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Here's the one question that Accenture's CEO asks potential staff to see if they make the cut

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said that when it comes to hiring, she looks for candidates who are interested in learning new things.Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty ImagesAccenture CEO Julie Sweet said she looks for candidates who love to learn new things.Sweet said in a podcast interview that she would ask people what they have learned recently.The former lawyer said it didn't matter even if people just said they learned how to bake a cake.Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said there's one key question she poses to people who want to work for her."There's one question that we ask everyone, regardless of you're a consultant or you're working in technology or whatever you do," Sweet said in an interview with Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen on his "In Good Company" podcast, which aired Wednesday."We say, 'What have you learned in the last six months?'" she added.Asking this question, Sweet told Tangen, is a practical way for her to determine if candidates are interested in learning new things."If someone can't answer that question, and by the way, we don't care if it's 'I learned to bake a cake,' if they can't answer that question, then we know that they're not a learner," Sweet said.This wouldn't be the first time Sweet has talked about her expectations for new hires at Accenture.

 

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