May 20, 2022 - Accenture CEO Julie Sweet on the Most Important Skill Job Seekers Need Today

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From the Editor's Desk 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. Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. 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Others, like Dr. Herman-Giddens, say that the changes are a sign of a legitimate public health problem and should not be accepted as normal. � � Work Biden administration secures first batch of baby formula from overseas as it navigates how to implement plans to ease shortage (CNN)The Biden administration announced Thursday that it had secured its first batch of infant formula from overseas and was preparing to fly it through the newly created Operation Fly Formula program, as White House officials face pressure to provide important details on how they will implement their recently announced efforts to alleviate the national shortage. Work Putins daughter flew to Munich more than 50 times, investigation suggests While iStories and Der Spiegel did not disclose the name of the 2017-born child, the outlets wrote that the girl's patronymic was Igorevna, which would correspond to former ballet director Igor Zelensky. 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The Justice Department sued JetBlue and American over that agreement last year with a trial date set for September. � Work Analysis: Tales of Covid-19 reinfection (CNN)The top-line news on Covid-19 this week is that about a third of the US population is in an area of high or medium community-level spread. Plus, the US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a vaccine booster dose for kids ages 5 to 11 who are fully vaccinated. And the Biden administration is giving out more free Covid-19 tests. Work Opinion: American leadership is thriving abroad. It's a disturbingly different story at home | CNN (CNN)The United States has performed impressively in its efforts to counter Russia\'s brutal aggression against Ukraine. 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Work Opinion | The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isnt Ready Confronting this reality may be painful, but it is not appeasement. This is what governments are duty bound to do, not chase after an illusory “win.” Russia will be feeling the pain of isolation and debilitating economic sanctions for years to come, and Mr. Putin will go down in history as a butcher. The challenge now is to shake off the euphoria, stop the taunting and focus on defining and completing the mission. America’s support for Ukraine is a test of its place in the world in the 21st century, and Mr. Biden has an opportunity and an obligation to help define what that will be. Work Kamala Harris Calls Oklahomas New Draconian Abortion Ban Outrageous The White House has repeatedly said that it will fight for abortion rights, however the administration doesn’t have many options to combat a Supreme Court decision and resulting state laws. Congress recently failed to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would have effectively codified Roe v. Wade, putting Americans all over the country at risk of having their reproductive rights taken away. Work Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law You may click on “Your Choices” below to learn about and use cookie management tools to limit use of cookies when you visit NPR’s sites. This page will also tell you how you can reject cookies and still obtain access to NPR’s sites, and you can adjust your cookie choices in those tools at any time. If you click “Agree and Continue” below, you acknowledge that your cookie choices in those tools will be respected and that you otherwise agree to the use of cookies on NPR’s sites. 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If you click “Agree and Continue” below, you acknowledge that your cookie choices in those tools will be respected and that you otherwise agree to the use of cookies on NPR’s sites. Work Stock futures rise slightly, with the S&P 500 on the brink of falling into a bear market Stocks have struggled to find their footing for roughly two months, with the Dow on pace for its eight consecutive weekly decline. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were headed for a seven-week losing streak. Work Elon Musk calls report that he exposed himself to a flight attendant 'politically motivated' Work 'Out of the ordinary' conditions in the U.S. West raise blackout risk this summer Work North Koreas Covid caseload passes 2 million amid global concern South Korea and the US have both offered to help North Korea fight the virus, including sending aid, but have not received a response, Seoul's deputy national security adviser said on Wednesday. Work Average price of gas surpasses $6 a gallon for first time in California Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, argues oil companies are to blame for high fuel prices and said his party should target them. “The reality is that every American is sacrificing at this time – paying five bucks, six bucks in my district – at the pump, and they’re seeing big oil making record profits at the same time because of the war in Ukraine,” he told Time earlier this month. “That’s not fair.” Work AIs role is poised to change monumentally in 2022 and beyond TechCrunch On an individual level, this is interesting and makes life easier. But as professionals and entrepreneurs, it’s important to see the broader market realities of how ambient computing and AI will support future innovation. 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