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AI and Early Careers in the Waste and Resources Sector: Threat or Opportunity?

What do you think? Is AI a challenge, an opportunity, or perhaps a bit of both for graduate and early career professionals?

As the CIWM Early Careers President, I am particularly keen to understand what is happening in practice in order to help build a clearer picture of AI’s impact on early careers in the waste and resources sector.
The insights collected will help identify emerging trends, opportunities and challenges, and inform future discussions within the CIWM Early Careers community about how we can best support those entering the sector.
1.Which best describes your current career stage?
2.Which area of the waste and resources sector do you work in?
3.Do you believe AI will reduce the number of graduate and entry-level roles available in the future?
4.Which traditional graduate tasks do you think are most likely to be affected by AI? (Select all that apply)
5.Which of the following benefits of AI are most relevant to graduates and early career professionals? (Select up to three)
6.Have you experienced AI being used during a recruitment process?
7.If yes, how was AI used? (Select all that apply)
8.What is your view of AI being used in recruitment?
9.Overall, what impact do you think AI will have on graduate and early career roles in the waste and resources sector?