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Career Strategy in the AI Economy How to Position, Pivot and Grow in a Rapidly Changing Job Market

AI is rapidly reshaping jobs, skills, industries, and career paths. Whether you're entering the job market, pursuing your next promotion, considering a career pivot, or exploring entrepreneurship, the question is no longer simply:

“What should I do next?”

It’s:

“Where should I position myself for the next 3–5 years — and how do I get there?”

Join us for an interactive 90-minute career strategy seminar exploring how to make smarter career decisions in the AI economy — through the lens of an experienced headhunter, hiring market insights, and AI-powered career intelligence.

What You'll Learn We’ll explore practical strategies around:

Job Search & Market Positioning — Understand where demand is moving and how to position yourself before applying.

Career Pivot & Reskilling — Evaluate whether to stay, advance, switch functions, change industries, or build new capabilities.

Promotion & Leadership Growth — Understand what actually increases your professional market value and leadership potential.

AI & Career Strategy — Identify where AI creates risk — and where it can dramatically increase your leverage.

Entrepreneurship — Evaluate whether your experience, network, and domain expertise could become the foundation for a business.

Career Decision Framework — Compare multiple career paths based on opportunity, risk, fit, growth, and long-term optionality.

90-Day Action Plan — Turn career strategy into concrete next steps.

Featured Speaker Han(Jessica) Ruan Founder, PivotBridge.AI

UC Berkeley Haas MBA

Seasoned Headhunter & Talent Strategy Leader

1,000+ Professional Placements

Former Managing Director, HireIO

Former Top 10 Headhunting Partner, ManpowerGroup Greater China

Computer Science studies at California Science and Technology University

Drawing on extensive experience in executive search, recruiting, entrepreneurship, and talent strategy, Jessica will share how recruiters and employers actually evaluate career value, market positioning, leadership potential, and career transitions — and how those rules are changing in the AI economy.

Special Guest Recruiters & Talent Leaders We’re also inviting experienced recruiters and talent leaders to join the conversation and share real-world perspectives from today’s hiring market.

Hear directly from professionals on the other side of the hiring table:

What are employers actually looking for? How is AI changing hiring? What makes candidates stand out? And what career moves are recruiters seeing right now?

Guest speakers to be announced.

The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A and networking opportunity.

Who Should Attend Open to students, recent graduates, working professionals, managers, executives, career changers, entrepreneurs, and anyone thinking seriously about what’s next.

Whether you're looking for a job, planning your next promotion, considering a major career transition, exploring entrepreneurship, or simply trying to understand how AI may reshape your future — this session is designed for you.

Powered by PivotBridge.AI PivotBridge.AI is building an AI-powered career decision and action platform designed to help people understand where they stand, explore personalized career paths, build actionable roadmaps, and navigate major career decisions in the AI economy.

Don’t just react to AI. Position yourself for what’s next.

📅 September 5, 2026 · 10:30 AM–12:00 PM 📍 Silicon Valley · CSTU Campus

Location California Science And Technology University 1591 McCarthy Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA

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1591 McCarthy Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA
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