LinkedIn has published Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI, a career guide co-written by chief executive Ryan Roslansky and chief economic opportunity officer Aneesh Raman that draws on real-time data from more than one billion professionals on the platform.
The book, published by HarperCollins and released on 31 March, is LinkedIn's first and sets out to address what Roslansky describes as one of the most common questions he encounters on the platform: what does AI mean for my job and my career?
The authors argue that traditional career models, built on the assumption that skills learned in education last for decades and that success follows a predictable upward path, are no longer fit for purpose as AI reshapes work task by task.
Rather than treating AI as a threat, the book encourages readers to engage with the technology early and to concentrate on developing what the authors call the five Cs: curiosity, courage, creativity, compassion and communication, capabilities they argue are distinctly human and difficult to automate.
The book includes a 90-day action plan and draws on LinkedIn data, Microsoft research and individual stories from across the platform's membership, including workers who have successfully retrained and adapted to AI-driven change.
Raman, a Harvard graduate and former Fulbright Scholar who previously served as a presidential speechwriter, led economic impact at Facebook and worked as a war correspondent, brings a broad perspective on labour markets and economic policy to the project alongside Roslansky's product and platform expertise.
Roslansky, a 16-year LinkedIn veteran who also serves as executive vice president of Microsoft Office and leads engineering for Microsoft 365 Copilot, wrote in a company blog post that "the most important truth about this moment is that the outcome isn't written yet."
The book has attracted endorsements from prominent business authors including Adam Grant, who described it as "an instantly useful guide to futureproofing your career," and Brené Brown, who called human skills "survival skills" in the context of the book's central argument.
Microsoft's chief communications officer Frank X. Shaw, writing on the company blog at the time of the book's announcement in January, said LinkedIn and Microsoft share a belief that the future of work will be driven by human creativity rather than technology alone.
The recap
- LinkedIn releases Open to Work career guide on AI.
- Guide draws on tools used by millions of members.
- Roslansky directs readers to linkedin.com/opentowork and a podcast.
