Jobs are being reconfigured in response to technological advances, and is also changing the way human resources departments work by shifting their focus from recruitment and evaluation to emphasizing employee engagement.

That's according to the "2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends" report, which examines changes already underway in the workplace as technological advancements such as artificial intelligence and robotics, in addition to a rapidly accelerating pace of change, are challenging firms to restructure how employees work and realign their tasks with new needs.

According to the report, "Organizations face a radically shifting context for the workforce, the workplace and the world of work. These shifts have changed the rules for nearly every organizational people practice, from learning to management to the definition of work itself."

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