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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet on the Most Important Skill Job Seekers Need Today With 700,000 employees around the world (it hired 200,000 just in the past 18 months), Accenture realizes the imperative of coming up with new ways to recruit, retain, and delight talent. CEO Julie Sweet talks about many of the company’s initiatives, including Accenture’s ambitious effort to onboard each and every one of its new hires in the metaverse. Sweet is clearly passionate about the talent challenge, and managing it effectively is a big part of Accenture’s growth strategy. Sweet has been CEO of the company since 2019 and became its chair last year. She brought a legal background to the job, having served as Accenture’s general counsel and, before that, as a partner at the prestigious law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
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