INSIGHT · GLOBAL
AI skills gatekeeping tightens job market for recent graduates
Employers now use AI to screen CVs and demand AI competency as baseline qualification, making it harder for recent grads to break into job market without specialized training. Workforce supply bottleneck emerging.
WHY IT MATTERS
BFSI talent shortage will worsen as banks compete for AI/ML engineers while filtering for AI fluency. Expect accelerated hiring of PhD-holders and bootcamp graduates; in-house training programs may become competitive moat.
Source: CNBC · 2026-09-25