White-collar hiring shifts towards specialised AI skills, experienced professionals in September: Report

The white-collar hiring market has become increasingly selective, with employers showing stronger demand for experienced professionals and candidates possessing specialised AI-related skills, news agency PTI reported, citing a report released by Naukri.com on Friday.

This comes as overall white-collar hiring grew marginally by 2% year-on-year in September, mainly driven by record growth in artificial intelligence and machine learning roles, followed by the auto sector.