With AI Jump! at Roma Job Connect

Last week, on Wednesday and Thursday, 4 and 5 November, we attended Roma Job Connect, the event dedicated to those seeking new career opportunities. For the occasion, we ran two workshops as part of the AI Jump! project, promoted by the Simplon Foundation in collaboration with the Accenture Foundation and organised by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale. 
During the sessions, led by trainer Enrico Bersani, we worked alongside participants on a very practical topic: how to use artificial intelligence to showcase their skills, improve their CVs, prepare for interviews and approach the job search process with greater confidence. But what we’ll take away from these two hours isn’t just the exercises we did or the prompts we shared. What struck us most of all were the people.
People who have lost their jobs and are looking for a new opportunity. People who want to change career paths. People who, after years dedicated to a particular line of work, have decided to put themselves back out there. Young people looking for their first job, but also adults who are going through a phase of change and starting afresh. 
Listening to their questions and discussing them during the workshops, it became clear that looking for a job is never just about sending out a CV. It involves waiting, uncertainty, hope and the determination to still believe in one’s own abilities. 
This is why we believe that artificial intelligence should be a tool at the service of people. Not a shortcut, nor a substitute, but a support capable of helping everyone to recognise and better articulate their own value.
In the workshops, we demonstrated how to use AI not to fabricate skills or experience, but to bring out the genuine ones, transforming them into more effective and informed applications. This approach characterises the entire AI Jump! programme, created to help jobseekers find their way, apply for roles and enter the professional world through the accessible and responsible use of artificial intelligence. 
The interest and participation we have seen confirm just how great the need is for practical tools to tackle the changes in the labour market. But they also confirm something more: behind every jobseeker lies a story that deserves attention, a listening ear and new opportunities. 
This is precisely where AI Jump aims to make a difference: by offering practical skills and greater awareness to those seeking a fresh start. Submitting an application is a key step, and the project was created specifically to support people through this transition.