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Accounting firms want grads with the social skills AI can’t replace

Accounting firms are flipping the hiring script, treating technical skills as non-essential and teachable in new staff, while hunting for the social skills artificial intelligence cannot replicate.

The shift towards personality and grit means part-time retail work, team sports and volunteering are now deemed as valuable as high academic marks.

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