EP.IC087 - AI, Jobs and the Great Reshuffle | Adrian Choo

Every leader says the same thing: I can't find the right hires. Every job seeker says the same thing: I've sent out a hundred CVs and heard nothing. Adrian Choo thinks both sides are playing the wrong game. In this episode of EP.IC, career strategist Adrian Choo joins Edric to pull apart how hiring actually works in 2026. Why sectors are growing and cutting staff at the same time. Why "learn AI" is as useless a piece of advice as "buy low, sell high." Why certificates without real experience are just textbook knowledge. And why your LinkedIn profile now matters more than the CV you spent a weekend polishing. Adrian also shares the framework from his book, Your Seven Career Currencies, covering skill, experience, reputation and networks, plus the single advantage mid-career professionals still hold over AI-native younger colleagues: we know what good looks like. If you're hiring, job hunting, or wondering where you fit in the great reshuffle, start here. Connect with Adrian Choo 💼 LinkedIn: search "Adrian Choo Career Agility" 🎧 Podcast: The Career Strategists (Spotify) ✉️ Email: info@careeragility.org 🌐 Career Agility International Connect with EP.IC 📺 Subscribe to @epicpodcasting 👍 Like, comment and share this with someone stuck in a job hunt 🌐www.kaleoscopic.com 💬 What's your read on the great reshuffle? Tell us below. 00:00 Cold open 00:28 Welcome: how the hiring game is changing 01:38 Which sectors are growing? (And cutting at the same time) 02:20 The bonsai theory of the job market 03:27 The skill gap: rare, relevant, and are you actually good at it? 04:40 Why you need to stack your skills 05:31 Can AI write your job description? Why that's dangerous 06:40 The unpopular truth about certificates 09:19 How employers should filter hundreds of CVs 10:20 Your Seven Career Currencies: skill, experience, reputation 11:12 The PR director who destroyed his own reputation online 12:10 Why 80% of jobs are landed through networking 13:03 Hiring advice: try before you buy 13:50 How volunteering got Adrian a board seat 15:40 Hiring is risk management (including emotional risk) 16:50 CVs are overrated. Your LinkedIn game is not. 17:22 "Learn AI" means nothing. Here's what to do instead. 19:40 Use AI as your Jarvis, not a supercharged Google 21:00 Is AI stealing jobs? No. It's the Great Reshuffle. 21:55 Do more with less: a lesson from Shell in the '90s 23:49 How mid-career folks beat AI natives: we know what good looks like 26:05 Where senior leaders should start with AI 27:30 The MVP that took one afternoon instead of three months 29:00 The EP.IC Questionnaire 30:38 Sense of agency, and why blaming is a spiral 33:25 Legacy: matter to the people who matter 34:12 How to connect with Adrian Tags #Hiring #Careers #CareerAdvice #JobSearch #Recruitment #AI #FutureOfWork #Leadership #MidCareer #LinkedIn #Networking #Singapore #SkillsFuture #EPICPodcast #HowToBuildABetterBusiness