""This is the big question right now that I haven't been able to get anybody to answer for me," Yvonne Hinson, CEO of the American Accounting Association, told Business Insider."
""I probably don't 100% know the answer to that question," Cleobury said."
""The sense I have is that the leaders gathered here haven't deeply thought about the ways education or job preparation need to evolve to meet this moment for young workers," Last reported."
Big Four firms historically trained junior employees through repetitive tasks such as drafting documentation, preparing slide decks, data input, reconciliations, and quality checks that built foundational skills and understanding of the work. Agentic AI is taking over those time-consuming tasks, enabling juniors to focus on strategic responsibilities but removing the repetition that develops deep technical judgment. The automation of grunt work creates risk for firms and clients if managers advance without grounding in core processes. Firm leaders and executives express uncertainty about how to recreate experiential learning, suggesting education and job-preparation pathways may need redesign to preserve skill development.
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