Sep 26, 2026 · 29 min · 10 segments
What does it take to stay employable when the rules of work keep changing? The **future of work** is already reshaping careers. AI is changing how work gets done, employers are rethinking the skills…
Julie GartellGuestOlaHost
Yeah, when I think about that old playbook, there wasn't one moment that I thought that the playbook wasn't working.
I think that people are using an outdated playbook and that the world has shifted.
But it was when I was a head of talent acquisition, I watched exceptional candidates lose opportunities for reasons that they never saw.
meaning that there were so many things behind the scenes that would happen,
meaning budgets changed, hiring managers changed their minds, or internal candidates surfaced, companies reorganized in the middle of a search.
And candidates often blame themselves when decisions have nothing to do with their qualifications.
So that's one piece of it, things happening behind the scenes.
And overnight, interviews moved online and remote and hybrid work became the norm.
And the way people prepared and communicated and built relationships had to change.
And the human side of hiring looked so different than it had just a few years earlier.
But applicant tracking systems became more sophisticated and AI, of course, is changing everything so rapidly.
So it's now easier than ever to create that polished resume or apply to so many jobs.
So making communication and adaptability and the ability to tell your story more important than ever.
So the world of work has changed, but it's just that people haven't caught up yet and no one gave them that new playbook.
I hear you for sure, Julie.
So a lot has changed.
What's changed the most over the past decade, in your opinion?
Yeah, when I think about when I used to manage a 20-person team and so many recruiters back in the day, it's not just that they're using AI today.
It's that the entire sourcing strategy has become so much more data-driven, skill-based, and more proactive.
Yeah, when I think about that old playbook, there wasn't one moment that I thought that the playbook wasn't working.
I think that people are using an outdated playbook and that the world has shifted.
But it was when I was a head of talent acquisition, I watched exceptional candidates lose opportunities for reasons that they never saw.
meaning that there were so many things behind the scenes that would happen,
meaning budgets changed, hiring managers changed their minds, or internal candidates surfaced, companies reorganized in the middle of a search.
And candidates often blame themselves when decisions have nothing to do with their qualifications.
So that's one piece of it, things happening behind the scenes.
And overnight, interviews moved online and remote and hybrid work became the norm.
And the way people prepared and communicated and built relationships had to change.
And the human side of hiring looked so different than it had just a few years earlier.
But applicant tracking systems became more sophisticated and AI, of course, is changing everything so rapidly.
So it's now easier than ever to create that polished resume or apply to so many jobs.
So making communication and adaptability and the ability to tell your story more important than ever.
So the world of work has changed, but it's just that people haven't caught up yet and no one gave them that new playbook.
I hear you for sure, Julie.
So a lot has changed.
What's changed the most over the past decade, in your opinion?
Yeah, when I think about when I used to manage a 20-person team and so many recruiters back in the day, it's not just that they're using AI today.
It's that the entire sourcing strategy has become so much more data-driven, skill-based, and more proactive.
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