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Opportunities for Undergraduates Undergraduates join the CAP as analysts and, except in strategy, can generally find opportunities to move straight up the career ladder without investing a small fortune in another degree. On the strategy side, Accenture has a business analyst program for undergraduates. Depending on needs, Accenture offers a limited number of paid 10- to 12-week internships for undergraduates, typically in the summer before their senior year. The profile is similar to that of a full-time entry-level analyst. That is, they must have technical skills, a strong GPA and show involvement in extracurricular activities. The firm also sponsors several minority internship programs, including: The Workplace • Entry-Level Summer Intern Program, in which the firm works with identified star candidates from key schools and programs. This program includes a 3-day leadership conference. • Student Leadership Conference, in which the firm provides top students who are unable to perform internships with a 3-day leadership conference to learn about Accenture. • Accenture’s Commitment to Empower Successful Students Program is a multiyear mentorship program targeting top African-American and Hispanic- American students at key sources. • Diversity Leadership Weekend, in which students attend a 3-day leadership event led by Monster.com. Students get to network with each other during summer by attending workshops and information sessions. 40
Opportunities for MBAs MBAs start as experienced analysts or consultants (some MBAs with little relevant work experience start as new analysts), and move up to manager, senior manager, associate partner, and partner. The trip to the top could take as little as 10 years. Insiders report some executives prefer to stay at the senior manager or manager level if they want to stay involved with the operational, hands-on side of consulting. Associate partners and partners spend much of the time selling the firm to clients. “You might be hired in strategy, [and] you’d be focused much more on analysis,” says an insider. “You’re involved much more on the early phases of a project. You wouldn’t be in a role at the tale end.” Opportunities for Midcareer Candidates Midcareer hires come into the firm at any level, from analyst to senior manager. “It varies greatly by profile and experience,” says an insider in recruiting. Many industry hires occur when Accenture expands and pulls in consultants knowledgeable in a skills area or industry sector. Often they come from a rival firm or within the industry. But consulting or industry experience doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll enter as a manager; with just a few years of work experience under your belt, you may still start as an analyst. The Workplace “We do it, but it’s usually because there’s a specific skill, and we need to have it,” says on insider. “It didn’t used to be common, but it’s increasingly common, because we’ve got a lot bigger. When we’ve branched out, we’ve needed to hire for a certain expertise,” says another insider. But experienced hires can sometimes have difficulties. “I’ve heard people say that they have a unique expertise that isn’t 41
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