Business School Develops Lab to Aid in Understanding AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded in the past few years from resume scoring, initial impressions by bots of an interviewee, and analysis of public speaking skills. Applicant tracking system use has reached 98% for Fortune 500 companies, 66% for large companies, and 35% for small companies, according to a recent employer survey conducted by JobScan.

Virtual interviews and video submissions during the hiring process have recently exploded; Harvard Business Review in 2022 noted that in the recruitment process, up to 86% of employers have the job interview process mediated by technology, with a growing proportion using artificial intelligence to interview and rate job candidates.

The Ole Miss Career Prep team has created and developed a lab experience for our business students in response to emerging technology and available AI tools to assist students. We equip students to navigate and harness AI tools, design career documents, and deliver powerful interviews and presentations.

We focus on training on the technology and processes and preparing the students for a competitive marketplace. During the Spring semester of 2023, we introduced student leaders of student organizations to our Career Design Lab. The goal is for these peer leaders to promote and tap into these resources for their organizational members.

The Career Prep Office offers services on networking, knowing industries, researching companies, targeting jobs of interest, and promoting awareness of each candidate between the qualifications and their career vision and trajectory. This Lab experience enhances a job search strategy for our business students, as AI training, simulations, and practices improve the job candidates’ ability to scale the recruitment and hiring process.

We appreciate our supporters who have joined this career initiative. The Career Prep team appreciates our donors’ funding and partnership in expanding our scope of services through this Career Design Lab!

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