Promoting Student Success in the AI Job Market
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AI in Hiring: Promoting Student Success in the AI Job Market, funded by the NC State University Foundation, is aimed at helping students understand how AI is used in hiring and how to build skills to improve career readiness.
Coordinating Committee
- Steve McDonald, Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor of Sociology
- Huiling Ding, University Faculty Scholar and Professor of English
- Kelly Laraway, Director of Employer Relations, Career Development Center
- Bill Rand, McLaughlin Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Analytics
- Munindar Singh, SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
- Kevin Lee, Legal Scholar, NC State University
- Britney Schreiber, PhD Student in Sociology
Activities to date
During the spring semester, we collected survey data from NCSU undergraduate students. The survey covered a wide range of topics including: 1) general familiarity with and frequent use of AI, 2) use of AI tools as part of job searching, 3) knowledge of and comfort with employers’ use of AI in hiring, 4) perceived benefits and risks of AI use in hiring, and 5) attitudes regarding legal/regulatory approaches to AI in hiring. We are processing and analyzing the data. Preliminary results from the survey will be presented at the Ethics and Agentic AI Symposium on May 26 at NC State.
Future Activities
- We are planning a workshop for students on AI in Hiring during the fall 2026 semester. The workshop will share information about the types of AI tools that have been incorporated into organizational HR practices such as recruitment, screening, and selection of job candidates. Students will also learn about strategies for navigating these tools and ways to engage AI to improve their own job searches.
- During late fall 2026 and spring 2027, we are planning to bring experts on AI in hiring to campus to provide a series of public talks. These talks are aimed at fostering new and productive conversations about how to best navigate the new challenges associated with the increased use of AI in hiring.