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Accenture: Scaling Up Fast Overseas

The Issue: A Blueprint for Attracting Talent

How did the global consulting company respond to the challenge of hiring tens of thousands of workers in India in just six years?

The Analysis: Learning from Accenture

The author of Talent on Demand talks about what the consulting company did right in ramping up in India, and what it could have done better

Comment: What Would You Do?

"I'm not sure that I agree that hiring temporary workers and contractors reduces an employer's risk of making the wrong bets on how much talent is needed, because when you need the kind of highly specialized talent that Accenture did, can you get the talent —people with the right skills—that you need?"

—Patricia O'Connell

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