Accenture Reviews in Atlanta, GA Area

Pros

great people, good pay, a lot of diverse work experience. Ive been exposed to a few different fields since I started work here.

Cons

a lot of travel- you must be willing to spend a lot of time traveling. i travel every about week

Advice to Senior Management

great leadership thus far. its a huge company- hard to really be noticed. with more time and experience i will hopefully see more improvement

Pros

Wonderful networking opportunities, many opportunities to work with a truly global network. Great training and peers that are motivated to excel.

Cons

If in management consulting, the travel is intense. Additionally, the culture can be a little cliquish for those that join as experienced hires. The Accenture Strategy Practice also would like to think they are on par with some of the the premium strategy firms, but our Strategy Practice (not management consulting pracitce in general, which is strong) is pretty weak with big egos.

Advice to Senior Management

This year Accenture enforced a salary freeze on most of the workforce, except those that ranked as high performers. However, there are strict laddering policies which force a certain percentage of the population into the average ranking category. As a result, your first year at a new level often results in a "consistent with" ranking, which translated into no salary adjustment. As the market begins to pick back up, I would expect there to be some attrition as many of our employees may feel they are not compensated fairly.

Pros

Accenture has a great company culture. They have an excellent presence in the community and looks great on a resume.

Cons

I found it easy to be overlooked and used on a project as a space filler. You have to fight to get real work to do in order to have a decent yearly review.

Advice to Senior Management

Utilize the resources and talent you have within the company. Otherwise, people will begin to build disdain towards the company.

Pros

Mostly good people
Fairly good compensation
Good place to start a career

Cons

Culture of workaholicism
Promotions & raises are not based on actual performance but rather project performance and "who you know"

Advice to Senior Management

Create a mechanism for upward feedback

Pros

definitely a good place to work

Cons

there is no opportunity for growth

Advice to Senior Management

simplify

Pros

Excellent benefits especially while you are traveling. Many folks pocket their per diem and you can take personal vacations for the rest of your life with all the points and miles you earn from your hotel stays and flights.

Cons

Managers and above think they can control you by threatening your performance review which you get after finishing your role on every project. This intimidation is used to make you do things you ordinarily would not have to do, like skip a wedding to fly into the client's site early. Also you may get stuck in a city you dont like for months while working on a project or be relocated to an international office to complete an international project with less than 24 hour notice (you can say no, but there is always pressure to remain staffed on a project).

Advice to Senior Management

Treat those under you with respect. Borrow a page from other companies and try to look more after your people. The overwhelming consensus is that we can do with less benefits in order to have higher pay!

Pros

Can get lots of exposure/responsibility early on. Traveling and perks that come with it can be interesting.

Cons

Hard to break into (getting into projects, etc.) coming in as a new hire with no 'relevant' skills, also limits options. Ratings, etc. often depends on chargeability, which is often low for a new hire

Advice to Senior Management

More affected by offering group leadership than C-Suite level on a daily basis.

Pros

The work environment with Accenture is very young and full of talented people.

Cons

Compensation is terrible and the discrepency in salary between employees at the SAME levels is unacceptable.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to the feedback employees give and don't always think you know best. Try to come down from the ivory tower and put your finger on the pulse of the company so you can better understand how people feel.

Pros

Travel, On the job Training, Responsibility. Love the change. Felt like I had a new job every year. It great to work with people who are committed to working hard and playing just as hard. Did not compromise my Christian belifs.

Cons

The hours and work load can be immense!!!! You will take responsbility for your mistakes and you will fix them. Period.

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

You will work with great people

Cons

Pay structure is horrible even if you have experience. Must rub elbows with the right people in order to move up

Advice to Senior Management

Learn to give people a chance to prove themselves instead of dictating ones abilities