Accenture: An insider guide - Gymkhana
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valued properly,” adds the insider. “Sometimes we were more interested in the process of doing something rather than the expertise. We put a lot of emphasis on methodology.” International Opportunities Accenture has offices in 48 countries and is well known around the world. In fact, the lion’s share of its hiring for its fiscal year 2004 is taking place outside the United States. And in the first 6 months of 2004, non-U.S. business accounts made up 54 percent of the firm’s net revenues. But Accenture doesn’t currently offer many opportunities to go abroad. Instead, the firm prefers to staff locally. The most common way to do a stint overseas is to be staffed on an international project, which is only going to happen if your particular skill set is in demand and if you have the requisite language skills. The Workplace “I wouldn’t say it’s the norm,” says one insider in recruiting about overseas assignments. “If the client has a global presence, they have a large project-need outside the United States, we may deploy consultants,” says the insider. “We take interest in these opportunities seriously, or if they have a background in language, etc., that would make them particularly valuable.” 42
Insider Scoop What Employees Really Like Neither Burnout nor Rust Sure, Accenture consultants, especially in strategy, can get tired of the meeting/ deadline/meeting routine when projects heat up. Working out of town and flying back for a Friday to Sunday stay in your hometown can take its toll. But there’s a silver lining to the kind of work they do: the opportunity to, in essence, start a new job every 6 to 12 months. When things go as they should, consultants spend enough time on-site to truly know the client’s business and culture, but not so much time that they burn out. “One partner told me the partner lived in periods of 2-year chunks. You keep reevaluating and saying I’ll stay another 2 years, and chances are, before long you’re a partner,” said one insider. People Helping People Though it’s surprising given its size, Accenture gets good marks for openness, responsiveness, and flexibility. Insiders regularly highlight their colleagues’ positive attributes when describing the atmosphere of the firm. “High performing, results-oriented, generally quite energetic,” says one insider about the people. It’s fairly young, although the slowdown in hiring over the last few years took away a little of that Accenture U. feeling. “We probably had a bit of a demo graphic shift, when we stopped the pipeline for recruiting. Now we’ve turned the taps back on,” says the insider. The Workplace Accenture employees often embrace the networking possibilities the company provides, even if that means meeting after hours to plan a class and then teach 43
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valued properly,” adds the <strong>insider</strong>. “Sometimes we were more interested in the<br />
process of doing something rather than the expertise. We put a lot of emphasis<br />
on methodology.”<br />
International Opportunities<br />
<strong>Accenture</strong> has offices in 48 countries and is well known around the world. In<br />
fact, the lion’s share of its hiring for its fiscal year 2004 is taking place outside<br />
the United States. <strong>An</strong>d in the first 6 months of 2004, non-U.S. business accounts<br />
made up 54 percent of the firm’s net revenues. But <strong>Accenture</strong> doesn’t currently<br />
offer many opportunities to go abroad.<br />
Instead, the firm prefers to staff locally. The most common way to do a stint<br />
overseas is to be staffed on an international project, which is only going to<br />
happen if your particular skill set is in demand and if you have the requisite<br />
language skills.<br />
The Workplace<br />
“I wouldn’t say it’s the norm,” says one <strong>insider</strong> in recruiting about overseas<br />
assignments. “If the client has a global presence, they have a large project-need<br />
outside the United States, we may deploy consultants,” says the <strong>insider</strong>. “We<br />
take interest in these opportunities seriously, or if they have a background in<br />
language, etc., that would make them particularly valuable.”<br />
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