We Want People To Use Their Education For Innovation
People Matters|January 2019

In an interaction with People Matters, Kathleen Mullaney, Vice President of Careers at Udacity, talks about the changing skills landscape, building a culture of continuous learning and the role of knowledge management professionals

J Jerry Moses
We Want People To Use Their Education For Innovation

Kathleen Mullaney is the VP of Careers at Udacity and joined the organization in 2011 as one of its first employees. Prior to Udacity, Kathleen was a data analyst working on Google Maps where she created tools to help improve team processes and map data quality. She holds an undergraduate degree in Geography and Spanish from UCSB and is a frequent speaker at education and technology conferences.

There has been a rise in demand for IT skills involving AI and Block chain technology recently. What are your observations on the demand for jobs that use such technologies?

This rise in demand is expected. AI technology has of course been around for decades, but only in recent years have we had enough data to train people in AI and open projects where we share learnings and accelerate progress within the industry. Block chain, similarly, is gaining traction in tandem with concerns around digital security. The more information, especially sensitive information like financial and health records, we put on the web, the more we will need to find ways to secure it. And because of the quick rise, there is a natural lag in the talent available to drive the use of these technologies in corporations. While this has always been the case because technologies are developed and adapted more and more quickly, more and more companies are looking at gaps in talent for data, digital marketing, and now AI and Block chain. Businesses are rushing to figure out the different ways in which they can use AI and Block chain to become more effective, and thus are on the lookout for new talent and also ways to upskill their existing talent.

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