Do the changes we have experienced reaffirm the video’s ideas and predictions or are we seeing alternative work and careers in answer to technological advances that were not discussed in the video? Has work become more mental and less physical?

Humans Need Not Apply

Assignment Objective:
Students will explore the changes that technological advances are causing in the workplace and what innovations there will need to be to address these alterations to the work humans will be doing in the future.

Connection to Module Objective:
This assignment measures the module objective: Discuss how organizations can plan for the mental demands of a job.

Steps:
1. First watch the video in the link found here
Humans Need Not Apply
Humans Need Not Apply
2. Write 2-3 paragraphs reflecting on the ideas and predictions discussed in the video for the future of employment; the viability and usefulness of human resources versus machines, robots, and computers; and what this all means to companies, the HRM profession, and the future of jobs as we know them. The video is a few years old but still relevant to the changes we are seeing currently.
3. Relate the changes the video is discussing to the changes we have seen concerning work during the Global Pandemic of 2020-2022. Do the changes we have experienced reaffirm the video’s ideas and predictions or are we seeing alternative work and careers in answer to technological advances that were not discussed in the video? Has work become more mental and less physical?
4.  respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Your post and responses are due Tuesday, September 20 and are worth 30 points.

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