Accenture has reportedly cut more than 11,000 jobs globally over the past three months, aiming to reshape its workforce for the AI era. The move comes even as the company plans to expand its headcount in the coming fiscal year.

AI skills at heart of Accenture layoffs

According to a foreign media report, during the earnings call, CEO Julie Sweet told analysts, “We are exiting on a compressed timeline, people where reskilling, based on our experience, is not a viable path for the skills we need.”

The layoffs primarily affect employees who cannot be trained in artificial intelligence (AI) skills.

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Accenture’s global headcount fell to 779,000 by the end of August, down from 791,000 three months earlier. The layoffs, which began earlier this year, are

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