{"id":512632,"date":"2022-09-01T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T17:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/?p=512632"},"modified":"2022-09-30T20:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T00:58:10","slug":"remaining-relevant-in-the-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/magazine\/remaining-relevant-in-the-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Remaining Relevant in the Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Caroline Barnhill<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As quickly as technology advances, so do the systems, industries and processes it supports. No longer can one expect their baseline knowledge to carry them throughout the course of their careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s why we\u2019re seeing more and more adults return to the classroom \u2013 long after hanging their undergraduate diplomas on the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n

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“The future of the workforce relies on individuals who are able to adapt to new technologies and utilize and incorporate growing fields such as data analytics and artificial intelligence.”<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe future of the workforce relies on individuals who are able to adapt to new technologies and utilize and incorporate growing fields such as data analytics and artificial intelligence,\u201d explains Frank Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean of the Poole College of Management. \u201cWe regularly hear from our industry partners that they rely on us, as a college, to provide training in emerging fields and produce a workforce equipped to tackle the unique challenges facing businesses today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n