Dive Brief:

• 3 out of 4 tech hiring managers at companies using artificial intelligence say they’re hiring AI talent too quickly and not taking the time to build a viable and enduring pipeline of qualified and high-potential candidates, according to General Assembly’s State of Tech Talent 2025 report.
• As recruiting leaders scramble to hire candidates with AI skills — a goal that’s become more challenging than hiring for nontech roles — 68% reported that during negotiations, they typically agree to give AI-skilled candidates higher salaries, the talent and upskilling firm noted.
• At the same time, pressure on companies to deprioritize diversity, equity and inclusion practices puts them at odds with what 61% of organizations say is a heightened need for inclusiveness when sourcing talent with AI skills, the March 11 report found.

Dive Insight:

With 72% of organizations using AI in at least one business function, according to McKinsey and Co., employers have reached a critical point: To remain competitive, they must now fill gaps in AI hiring, training, understanding of AI usage policies and overall AI knowledge, the General Assembly report stressed.

Its findings are based on a survey of 500 HR talent acquisition professionals in the U.S., U.K., and Singapore, the report said.

Two factors highlight how immediate these challenges are.

First, “AI moves fast,” Chiara Di Sclafani, talent leader with MINT, emphasized in the report. “You can’t just implement [AI] and walk away. You always need to be updating AI plans and efforts,” Di Sclafani said.

Second, AI has become integrated into finance, sales, marketing, HR and other positions not traditionally considered tech roles, the report pointed out. This creates an urgent need for all employees to possess AI know-how, it said.

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