{"product_id":"preparing-students-for-an-ai-shaped-workforce-december-7-2026","title":"Preparing Students for an AI-Shaped Workforce – December 7, 2026","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMonday, December 7, 2026\u003cbr\u003e2:00 – 3:30 pm ET\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuild Literacy, Ethics \u0026amp; Career Skills\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAI is reshaping the job search faster than many students and career centers can keep up. From AI-driven applicant screening and changing entry-level opportunities to students using AI for resumes, interviews, and career exploration, the traditional approach to career readiness is being challenged from every direction. For career professionals, the question is no longer simply which AI tools to use rather it’s determining when AI genuinely supports student success and when it removes the skill-building students need to become confident professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us on December 7, 2026 to explore how career centers can build AI literacy and ethical judgment amongst staff members to implement intentional AI practices that put student growth ahead of technology adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn how the Colorado State University Career Center deliberately invested in fundamental questions and structured exploration opportunities grounded in best practices and theory in determining how to proceed with the development of AI tools for students and staff. Examine where AI can enhance the career development process, where it can undermine skill-building, and how to help students become discerning users rather than dependent ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from data-informed content, you’ll gain a practical framework for helping students and your career center navigate an AI-shaped workforce with confidence, clarity and purpose.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTopics Covered\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLeave the webinar prepared with strategies to confidently:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBuild shared AI literacy before jumping to tools by creating a clearer, data-informed understanding of how AI is reshaping recruitment, screening and career pathways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eApply an ethical framework to the decisions you make surrounding the use of AI by gaining a practical model for applying an AI Philosophy and Ethical Commitments within your career center.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePosition your career center as an active advocate for students and staff when AI causes real impact, whether that's algorithmic screening bias, shrinking entry-level roles, or unclear employer AI use, rather than waiting to react after the fact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eExplore the conversation from an employer perspective, drawing on SHRM AI+HI credentialed training and current national data, connecting how students experience AI in the job search with how employers and HR professionals are using AI in recruitment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIdentify where AI is creating real resource or equity gaps for students and close those gaps without shortcutting the skill-building students need.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePresenter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5171\/1405\/files\/Sam_Holtshouser_Headshot_Circle.png?v=1790857783\" width=\"100x100\" height=\"100x100\" alt=\"Headshot of Sam Holtshouser\" style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Holtshouser,\u003c\/strong\u003e SHRM-CP, serves as Chair of the CSU Career Center's AI Committee, leading a human-centered change management process to develop the center's AI Philosophy and Ethical Commitments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/paper-clip.com\/pages\/presenter-bio-sam-holtshouser\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for full bio.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PaperClip Communications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67614756077788,"sku":"AC2273 Preparing Students for an AI-Shaped Workforce 12.07.26","price":429.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5171\/1405\/files\/12.07.26PreparingStudentsforanAI-ShapedWorkforce.png?v=1790859200","url":"https:\/\/paper-clip.com\/products\/preparing-students-for-an-ai-shaped-workforce-december-7-2026","provider":"PaperClip Communications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}