Accenture Reviews in Chicago, IL Area

Pros

Work experience, none much else.

Cons

work life balance, and then some

Advice to Senior Management

Integrity, Honesty

Pros

Opporutinity for grwth
leadership opportunitieis
good training
great companies to work for
travel opportunity
overall very satisfied just got tired out as was on teh road for 5 years and did not have any choice but to travel.

Cons

once you are in a group you are stuck with those projects. pay attention to managers and SM or else!

Advice to Senior Management

check in and see if employees would actually like to stop traveling! no choice of not traveling after five years is a little ridiculous.

Pros

Professional challenges
Compensation
Learning and training
Collaboration tools
People

Cons

Recognition
Leadership development
Performance evaluation / Regular feedback

Advice to Senior Management

Provide consistent and regular feedback to employees.

Pros

Good company to work for which is generally considerate of their employees, assuming your project allows for this. Some projects/clients, however, are quite demanding and can ask too much. The employees at Accenture are some of the best, and were always good to work with.

Cons

Some of the work can be relatively mundane. A lot of documentation work should be expected by new hires, and at the consultant-level you will be managing this type of work. Satisfaction can largely depend on the client you work within. Some of my clients were great to work with, while others were quite a drag.

Pros

Work and life balance. They support work from home initiatives which was a major motivator to be employed at Accenture.

Cons

Career advancement was very hard to come by. Stagnancy in current position wasn't unheard of. Climbing the ladder was not easy.

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership should really evaluate current employee advancement opportunities. If you don't provide one, you will never know how much that employee can shine!

Pros

People at Accenture are smart and care about one another.
The company is doing well, which leads to great opportunities.

Cons

Most of your success is due to luck - getting the right role at the right time with the right people. It is hard to manipulate your own career.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep the apprentice pool - let people figure out what they want to do and then enable it.

Pros

Coworkers can be nice and supportive when not overworked. Lots of online coursework available.

Cons

Expected to go above and beyond what was expected when first assigned to a project. If you don't keep up with tight deadlines, poor reviews. Expected to learn quickly to meet customer expectations. Long hours, lower pay, lots of offshore Indian coworkers with meeting times very late or very early. No tuition assistance.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve interview process before choosing developers. Not fair to expect more than known skillset. Don't just fill a slot and later have huge expectations. Great way to lose employees.

Pros

Challenging work,
Fast advancement based on performance
Great benefits, vacation and 401k vesting the day you start
Great people/peers to work with
Everyone willing to help when asked

Cons

Some groups or departments can be very politcal
At times, advancement and recogintion is based on who you know and dring with (especially internally)

Advice to Senior Management

Recognize that the 'carrot' you labored for (Partner) is not the same or as desireable to most.
Recognize there are some in leadership positions who are not very good 'leaders'.

Pros

I have joined accenture last year. I have learned so many new technology in a year which I have not learned in last 10 years.

Cons

Short term project for working mother is just so stressful.

Advice to Senior Management

n/a

Pros

Great people to work with
Very diverse enviroment
Exposure to international processes
Comradery among team members

Cons

Extremely high expectations
No direct communication from senior level management