Accenture is cutting staff it can't retrain in the age of AI — but it still plans to hire more people

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Accenture is cutting staff it can't retrain in the AI era — but says head count will still grow in the next fiscal year.

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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa adds more pressure to consulting's growing recruitment woes

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I felt my role as a Salesforce consultant was at risk because of AI. After training myself to become an expert, I feel much more secure in my job.

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Joey Monroe.

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McKinsey is doubling down on entry-level hires — even in the AI era

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McKinsey's Eric Kutcher

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I was a consultant at Accenture. Here's why I opted out of climbing the corporate ladder.

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Since 2014, Will Oakley has worked as an independent consultant. He said he appreciates the flexibility and has been teaming up with colleagues to better compete with large firms.

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I left my job at BCG to found an AI startup. Here's how consulting prepared me to be a founder — and how it didn't.

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Kevin Wu got bored as a constant at BCG and left to found an AI startup.

Kevin Wu

McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte's new competition is small, fast, and driven by AI

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There's a new set of consulting firms leveraging AI to compete with the giants.

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An EY exec tells BI how the consulting firm is helping companies integrate AI this year: 'This idea of up-skilling the entire workforce to use AI, I think it's kind of silly'

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Jason Noel, EY's CTO for its Americas Consulting division, spoke to BI about how the firm is working with clients to integrate AI.

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Uber cofounder says AI means some consultants are in 'big trouble'

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Travis Kalanick joked about a future where you "push a button, get a consultant."

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4 tips on breaking into consulting, according to the coaches who help people land jobs

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College students should pay attention to the consulting hiring timeline and practice accordingly, consulting career coaches say.

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