"I want to share my feelings first!"

On July 15, in a classroom at the Wuhan Talent Service Center, 49-year-old veteran Wan Xiaoming became the center of attention.

"I just left a state-owned enterprise where I worked for 18 years. But I still feel like a young man inside. I can't afford to sit back and do nothing now!" Wan Xiaoming's voice was loud. He admitted that he was currently going through a period of career transition confusion, but he would not allow himself to be left behind by the times. Now, he spends four hours every day diligently studying AI and self-media, hoping to draw a "second curve" for his life through these new tools.

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Wan Xiaoming, a 49-year-old veteran

That day, a public AI job-seeking skills training session titled “AI Empowers the Future” was being held here, guided by the Wuhan Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. In the classroom sat recent university graduates, full-time mothers preparing to return to work, veterans, and corporate employees. From the 70s generation to the 05s generation, people of different ages and backgrounds came together for the same AI class.

A single class made many realize: AI is more than just chatting

This AI vocational skills class attracted participants from all age groups, from the 70s to the 05s. They soon realized that this class wasn't about how to chat with AI, but rather how to use AI as an "external brain" to solve specific work challenges.

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At the event

Twenty-four-year-old graduate Zhang Jun suddenly had an epiphany during the on-site demonstration of the Qwen APP AI Office product manager. "Before, I just applied for jobs randomly, sending out applications for any position I saw," Zhang said while taking notes. "Today I realized that Qwen isn't just about editing resumes. It can deeply analyze the needs and background of target companies and adjust the resume accordingly."

This change in thinking gave him more confidence in his upcoming job search.

Some want to find a new job, while others want to bring AI back to teach more people

Another person inspired by this class was Ke Dingmeng, a full-time mother. Having been out of the workforce for five or six years, she had always struggled to describe her experience and worried that her "gap period" would become a disadvantage on her resume.

After trying to let Qwen reorganize her professional experience, she found that content that was previously hard to express could quickly be transformed into more professional and clear job application materials.

As a teacher with the Wuhan Veterans' Care Association, Huang Wei came with a "mission." He kept using his phone to record the course content.

In his daily work, he had already tried using AI to create PowerPoint presentations, shortening what used to take an entire night into one or two hours. The content about prompts and role settings in this class seemed especially practical to him.

"After returning, I will teach these methods to my old squad leaders. Many people can't type, but if they learn the methods, they can still use AI well."

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Jin Shixing, the Qwen APP AI Office product manager, interacts with students

After the class ended, many students didn't leave immediately. Some continued to ask about how to write prompts, some revised their resumes on the spot, and others began exploring how to apply the methods learned in class to their work the next day.