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📊 Future-Proof Your Career with AI

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Think Layer
June 11, 2025

Good Morning,

Welcome to this week’s edition of Future-Proof with AI — your trusted guide to mastering the skills, tools, and strategies you need to stay ahead in the age of artificial intelligence. Inside, you’ll find career-ready insights, hands-on tutorials, and powerful tools designed to help you grow, adapt, and thrive with AI.

Let’s get into it:

AI News That Matters

  • 📚 UK Education Overhaul Aims to Make AI Skills “As Basic as English and Math

  • 🌍 Coursera Report: AI Skills Are the Most In-Demand Globally

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📚 UK Education Overhaul Aims to Make AI Skills “As Basic as English and Math

📚 UK Education Overhaul Aims to Make AI Skills “As Basic as English and Math”
The UK government is launching a major review to integrate AI education into school and university curricula, calling it essential for future jobs. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized that AI literacy should be treated as a core skill for every student.

📌 Why it matters: AI isn’t just a tech skill anymore — it’s becoming the new digital literacy. This signals a global shift: companies and countries are preparing for a world where everyone is expected to understand and apply AI, regardless of their field.

🎯 Action Tip: Ask yourself — could you explain how AI works to a 12-year-old? If not, it might be time to master the basics (and teach others too).

🌍 Coursera Report: AI Skills Are the Most In-Demand Globally

🌍 Coursera Report: AI Skills Are the Most In-Demand Globally
A new Coursera report highlights that AI, machine learning, and data analysis top the list of in-demand skills worldwide. Companies are actively hiring for roles that combine domain expertise with the ability to apply AI tools effectively.

📌 Why it matters: Whether you're in finance, healthcare, marketing, or HR — AI skills are now seen as career accelerators. Upskilling in these areas can significantly improve job security and advancement.

🎯 Action Tip: Explore beginner-friendly AI courses on Coursera (many are free). Start with ones that match your current industry to make the fastest leap forward.
🔗 Read the full article

Learn how to write better prompts to get more accurate and creative outputs from tools like ChatGPT.
🛠️ Try this: Use “Act as…” at the start of your prompt for better role-based responses.

Example: “Act as a resume coach. Rewrite my professional summary to focus on cybersecurity skills.”

🛠️ Tool Spotlight

🛠️ Tool Spotlight: Perplexity AI – Your AI Research Assistant

Looking for quick, accurate answers with sources you can trust? Perplexity AI is like ChatGPT, but smarter for research — it cites real sources, fetches up-to-date info, and even browses the web for you.

🧠 Ask it to:

  • Summarize lengthy articles

  • Compare AI tools or trends

  • Generate reports with references

  • Break down complex tech concepts

  • Stay current on industry-specific AI news

✅ Best For:

  • Analysts doing quick research

  • Students writing papers or reports

  • Professionals who need reliable info fast

  • Content creators building fact-based content

🎓 Pro Tip: Try using the “Copilot” feature to walk through deeper research with suggested follow-ups.

🔗 Try it here: https://www.perplexity.ai

💼 Career Moves: AI-Powered Business Analyst

The role of a Business Analyst is transforming rapidly in the age of AI. No longer just responsible for gathering requirements and writing reports, today’s analysts are expected to interpret data, automate insights, and deliver actionable recommendations—often in real time.

One major shift: the ability to combine data storytelling with AI-enhanced dashboards. This means you’re not only analyzing trends, but also explaining “why it matters” through compelling narratives powered by visualizations and predictive insights.

💡 What sets AI-powered BAs apart?

  • They use tools like Power BI with Copilot to generate dashboards and natural-language summaries.

  • They leverage ChatGPT to brainstorm KPIs, summarize stakeholder interviews, or simulate user journeys.

  • They organize analysis in Notion AI to collaborate across teams and produce polished reports fast.

🎯 Why it matters: Companies are hungry for analysts who can bridge business needs and machine intelligence. Whether you’re in finance, health, or logistics — this hybrid role is becoming essential.

🚀 Next Step:
Pick a dataset and ask:

"What would an executive want to know in one sentence?"
Then build a dashboard using Power BI or Notion that answers that with clarity.

🔦 Real-World Example

Meet Asha, a marketing manager who used ChatGPT to automate monthly reports and saved 6 hours/week — enough time to launch a new client campaign.

"I didn’t learn Python. I just learned better prompting."

Thanks for reading,

Nick Javaid-Founder ThinkLayer.ai

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