--- title: "In France, only 17% of employees feel fully prepared for changes to their jobs — Marsanne Studio AI watch" description: "A Cornerstone study shows that 17% of French employees feel ready for changes to their jobs, driven in particular by AI." url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/in-france-only-17-of-employees-feel-fully-prepared-for-changes-to-their-ce40df/" lang: "en" --- [Marsanne Studio](https://marsanne.studio/en/) [← Back to home](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) [← The AI watch](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) Data study · 11 September 2026 # In France, only 17% of employees feel fully prepared for changes to their jobs Original title, in French: “En France, seuls 17 % des salariés se sentent pleinement préparés à l’évolution de leur métier” **Publication** Alliancy (France) **Author** Tiago Gil **Published on** 11 September 2026 · read in the page structured data ## Summary According to Cornerstone's study “The Board's New Mandate to CIOs and CHROs”, conducted with Vanson Bourne among 300 respondents in French companies with at least 1,000 employees, only 17% of employees consider themselves fully prepared for changes to their jobs over the next 12 to 24 months, while 66% see a transformation already well under way in their company. The study points to fragmented HR data: 85% of companies use at least three methods of accessing workforce data, but only 35% have a unified dashboard, which leads to skills gaps and recruitment delays. Close collaboration between CHROs and CIOs markedly improves decision-making speed and employees' readiness for change. Summary based on the full text of the article. [Read the article on Alliancy →](https://alliancy.fr/en-france-seuls-17-percent-des-salaries-se-sentent-pleinement-prepares-a-levolution-de-leur-metier-8ad06ad9-a757-413d-a537-13ec8440853a) ## Figures cited - 17 % Share of French employees who feel fully prepared for changes to their jobs France, 300 respondents, companies with 1,000 or more employees > « Seuls 17 % s’estiment totalement prêts à la manière dont leur fonction évoluera au cours des 12 à 24 prochains mois » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 66 % Share of companies that experienced a high level of transformation over 12 months France > « 66 % des sondés indiquent que leur entreprise a connu un niveau élevé de transformation au cours des douze derniers mois » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 85 % Share of companies using at least three methods of accessing workforce data France > « 85 % des entreprises françaises utilisent au moins trois méthodes pour accéder aux données sur leurs effectifs » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 35 % Share of companies with a unified HR data platform France > « seules 35 % disposent d’une plateforme ou d’un tableau de bord unifié » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 59 % Share of decision-makers reporting unresolved skills gaps France > « 59 % des décideurs français constatent des déficits de compétences qui restent trop longtemps sans réponse » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 45 % Share of decision-makers reporting recruitment or redeployment delays France > « 45 % des retards dans les décisions de recrutement ou de redéploiement » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 68 % Share of companies with close HR/IT collaboration that believe they have the means to make decisions quickly France > « 68 % des entreprises où les deux services collaborent étroitement estiment disposer des moyens nécessaires pour prendre suffisamment rapidement leurs décisions liées aux effectifs » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 33 % Same indicator where collaboration is occasional or limited France > « contre 33 % lorsque cette collaboration reste occasionnelle ou limitée » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 35 % Share of companies taking three months or more to respond to workforce changes, with close collaboration France > « à 35 % contre 46 % » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 35 % Share of HR/IT decision-makers making AI-related decisions jointly, worldwide Global > « à l’échelle mondiale, seuls 35 % des décideurs RH et IT déclarent encore prendre conjointement les décisions liées à l’IA » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne - 94 % Share of decision-makers who consider a continuous, shared approach to workforce management essential Global > « 94 % considèrent qu’une approche plus continue et partagée de la gestion des effectifs est désormais essentielle » Source: Cornerstone / Vanson Bourne ## Classification **Country** France **Company size** Large companies, Mid-sized companies **Industries** All industries, or industry not specified **Companies** Cornerstone (study author), Vanson Bourne (study author) **Keywords** job transformation, HR–IT collaboration, skills management, HR data, change readiness Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Alliancy and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.