We won't be looking at jobs numbers in 5 years, says Korn Ferry's Alan Guarino

Summary

Alan Guarino discusses the divergence in the labor market, with job growth concentrated at low and high ends while the middle is frozen. He predicts that AI will make traditional jobs numbers irrelevant within five years, shifting focus to a 'return on people' metric. He advises workers to prioritize AI engineering and emotional intelligence skills over traditional coding.

• Labor market shows low-end and high-end job growth with a frozen middle.
• AI will decouple job growth from GDP and productivity.
• Jobs numbers may become irrelevant within five years.
• A new metric 'return on people' (ROP) will be more important.
• Coders are less in demand; AI engineering and people skills are rising.
• Emotional intelligence becomes more valuable in the AI age.
• Career advice: be nimble and upskill.
• The discussion did not contain specific investment recommendations.