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Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Posted Oct 25, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) (took 3 weeks)
The interviewers at Accenture do a great job of making you feel comfortable from the get go. Upon arriving at the interview site, which took place on a university campus, I was immediately greeted by someone from Accenture who chatted with me while I waited for my interview.
So far I've had two interviews. When doing these interviews, keep in mind that ultimately, they need to be able to trust you with clients. And you need to show that you can be.
1. The first interview is a basic screener interview. At this moment, they are probably fairly impressed with your resume and cover letter, and want to see you in person. They just want to make sure you are who you say you are. Be prepared to talk a little bit about yourself, talk about what you know about Accenture, and what you think the role you are applying for involves.
2. The second interview is a behavioural interview. In preparing for this interview, I Googled "behavioural interview questions", and made myself a mental outline of what I would say. As expected the interview was a series of behavioural interview questions. Obviously, when giving examples, pick the best example that tells more than what is being asked for. For example, if you are asked to give an example of a time you solved a problem, pick an example that shows you also have technical skills, presentation skills, interpersonal skills, product knowledge, etc....
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Technology Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Posted Oct 21, 2010
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3.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Montreal, QC (Canada) (took 3 weeks)
1st Interview was completely behavioural. 30-minute one-to-one.
2nd Interview was also behavioural. One hour long
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Consultant at Accenture
Posted Oct 11, 2010
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3.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took 1+ week)
Contacted by Accenture recruiter for a position within the company. I had previously applied for a different position and was not contacted for that position. Initial screening by recruiter easy - 30 minutes. Follow-up phone interview for behavioral situations. Easy - 90 minutes. Follow-up phone interview on skills based questions. Moderate - 60 minutes. Final interview in person, not considered a "formal" interview - chance to meet face to face and ask questions about the company. Verbal phone offer given 5 days later. Accepted, decided not to negotiate as it was a fair offer and the negotiation would delay the process by 2-3 weeks. Waiting for written offer currently. Orientation date in two weeks.
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Nothing to negotiate. Sign on bonus only offered to those being asked to relocate.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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PMO Analyst Intern at Accenture
Posted Aug 27, 2010 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Mississauga, ON (Canada) (took 4 weeks)
I had applied online on a graduate internship website for the position and was contacted the following week. A HR rep proceeded to clarify my academic credentials and asked me for confirmation of my experiences as well as my averages. After doing the initial resume screening, she sent me a final e-mail to confirm a phone interview the following week. This was to be a general interview, the first of 3 rounds.
I was asked to reiterate on my academic background, my interests, why exactly I was interested in the company and that position particularly (especially since I was an Engineer applying for a job primarily delving in project finance and management). The whole interview process was quite short; about 20-30 minutes in total with a few minutes at the beginning given to a review of what the position entailed and about Accenture itself. At the end there was a short question period after which she immediately let me know that I had qualified for the next interview round to be held the next week.
The second round was delayed but it was held promptly the week after. It was a situational interview, done over the phone, where I was asked how I would handle a number of situations. From what I'd heard from bulletin boards and friends, this was the toughest round in the interview process. I adopted the STAR (situation, task, action, response) technique to answer the situational questions. The whole interview lasted about 45 minutes at the end of which, I could ask questions about the next steps and anything else that confused me about the job. After that, I was told that I would be contacted by the HR rep who had done my first interview about my results. I received an e-mail within 2 hours that I had qualified for my final round the following week.
After about a week, I went to their main offices where I met a manager and a senior manager who were supposed to make the final hiring decision. The whole interview process lasted about an hour and a half. The first part of the interview was held by the manager who proceeded to interview me very informally. She asked me about why I wanted to get into Accenture and why that particular position and asked me why I had specifically wanted to make the switch from technical engineering to a more business-oriented role. She also asked me to run through my resume, listing where I demonstrated my qualifications, how my qualifications fit into the role, what some of key moments were in each of the jobs I'd held, etc. She took notes constantly and finally called in a senior manager. This round was less of an interview round and was more of a question period for me where I could ask specific questions about what the job entailed. He started off with the norm ('Why Accenture?', 'Why that job?') and then asked me more about my extra curriculars and how I'd been able to handle the whole work load while still in school. After about 10-15 minutes of talking, he asked me if I had any questions about the job and about the company after which I asked him for some particulars. I advise anyone who reaches this particular part of the interview to make sure they prepare good questions. While it's not mandatory to ask questions, it's always a good idea because it shows eagerness and interest and it gives you a way of selling yourself in a subtle manner.
The interview was held on a Friday morning. I was told I would be contacted the following week by the HR rep who had done my first interview once again. As promised, I was contacted about the offer for the internship.
In general, every person I'd dealt with during the entire process was extremely helpful and polite. I was treated with respect and I was given space to talk, ask questions and express myself.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Applications Developer at Accenture
Posted Jul 10, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) (took 3+ months)
submit the resume to the website of the company,
then get call from recruiter after 2 years when there's related position. Then get interviewed by HR for personality test, and the face to face interviewed by the team for technical interview, and then got 1:1 interview with the senior manager.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Project Director at Accenture
Posted Nov 10, 2009
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2.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2007 (took a day)
I was hired on a contract. I knew the Senior Executive that ran the department. I contacted him for networking purposes as I was looking for a new role at the time. We went to lunch, had a chat and he offered me a contract. I was brought in as a SME (subject matter expert).
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Management Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Posted Nov 10, 2009 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 6 weeks)
Round 1. 30 minute formalities such as your willingness to travel
Round 2. longer, in depth look at 5 experiences..walked through in a HUGE amount of detail (down to what did you say then what did they say kind of thing); 1 interview
Round 3. office visit; go on site....2 interviews back to back..one case/one fit with an upper manager then presentations from HR and a tour of the building; met some new hires from the 2009 class
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They explicitly stated that my offer was non negotiable. It seemed in line with payscale.com etc. so I accepted
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Systems Integration Analyst at Accenture
Posted Oct 29, 2009
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3.0
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2008 in Montreal, QC (Canada) (took 3 days)
1 st interview: resume overview, personality check, background, asking personal questions. Easy.
2 nd interview: behavioural. questions such as describe leadership roles, describe a recent project, describe a time when you conflicted with co worker and so on. Lasted for an hour or so.
3 rd interview: will be tomorrow!
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Senior Consultant at Accenture
Posted Jun 24, 2009
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)
was with two people both one on one interviews. walked through my cv. questions were around experience previous engagements. the process is a complete hit and miss and depends on who you interview with and how desperate is the hiring situation. is dependant on marketplace. ofcourse your personality is important but market conditions play a key role.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Accenture
Posted Apr 14, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2007 (took 2 weeks)
During the fall I was preparing cover letters and resumes for various consulting firms. I will say that I prepared tailored documents for the firms I was interested in, Accenture was not one of those. I submitted my information post campus recruitment presentation. Accenture replied immediately to my cloned application.
The initial interview with Accenture took place on campus. The interviewer was polite and asked questions regarding fit. The next interview took place a week later on site with 2 Senior Executives; I was flown out and they payed for my hotel. I would have expected no less.
Initially, I thought Accenture looked like a great place to work. The people seemed nice and very polite, however, I will admit that the quality of education and calibre of individual interviewing was not as high as the other firms I interviewed with. As such, I had some apprehensions about joining the firm.
The interviewers indicate the type of work that you would be doing but they left out a crucial element that most new hires enter Systems Integration and Technology- which is pretty horrible. They hide it because most people who end up in SI&T prefer to be in Management Consulting and International Markets (MCIM).
Be aware.
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1. What was the most difficult experience you've had in a team setting?
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If you end up with the other top 4 strategy firms - I would recommend joining them other than Accenture.
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