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Get Out and Mingle Almost from day 1, Accenture analysts and consultants have two jobs: working on a project for clients, and working to make sure they’ll be staffed on a good project when the current one ends. Of course, client work takes up the bulk of consultants’ time, energy, and focus. But insiders say it’s important to keep in touch with colleagues from past projects, acquaintances met at local industry gatherings, and anyone who might work on a project you’d want to join. In a word, networking. “You really don’t want to tempt fate by just plodding along,” says one insider. “In the best of times, you’ll just get marginal projects. In down times, you may not get projects at all. You really have to work hard to get to know people.” The Workplace 46
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Get Out and Mingle<br />
Almost from day 1, <strong>Accenture</strong> analysts and consultants have two jobs: working<br />
on a project for clients, and working to make sure they’ll be staffed on a good<br />
project when the current one ends. Of course, client work takes up the bulk of<br />
consultants’ time, energy, and focus. But <strong>insider</strong>s say it’s important to keep in<br />
touch with colleagues from past projects, acquaintances met at local industry<br />
gatherings, and anyone who might work on a project you’d want to join. In a<br />
word, networking.<br />
“You really don’t want to tempt fate by just plodding along,” says one <strong>insider</strong>.<br />
“In the best of times, you’ll just get marginal projects. In down times, you may<br />
not get projects at all. You really have to work hard to get to know people.”<br />
The Workplace<br />
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