What's it like being a consultant for Accenture?

Question

I'm curious about work environment, culture (and which office you're at), salary, and stress.

Answer 1

You can see employee comments at:
http://www.tecross.com/accenture/employee_surveys/scorecard/3
http://www.tecross.com/accenture/employee_surveys/feedback_comments/3

former employee comments at:
http://www.tecross.com/accenture/former_employee_surveys/scorecard/3
http://www.tecross.com/accenture/former_employee_surveys/feedback_comments/3

good luck.

Answer 2

I haven't worked for them, I work for another consulting firm, but I interviewed with Accenture. My biggest impression with them was the amount of travel. They have a 3 4 5 schedule which means they're gone for 3 nights, 4 days, and have the 5th day back in their base city. Most of those I interviewed with had their house in a city like Houston, but worked almost every day somewhere else like Chicago. They're a big believer in using their resources from all over the country. I also know some that didn't even keep home residences because of the amount of travel.

It sounds like a great opportunity for those who have no attachments and don't have a reason for coming home, but want to see new places. It is a younger company in both the years it's been around and the people that work for it (most with families don't want to travel so much), so I would expect its culture to feel younger. I personally am more of a 30-50% travel person, with 40-50 hour weeks, so that's why I did not choose that firm. I have done a month of the 3 4 5 plan with my firm and it was fun for that month, but I was glad when I moved to another project. I do believe I was offered a significantly higher salary at Accenture (don't remember the exact numbers, sorry) but that was in order to compensate for the 90% travel. I also do know that its work is respected in the consulting community.

So go to the interviews and office visits and ask for an honest "day in the life" synopsis, and if you think that the people and the work load are for you, go for it. But I wouldn't recommend taking the job if you don't think you could last for 3-5 years, because that's the recommended amount of time to stay in this business if you want lucrative job offers (I'm talking 6 figures) when/if you choose to leave.

Answer 3

I have not worked for them, but my buds in biz school who did were hired right out of undergrad. They did lots of travel. Seems like a good starting point fo the young, ambitious and unconstrained. Bst of luck!