Ontario workers struggling to find work can use AI, experts say

Experts believe AI literacy is essential for attracting attention in the local labor force where it is struggling.

A recent survey states that job openings in Canada are down exponentially 22% per year, with youth unemployment rates of 14%, the worst in 20 years.

With job breakdowns affecting the modern job market, people like Growclass CEO Sarah Stockdale are trying to help young people stand out and stand out through applications such as portfolio layout, grammatical accuracy and additional editing.

“We are looking at ways to prepare our recent graduates in what can only be described as a very strange environment, primarily by examining how AI is affecting the modern workforce and helping us fight some trends in AI use,” Stockdale told Insauga.com.

As AI overuse continues to become commonplace in the classroom, Stockdale and her team have mobilized strategies to help AI realize that it is a restrictive tool rather than a magic bullet.

“AI is not a replacement for personal work. I think it's a place where these kids can be locked up. If they're leaning towards these tools to work for them, they're probably not sure how to get into the workplace and think critically,” Stockdale says.

Regarding dependency, Stockdale points out that many young workers already have resumes and portfolios with signs of AI support, indicating their lack of personal skills and capabilities.

To patrol this, Stockdale believes that in addition to spot treatments such as grammar and structure, one of the key uses of AI is a desirable employment through training through simulations.

“One of the different ways you can use AI is to make it a better interviewer and thinker. Don't do the job for you. Essentially, it allows it to function as your coach.”

Stockdale noted that using the right kind of AI, it can plug in information from the company you want and act as an automated test dummy.

According to Stockdale, if you are looking for a job at a marketing company, collect AI from the workplace and then act as a recruitment manager in a mock interview.

Ten years ago, although unconventional compared to how to prepare for work, Stockdale emphasized that young workers need all the help they can get.

In light of this urgency, Google Canada recently launched the AI ​​Opportunity Fund. This provided the Canadian organization with a leading $13 million in AI literacy.

Skills for Change, a GTA-based organization that supports unemployed communities, is one of the groups that received funding from Google.

For CEO Surranna Sandy, having a large tech player that is interested in AI-Integration for the demographics that Google is struggling with is a huge leg.

“We were excited because this funding empowers job seekers as well as future jobs,” Sandy told Insauga.com.

Sandy said her team specializes in adapting unserved workforces such as Zoom and Remote Work.

With funding from the world's largest tech giants behind them, Skills for Skills are trying to use gas to help Ontario workers, like Growclass, to use AI technology to their advantage.

“The whole sector is struggling with digital literacy, access to digital tools and the fact that we are now in a position to be leaders,” Sandy says.

But like Stockdale, Sandy is firm in her position. Those struggling may view AI as a treatment for beneficial employment struggles, but it is not a replacement for the work that real people need to do.

“When using AI, there are ethical challenges and considerations. It's not perfect, but it's an invaluable tool and is constantly evolving and changing, so you have to look at it very critically,” Sandy says.

When it comes to Stockdale, despite the risks, careful AI applications are worth the risk. “Old playbooks are no longer working, so they're based on broken promises. Our society has promised that if you do these things, you get a job at the end of it and that promise is broken.

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