Accenture Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Accenture

Pros – Work Culture and Good People

Cons – Less Package compared to other IT companies

Advice to Senior Management – Nothing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Accenture

Pros – Exposure to top-end, big-league business projects, budgets & challenges; travel; training; solid resume value

Cons – serious travel for extended periods; very high standards of performance (nearly all very talented, serious, focused people - no mellow folks need apply) so odds of "making it to the top" definitely reduced per the high quality talent pool

Advice to Senior Management – keep doing what you're doing

Former Employee – worked at Accenture

Pros – Flexible work schedules and a culture that supports work-life balance. The internal organization in particular has well-established work-at-home and flex time programs.

The culture also promotes unselfish sharing of information and past lessons-learned.

Support for on-going training is good, though it has been curtailed noticeably in the last few years.

Cons – Internal organization gets bogged down by its own size and dispersed management clusters. Getting approval to implement new/creative ideas is a great chore that involves layers and layers of approvals. Probably not unique to Accenture, but for sure, Accenture is not immune to this big company downside.

Support for continuing education (e.g. advanced degrees) is minimal.

Advice to Senior Management – A program or mechanism to field and vet new ideas for improvements (process improvements, but also ideas for new service offerings, technology to adopt internally, etc.)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Accenture

Pros – Accenture is extremely well run from the highest levels on down.

Cons – Long hours... primarily technology focused work...

Advice to Senior Management – n/a

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Accenture

Pros – I like the culture and the people in the company. The benefits are at par or slightly above competitors' in the country - I started with a very low salary but the increase, through the years, has been very satisfying <I just don't know if we can keep this up for this year given the economic downturn!>.

Staying in the company builds up market value through classroom/computer trainings and exposure to different clients. The company has continued to support my plans for continuous learning through certifications/mentoring programs.

I also like working with bright people who had kept their feet on the ground :D

Cons – I don't like working during the holidays and sometimes, with the company's commitment to deliver to the client on time, we have to work on vacations. Grr... I also don't like the laddering system for performance evaluation - really, its forced ranking.

Advice to Senior Management – Times are tough. Hope the people know that they matter - even in the midst of so much cost-cutting within the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Accenture

Pros – Variety of Opportunity
Ability to learn from pros
Chance to make a significant contribution to a number of businesses
Rewards are consistent with results

Cons – Life as a consultant can be stressful
Travel

Advice to Senior Management – Give lower level folks as much responsibility as possible; teach them the Accenture business model

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Accenture

Pros – The best reason to work for Accenture is this: Get your career jump-started fast.

There is a ton of information to be had within the organization. Whether you're looking at the Grapevine or the Knowledge Exchange, the amount of information and knowledge that is available to be shared is immense. Take every opportunity to learn more and make it a priority to advance your education.

The other biggest reason to work for Accenture is the people. The people around you are absolutely amazing. You work so hard to get to where you are and working at Accenture it's as if you've arrived. The people around you hold themselves to a higher standard.

Cons – The hours can be long and the recognition scarce. It's hard to know what management wants sometimes because management doesn't communicate expectations as well as they could be.

It seems as though the evaluation process is a dark, sealed process where you only get ahead by knowing someone inside the process. That doesn't feel good at all. If you are a shark, proceed with caution and network constantly.

Travel is a double edged sword. It can be a great opportunity to see different areas of the country and world or it can be a burden. Living life on a "business need" basis can be stressful. Potential applicant beware.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate your expectations and processes more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Accenture

Pros – Accenture provides very good compensation and benefits. It helps to be on a project away from your home location to make the most of their compensation. Also, they provide good stock options for its employees and good 401K reimbursement. For the most part they have good client relationships and work hard to maintain these relationships. I'm proud to work for Accenture and it seems that they have an excellent reputation compared to most consulting firms. You are expected to work a LOT of hours, however I feel that they have drastically changed my work ethic for the better and have allowed me opportunity for growth.

Cons – Accentures worklife balance is not exactly stellar. There have been many times that employees have asked for vacation only to have their requested days denied. I for one, have had to work numerous holidays in order to get things done for the client. Another major downfall for Accenture is that they sometimes have hostile relationships with their clients. Often times clients resent the fact that there are consultants on their projects helping them and they receive a lot of pushback. Also, it can be difficult to maintain any type of relationship while on a project as you are expected to work a minimum of 10 to 12 hours a day.

Advice to Senior Management – Senior management really needs to think back to when they were analysts and needs to respect that each individual needs to have a life outside of work

Current Employee – been working at Accenture

Pros – Very young culture and clear advancement progression

Cons – Pay tends to be higher at other firms

Advice to Senior Management – Overall my impressions have been good but more choices when it comes to traveling is always nice

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Accenture

Pros – Young Crowd, Very Diverse Work, Never Boring, you can put anyone in a team together and ensure a good fit

Cons – Pay is slighlty lower than competitors, no graduate level reimbusment

Advice to Senior Management – NA

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend