In the age of AI, companies no longer need to expand their workforce when demand rises. “Let’s say you need to hire a new headcount. The first question is, ‘Can you just use a chatbot or something? Do you need to hire another headcount?’ It becomes a condition where if you really need to hire, then you hire,” Sim says.
AI isn’t replacing jobs — it’s changing the way companies value skills and hire, says HRnetGroup’s Adeline Sim
AI hasn’t dampened hiring so much as it has made companies more selective, says Adeline Sim, chief corporate officer and executive director of HRnetGroup (SGX:CHZ
) , a Mainboard-listed recruitment agency.
