiring Trends University Students Picture Securing a dream job after completing college is every student’s goal. Students work hard day and night to achieve it. However, over time, recruitment methods have changed significantly. Earlier, campus hiring was the primary source of recruitment for most companies. Now, many organizations are gradually moving away from traditional campus drives, especially those that prefer hiring interns—since interns already possess real-world work experience before taking up full-time roles. What is an Internship? An internship is a period during which a student works with a company to gain practical, real-time work experience. The duration can range from a few weeks to several months. Internships can be paid or unpaid, depending on the organization. The main objective is to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and workplace applicat...