New Delhi, July 15 -- Companies across sectors are increasingly moving beyond conventional hiring and investing in long-term talent pipelines through industry-academia partnerships, specialised training programmes and AI-focused learning initiatives, executives said on World Youth Skills Day.

The shift comes as organisations prepare for an AI-driven workplace, where continuous learning and future-ready skills are becoming as important as recruitment. This year's World Youth Skills Day is being observed under the theme "Skills for a Shared Future", highlighting the need to equip young people with technical, digital, AI and green skills for an evolving job market.

Technology companies said building future talent now requires sustained eng...