Trade skills vs accounting; AI hype cycle; unhireable Gen Z
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Could accounting be treated as a trade skill?
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. 's CFO Troy Anderson talks about the 150-hour rule, labor shortages, how the organization is bringing students value and the factors that brought a recent jump in the company's share price.
"Across both of our divisions that encompass these fields, we’re seeing incredibly large gaps between demand and the supply of technicians working in those fields and students coming in to work within them. Frankly, our issues are just like the ones in accounting. I’m not sure if we’ve found the solution to talent problems, or if there is one out there yet."
PwC and OpenAI launch ChatGPT Enterprise: is the AI 'Hype Cycle' in full effect?
After the announcement of PwC's partnership with OpenAI this week, one thing is clear — the interest in ChatGPT and AI-powered products is continuing to remain strong throughout corporate finance. Are we now somewhere in between the slope of enlightenment and the plateau of productivity?
Must-know workplace trends for CFOs
Digital detoxing, BYOAI'ing, quiet vacationing and shadow policies make the list. Do you have lots of self-aggrandizing trinkets on your desk? You may be "office peacocking."
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Business leaders hesitant to hire recent college grads, data says
According to new data from Intelligent , many business leaders have reasons why they aren't keen on the idea of hiring recent college graduates. Participation in pro-Palestine protests is a recent example. Over a fifth (22%) of business leaders are less likely to hire a recent college graduate if they discover the candidate participated in a pro-Palestine protest.
With a proper approach, CFOs can pioneer change
In a recently published opinion piece, Maria del Dado Alonso Sanchez highlights how CFOs, through embracing transformation, leveraging expertise, properly communicating and properly leveraging data, can lead meaningful change within their organization.
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