Cara O'Leary

So

being driven by energy demand from an AI perspective.

There's a huge demand for energy there.

The renewables, infrastructure investment.

So these skills are absolutely in demand.

I think, I mean, right now, what this signals is a cooling, I would say.

So hiring is still happening, but it is happening at a slower pace.

So what we are seeing a trend towards is people focused on upskilling,

looking at more internal mobility.

And as you said, you know, this new phrase of job hugging, we are seeing people looking for stability.

And I think in a time where, like, if you look around, there's a lot of uncertainty about the future.

You know, people aren't sure with the introduction of AI, what does that mean?

And so instead of maybe looking externally for new jobs, they're thinking about, well, I have the stability in my current job.

So what I might need to do is upskill and be ready for the jobs of the future.

Yeah, I think what I would say is, and I actually had an interesting conversation with our global chief economist, Karen Kimber, about this yesterday.

What we're seeing is that AI is not eliminating jobs at scale.

It's changing them.

What we need people to focus on is reskilling for the jobs of the future.

And we see that in our data also.

In the 15 years to 2030, 70% of the skills required will have changed.