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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Dec 7, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 months)
There were three interviews. First was a skills interview by phone then an in person case study interview then a HR interview. Then I met informally with the head of Talent & Organisation.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Nov 1, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in New York, NY (took 6 weeks)
I was referred to Accenture by a current employee. My first interview was a phone interview with the recruiter. She asked me questions about my background and work experience, and we discussed what sort of role I was looking for, and what sort of compensation I was expecting. The recruiter then scheduled a skills interview and a behavioral interview, both over the phone.
The skills interview was with a Senior Manager, who asked me specific questions about my experience doing the type of work I would be doing in the role I was applying for. This was the most challenging interview. Next was the behavioral interview, which was a joke. The interviewer wasn't a consultant, and she spent more time making small talk than actually asking the behavioral questions she was supposed to be asking. The sad thing is that her entire job function at Accenture consisted of conducting behavioral interviews.
After those interviews I was asked to fly to New York for a final face-to-face interview with a couple partners. This was a breeze. They asked very few tough questions, and seemed to be more interested selling me on the job than finding out if I was really qualified. A few days later the recruiter called me and made a verbal offer.
The process was very smooth, and I was impressed with how organized and efficient everything was. The only negative perception was the behavioral interview.
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They desperately needed my skill set -- and I knew this -- so I set the expectation early that I wanted top dollar for the job. They low balled me a hair, but I was able to negotiate up to the number I wanted. Be careful when you get the verbal offer -- when I got the written offer, there were some conditions attached to the offer that were not articulated through the verbal offer. Make sure the recruiter gives you all the nitty-gritty terms and conditions before verbally accepting.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Aug 4, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 months)
I applied for an Experienced Hire position directly via the company careers website. 4 weeks later I was notified by HR that they would like to do a first round telephone interview. The interview would be conducted by a manager who would be from the department that the job was advertised for. The manager would be conducting a skills interview and be asking questions with relation to my CV.
3 Days later the manager called on time to conduct the interview. It was very straight forward. She started off by introducing herself and gave a bit of history of her own career within Accenture and projects that she had worked on.
The next stage was quite simple. I had to talk about my back ground and walked her through my CV. The whole conversation was carried out in a very informal manner just like two friends chatting over coffee. She obviously had some key questions which she needed answered and managed to throw these in to the conversation:
Tell me about a time where you showed leadership?
How do you deal with conflict management and give me a recent example?
Describe to me your management style?
When was the last time you persuaded a group of people?
The interview took about 1 hour and was very pleasant. I asked for her contact details so I could write and say thank you.
HR called me 6 days later to give me my interview feedback. He told me that the manager thought I interviewed really well, showed in depth knowledge of the market and came across excellent on the phone. He then said that they would like to take my application to the next interview stage which would probably be with a partner however this won’t be until September (4 months after my original application) at the earliest, which is disappointing!!
I let HR know that I would be happy to go to the next stage of the selection process and would let them know if my circumstances changed.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Nov 12, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Stockholm, Stockholm (Sweden) (took 3 months)
The interview process started in the spring and suffered stagnation during the Swedish summer vacation lull... the picked up again after the summer. This resulted in an unusually long interview process. I would advise that efforts are made that guarantee a shorter period since many candidates may move on during such a long interview process...
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Jun 28, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 months)
I was initially contacted by the HR on phone. Soon after, I had a skills interview with a Senior Executive followed by a 1:1 interview with another Senior Executive. I thought the entire interview process was very professional and organized, even though it took me almost three months to complete it.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Apr 12, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 5 weeks)
Through a former collegue of mine, I was able to land an interview with Accenture for a manager position. The initial interview consisted of a phone interview with one of the HR recruiters. This inital interview was primarily a review of my resume and whether or not I had the basic skills for the position. The recuriter was very nice and helpful and described the overall interview process to me in detail. Apparently, I did well. I was scheduled a week later for the skills interview with a Sr. Manager in the section where the position originated. This interview was also conducted via phone and was much more detailed. The purpose seems to focus on whether or not I had the experience for the role and if I would be a good fit for the position. The Sr. Manager was also extremely helpful and knowledible in the subject area. I came away with a positive feeling about the interview even though it was apparent that the role was not specifically suited for me. It's been a little over two weeks and I haven't heard whether a final decision has been made. Regardless, I enjoyed learning about the firm and I appreciate the opportunity to interview and to be considered.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Management Consulting Manager at Accenture
Posted Feb 7, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 weeks)
applied online and contacted by recruiter that week. I knew someone that works there.
1. spoke for 45 min with recruiter as a screening process
2. situational interview over the phone with someone else in HR for 45 min
3. met with sr partner for 1 hr then mgmt consulting mgr for 1 hr. consisted of formal questions about my past experience and what if scenarios
4. contacted 2 days later by recruiter for verbal offer
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i countered 10% higher and asked for a signing bonus bc i was leaving money on the table. they met me in the middle which i later found out put me at the midpoint. good money but 10% less than you could make in a full time position with the same companies.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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