“四大”未來的招聘模式？

“四大”未來的招聘模式？

“四大”的福利待遇令不少畢業(yè)生心馳神往，然而是否真像預(yù)測的那樣：大型審計(jì)機(jī)構(gòu)將減少招聘應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生？而與此同時(shí)，哪一領(lǐng)域的應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生卻越來越吃香？想進(jìn)“四大”，或許本文會(huì)給你啟發(fā)。

測試中可能遇到的詞匯和知識：

audit 審計(jì)；[審計(jì)] 查賬['??d?t]

mundane 世俗的，平凡的['m?nde?n; m?n'de?n]

entry-level 入門的；初級的

adoption 采用；收養(yǎng)；接受[?'d?p?(?)n]

interrogate 審問；質(zhì)問[?n'ter?ge?t]

四大 普華永道（PwC）、德勤（DTT）、畢馬威（KPMG）、安永（EY）

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Technology transforms Big Four hiring practices （506words）

By Harriet Agnew

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The Big Four professional services firms — among the largest employers of graduates globally — are drastically rethinking their hiring practices as technology transforms the way companies are audited.

As parts of the audit process are automated, and firms embrace artificial intelligence, much of the mundane administrative work often given to entry-level employees is being eliminated. This has led to predictions of a significant fall in graduate recruitment at some of the biggest auditors.

“Over time our graduate needs are coming down,” said Steve Varley, chairman and managing partner for the UK and Ireland at EY. “We hired 650 graduates in 2010 and 1,200 graduates in 2015. Given the rate at which technology is speeding up audit, that number could drop by 50 per cent in 2020.”

At the same time, the increasing adoption of technology means graduates with skills in areas such as data analytics and computer sciences are in high demand.

Over the medium term, the hiring model of the professional services firms will change dramatically, according to Jim Peterson, a US-based accounting specialist and author. “Firms will no longer need armies of junior staff but instead will need the best algorithm design geeks in the world,” he said. “They will audit large companies with a team that can fit into a conference room, rather than occupying an entire office tower.”

As firms embrace data analytics, a big challenge is making sure they have the right balance of skills.

Adrian Stone, UK head of audit at KPMG, said: “We’re not at the stage of computers replacing people. Right now the challenge is to make sure we have the correct balance of people who will do the interpreting and people who will make sure computers are set up to interrogate properly.”

Jon Raphael, chief innovation officer at Deloitte in New York said the firm was “starting to hire more specialists to help with data analysis and data acquisition”.

The greater emphasis on technology skills means firms may have to cast the net wider during their hiring search, putting them head to head with tech groups such as Apple and Alphabet.

Stephen Griggs, managing partner of audit and risk advisory at Deloitte UK, said: “We may have to start recruiting from technology companies. In the modern world these guys will be hot talent so they will be an expensive resource.”

William Kring, a senior academic researcher at Boston University also said he expected to see “a greater emphasis on the IT background of the applicants from business schools”.

“I would expect recruiters to focus increasingly on the analytical ability of the auditors,” he said.

James Chalmers, head of assurance at PwC, which is a top three graduate employer in the UK, did not believe the number of graduates the firm hired would decrease.

“If you take the view that this is the fourth industrial revolution we think the increased adoption of technology and artificial intelligence creates opportunities around solving new and different problems,” he said. “We think that will fuel growth for the business”.

請根據(jù)你所讀到的文章內(nèi)容，完成以下自測題目：

1. What phenomenon led to predictions of a significant fall in graduate recruitment at Big Four?

a. increased cost of entry-level employees

b. unrealistic job intension

c. popularization of artificial intelligence

d. change of policy

2. What could help graduates to join the Big Four as mentioned?

a. high education

b. study abroad experience

c. abundant human resources

d. with skills in data analytics computer sciences

3. What is the big challenge, as firms embrace data analytics?

a. the right balance of skills

b. a conference room

c. shortage of design geeks

d. competition with technology companies

4. Why James Chalmers did not believe the number of graduates the firm hired would decrease?

a. few companies accept the new technology

b. we are not at the stage of computers replacing people

c. technology companies control the world

d. more opportunities around solving new and different problems

[1] 答案c. popularization of artificial intelligence

解釋：隨著部分審計(jì)流程實(shí)現(xiàn)自動(dòng)化，隨著各事務(wù)所采納人工智能技術(shù)，過去往往交由初級員工完成的單調(diào)的行政工作有很大一部分正被消除。

[2] 答案d. with skills in data analytics computer sciences

解釋：會(huì)計(jì)師事務(wù)所越來越多地使用技術(shù)意味著，具備數(shù)據(jù)分析和計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)等領(lǐng)域技能的畢業(yè)生非常吃香。

[3] 答案a. the right balance of skills

解釋：隨著會(huì)計(jì)師事務(wù)所采用數(shù)據(jù)分析，一大挑戰(zhàn)在于確保它們擁有搭配合適的技能。

[4] 答案d. more opportunities around solving new and different problems

解釋：英國排名前三的畢業(yè)生雇主普華永道的James表示：“如果你認(rèn)為這是第四次工業(yè)革命，那么我們認(rèn)為更多地采用技術(shù)和人工智能將圍繞解決新的、不同的問題創(chuàng)造出種種機(jī)遇，”他說，“我們認(rèn)為這將促進(jìn)業(yè)務(wù)增長?！?