By TOI Education
Publication Date: 2026-10-04 06:36:00
For college students and young professionals entering the workforce, the first few years of a career have traditionally been about learning by doing. Junior employees handled routine assignments, made small decisions, learnt from mistakes and gradually developed the judgement needed to take on more complex responsibilities.Artificial intelligence is beginning to disrupt that progression. As AI takes over more of the repetitive work that once served as training ground for entry-level employees, young workers face a new question: if machines are doing the work through which people traditionally gained experience, how do they build the skills that will make them valuable?According to Aparna Nair, IBM’s chief talent, leadership, and culture officer, two abilities could become particularly important: critical thinking and judgement, especially when dealing with uncertainty and…

