Accenture to Slow Hiring in FY27 Despite Plans to Recruit More Freshers

Accenture expects to hire at a slower pace in fiscal 2027 as artificial intelligence (AI) improves productivity and increases revenue per employee. However, the company plans to continue recruitment across markets and expects to hire more entry-level employees, CEO Julie Sweet said during its fourth-quarter FY2026 earnings call.

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Sweet said Accenture expects to add employees in every market in FY2027, but the pace of hiring will be lower than in FY2026. She attributed part of the change to AI-related productivity gains and said the company would continue recruiting for areas where demand is growing.

Accenture to Continue Entry-Level Hiring

Despite the expected slowdown, Accenture does not plan to stop hiring freshers and other entry-level employees. Sweet said the company expects to recruit more entry-level workers while changing the nature of their work as AI becomes more widely used.

The company is also hiring and training professionals in data and AI to meet demand from clients. This indicates that its recruitment plans will continue, although the overall pace is expected to moderate.

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Key points from the company’s hiring outlook include:

• Recruitment is expected to continue across all markets in FY2027.
• Overall hiring will be lower than in FY2026.
• Accenture expects to hire more entry-level employees.
• The company is continuing to hire and train professionals in data and AI.

AI Drives Higher Revenue per Employee

Accenture reported an increase in revenue per employee in FY2026, which Sweet said was partly due to AI. The company is using AI to improve its own service delivery and help clients implement AI-enabled technologies more efficiently.

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Accenture ended FY2026 with nearly 110,000 AI and data professionals, exceeding its earlier target of increasing this workforce to 80,000. Employees completed 46 million hours of training during the financial year.

The company expects revenue to grow between 3% and 6% in local currency in FY2027. It also expects an adjusted operating margin of 15.9% to 16.1%.

What It Means for Hiring

Accenture’s outlook reflects a change in workforce planning as AI becomes more widely used in IT services. While productivity gains are expected to affect the pace of recruitment, the company continues to see demand for entry-level employees and professionals with data and AI skills.

For jobseekers, the announcement does not indicate a hiring freeze. Instead, Accenture expects recruitment to continue at a slower overall pace, with continued hiring in selected skill areas and at entry level.