Understanding the Future of Work for Recruiters and Workforce Planners

We have focused on the Future of Work and the importance of understanding the same for Recruiters and Workforce Planners. When it comes to the future of work, there are two theories:

• Discontinuity theory that Software and Automation will heavily disrupt labor and create large waves of unemployment, and machines will take over
• Continuity theory where Software and Automation will create a Complimentary Labor opportunity for the world to grow

The continuity theorists predict that the complex historical dynamics of human-machine interaction will continue to hold. Economist David Autor (2015) has produced the most thorough and convincing case for Continuity, emphasizing that those interested in the future of work must look beyond substitution to identify the limitations of computerization and the complex interactions between technology and employment. These researchers provide evidence of the continuing relevance of human-machine complementarity in the digital age.