The warning lands as new Adecco Group research finds only 36 per cent of C-suite leaders say their talent strategy shows employees that AI will create opportunities rather than replace them. The Business Leaders report, The human premium: Leadership beyond the algorithm, surveyed 2,000 executives across 13 countries between December 2025 and January 2026.
Why job descriptions are falling behind AI
Genc’s own business shows how quickly tasks are moving. Adecco recruiters no longer source and screen candidates – AI tools do it overnight.
“I’m not expecting my recruiters to do screening and sourcing. We now know that AI can do it better, faster, and in 24/7 mode,” she said. “And when in the morning the recruiter comes in, they would have 100 CVs that has already been screened and sourced, so it is just ready for them to give a call and ask those killer questions.”
That changes what a good recruiter looks like. Genc now wants people who can run a needs analysis and challenge hiring managers, yet she concedes those expectations have not made it into the written role. Other employers face the flip side of AI in recruitment, as how hipages is taming AI-driven hiring shows.
“I think we should look at it with a lens of looking at tasks,” Genc said. “These are the tasks that we can expect AI or technology to do it better and faster, but these are the areas that I would expect them to do.”