{"id":1301780,"date":"2025-10-26T09:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1301780"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T04:10:36","slug":"cognizant-ceo-claims-ai-is-creating-tons-of-entry-level-jobs-for-techies-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/cognizant-ceo-claims-ai-is-creating-tons-of-entry-level-jobs-for-techies-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognizant CEO Claims AI Is Creating Tons Of Entry-Level Jobs For Techies In India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a refreshing take amid global job loss fears due to AI, <strong>Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S<\/strong> has said that Artificial Intelligence will actually create new opportunities for <strong>school graduates and entry-level workers<\/strong>. Speaking to <em>Fortune<\/em>, he emphasized that Cognizant is <strong>redefining its hiring strategy<\/strong> to include more young professionals who can leverage AI tools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/people\/cognizant-ceo-ravi-kumar-s-opens-up-on-jobs-hiring-and-ai-we-will-need-more-school-graduates-11761387638427.html\">effectively<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.39.23-AM-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.39.23-AM-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.39.23-AM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.39.23-AM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.39.23-AM-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-26-at-9.39.23-AM.png 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rethinking the Corporate Pyramid<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kumar, most companies operate like a pyramid, where <strong>school graduates sit at the bottom<\/strong>, forming the foundation. However, with AI reshaping skill development, this structure is changing.<br>\u201cThe pyramid is going to be broader and shorter, and the path to expertise faster,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that by integrating <strong>AI training early in education<\/strong>, students can develop practical, <strong>interdisciplinary skills<\/strong> faster than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiring School Graduates in the AI Era<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cognizant plans to hire <strong>more school graduates than ever before<\/strong> this year. Kumar believes AI can empower them to outperform traditional expectations:<br>\u201cI can take a school graduate and give them the tooling so they can actually punch above their weight. AI is an amplifier of human potential. It\u2019s not a displacement strategy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also urged education systems to <strong>reimagine K\u201312 and undergraduate learning<\/strong>, focusing on <strong>lifelong learning<\/strong> and <strong>AI-driven problem-solving<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Kind of Workforce: Blending STEM and Non-STEM Skills<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kumar highlighted that the future of work lies in <strong>interdisciplinary collaboration<\/strong>. \u201cIf I\u2019m a historian, I could blend it with computational skills and become a futurist. If I\u2019m a biology major, I could crack drug development cycles using computation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He envisions organizations where <strong>problem finders and solvers<\/strong> from diverse backgrounds\u2014<strong>sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, and journalists<\/strong>\u2014work together alongside engineers to tackle challenges powered by AI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a refreshing take amid global job loss fears due to AI, Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S has said that Artificial Intelligence will actually create new opportunities for school graduates and entry-level workers. 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