Stanford professor turned AI startup cofounder shares insider tips to land a tech job fast: ‘The playbook for AI is being written right now’
Published on: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:35 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Stanford professor and AI startup Kumo cofounder Jure Leskovec says AI jobs arent won through elite degrees but by proving real skills. He urges aspiring professionals to build projects, join hackathons, and show curiosity and adaptability in fast-changing fields like multimodal AI and reinforcement learning. At Kumo, hiring focuses on problem-solving, not just answers. Leskovec also values communication, teamwork, and ethics, emphasizing that human skills matter as much as technical expertise in AI.
