Navigating the AI Job Market: How to Acquire In-Demand AI Skills
## Company Announcements View all | Post a press release Zapier Survey Finds 98% of Executives Want Workers with AI Skills as Companies Race to Hire A… From Zapier February 25, 2026 HR and Finance Leaders Show Differing Perspectives on Employee Compensation From Bettercomp February 27, 2026 The Omnia Group Releases Talent Trends Report 2026 Highlighting the AI Acceleration vs. Talent… From The Omnia Group, Inc. February 25, 2026 BasiCare Plus Launches $9.90/Month Health Membership Designed to Help Employers Retain Part-Ti… From BasiCare Plus February 16, 2026 Editors’ picks ### 10 California employment law changes on tap for 2026 [...] Retention, more generally, is top of mind for employers this year, a recent Monster report said, with a little over half of employers surveyed saying it was their top workforce priority in 2026. Skills building is part of that strategy, though it is also an answer to an inability to find qualified candidates otherwise, per the report. Skills requirements, also, have been made especially volatile by the introduction of AI, a Lightcast report said. Many workforce strategies — which may not account for macroeconomic forces such as an aging population and decreased immigration — may be designed for “a world that no longer exists,” Lightcast noted. Add us on Google Share) + Copy link) + Email + LinkedIn + X/Twitter + Facebook + Print) purchase licensing rights [...] “This historic shift highlights a new era in the persistent global talent crisis,” ManpowerGroup said in its release, noting that 72% of employers report hiring difficulties, down only slightly from 74% last year. AI skills may in fact displace IT and data skills, the report showed; traditional IT skills fell to seventh place, below skills including AI literacy, sales and marketing, and manufacturing, “signaling a rapid realignment of strategic talent investment toward AI-driven capabilities,” a news release said.