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Updated 22 Sep 2026
Market 22 September 2026 3 min read

If AI can do the junior work, why is Accenture still hiring graduates?

The graduate job market is having a hard year, and AI gets most of the blame. Accenture, IBM and EY are telling a more complicated story about what junior people are for.

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