This week’s Paper Cut cuts through consultancy chaos, skills‑first hype, and cultural charades so HR leaders can plan without panic. No fluff, just the signals.

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📌 Sources & Links:

Algorithms vs Accenture

https://www.economist.com/business/2025/06/26/who-needs-accenture-in-the-age-of-ai

https://content.techgig.com/technology/intel-cuts-marketing-jobs-replaces-employees-with-ai-and-accenture/articleshow/122020738.cms

https://www.cio.com/article/4012162/ai-begins-to-reshape-the-it-job-landscape-as-layoffs-rise.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/will-ai-replace-take-over-create-jobs-debate-tech-leaders-2025-6

https://digiday.com/marketing/how-employment-is-projected-to-transform-in-media-during-the-ai-era/

Paper Ceilings, Skills Ladders

https://fortune.com/2025/06/23/jpmorgan-chase-ceo-jamie-dimon-in-demand-skills-gen-z-cyber-coding-computer-science-project-management/

https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/skills-first-hiring-advances-career-mobility-paper-ceiling

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/letters/data-science-could-be-the-career-of-the-century-5094250

https://www.businessinsider.com/ken-griffin-picking-the-wrong-career-advice-books-reading-citadel-2025-6

https://www.hrdive.com/news/lack-of-training-after-layoffs/751732/

Culture Wars in Cubicle Land

https://hrnews.co.uk/new-global-study-reveals-the-open-office-is-failing-todays-workforce/

https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/singapore-workers-gen-z-gen-085924474.html

https://hrsea.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace/transforming-employees-into-brand-influencers-the-rise-of-authentic-storytelling/122088997

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/companys-culture-impacts-new-college-graduates-entering-workforce-1235369225/

Forecast: Patchy with Layoffs

https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025/06/26/employment-outlook-dips-economic-uncertainty

https://futurism.com/job-applications-ai-slop

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