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Jan 5, 2009
Details
Career Opportunities
4.0
Communication
3.5
Compensation & Benefits
2.0
Employee Morale
4.0
Recognition & Feedback
3.0
Senior Leadership
4.0
Work/Life Balance
5.0
Fairness & Respect
2.5
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Pros
Agressive work schedule. You can pretty much learn about any thing you want to, your managers are more than willing to give you extra work :)
Flexibility - You have all the flexibility in the world as long as the job is getting done. Work from home, weekdays off for weekends, flex-fly program - I can fly to any city every other weekend, i have to pay the taxes though.
Great place to improve confidence - caeful with this one, if you are not agressive then it might fie back. I get to be on a lot of client facing roles because I'm confident, well-informed and agressive. Another dude treats it just as a job and the job treats him just like another dude.
Cons
Pay, i can get atleast a 40% increment somewhere else but I love working here too much, mostly because of all the flexibility.
Performace reviews - Only thing that matters is reviews, period. Only person who has say in your reviews is your Manager. So suck up to him/her as much as you can, use your people skills. You can be the hardest worker but that doesn't matter,almost everyone who's at accenture for over two years is.
Only thing while picking up a project that I see is who my manager is and how supportive he is. If I realize that he's not going to give me excellent ratings, I try and get out of that gig at god speed.
Advice to Senior Management
Your performance system sucks. It basically bases it on Manager's evaluation but "who will guard the guards". If my manager and I are best of buddies, goodbye Mr. Preformer - I'm getting your promotion.
Your Sr. Managers and above are over paid and analysts are under paid.
Jan 5, 2009
Details
Career Opportunities
4.0
Communication
4.0
Compensation & Benefits
4.0
Employee Morale
4.5
Recognition & Feedback
4.0
Senior Leadership
4.0
Work/Life Balance
5.0
Fairness & Respect
3.5
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Pros
-- Systematic promotion process
-- Hard work and results are acknowledged and rewarded
-- Great internal technical resources available
-- Accenture spends a lot on training and education per capita
Cons
-- Hard for experienced hires to get into the old boys club
-- Staffing on projects is chaotic and based on networking only
-- Outside experience is not valued as much as Accenture experience even if outside experience is solid
-- Systematic process means many people who started their career with Accenture become Managers is 4-5 years and Senior Managers in 5-7 years and their lack of expeirence shows and bewilders the clients
Advice to Senior Management
Standardized staffing process (e.g. every role should be filled via myScheduling database) so the right people are staffed; less focus on just staffing via networking
Jan 5, 2009
Details
Career Opportunities
5.0
Communication
5.0
Compensation & Benefits
5.0
Employee Morale
5.0
Recognition & Feedback
5.0
Senior Leadership
5.0
Work/Life Balance
5.0
Fairness & Respect
5.0
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Pros
Variety of Opportunity
Ability to learn from pros
Chance to make a significant contribution to a number of businesses
Rewards are consistent with results
Cons
Life as a consultant can be stressful
Travel
Advice to Senior Management
Give lower level folks as much responsibility as possible; teach them the Accenture business model
Jan 1, 2009
Details
Career Opportunities
4.0
Communication
3.5
Compensation & Benefits
3.0
Employee Morale
4.5
Recognition & Feedback
5.0
Senior Leadership
4.0
Work/Life Balance
2.5
Fairness & Respect
3.5
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Pros
My direct mgmt communicates openly and well. Flex hours, teleworking, autonomy.
Retiree healthcare still in place.
Good projects and a chance to "show your stuff" if you are inclined to go there.
Good people with good intentions and potential but limited support due to "old" Andersen mentality.
Cons
Poor 401K match especially with no traditional retirement package. Too long from hire date to eligibility for 401K match...12 to 18 months!!!
Very poor severance plan for Services sector.
Healthcare plan in USA needs some work. Copays are too high. Service from providers not at optimum. Prescription drug plan flawed.
PTO plan encourages people to work sick and come back to work too soon from surgeries. Too few holidays in the USA. Off the norm by 3 days or more.
Need salary increases to keep pace with healthcare premium cost increases at least.
Managers need more input to salary and bonus amounts....all dictated by HR.
Need more experienced hires if company is to progress....too many new grads just don't know how to get the job done.
Advice to Senior Management
Hire more experienced people....company is top heavy with new grads who have never worked a day in their lives. Many experienced hires are frustrated working for and with critical people who have less experience and NO self confidence. Just DO IT!
Match 401Ks immediately or 3 months from hire.
Improve healthcare and reduce costs to employees.
Abolish Service sector severance plan for same plan as Consulting sector.
Increase paid holidays in the USA especially in the Spring from New Year's Day to Memorial Day.
Retain current number of PTO days but add sick leave time for minor illnesses (flu, sick child, etc.) so people don't work sick and infect others.
Increase Flex Spend Account maximums.
Put policies and processes in place with TEETH....there are no consequencies if you don't follow policy and processes!?
Jan 1, 2009
Details
Career Opportunities
4.0
Communication
3.5
Compensation & Benefits
2.5
Employee Morale
4.0
Recognition & Feedback
1.5
Senior Leadership
3.0
Work/Life Balance
4.5
Fairness & Respect
2.5
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Pros
The diversity of industries in which Accenture has clients offers consulting workforce employees the ability to gain experience across the board and allows you a chance to learn more about where you want to develop.
Cons
If you've started at Accenture right out of school your salary (or lack thereof) is based entirely on your major. While they attempt to promote an image of merit based rewards chances are overwhelmingly strong that you will never catch up to a peer that had a technical or engineering degree even if you are doing the exact same role or do it better. If you feel that pay if offset by recognition of accomplishments you may need to have your spouse give you a pat on the back because it's not frequent to get it out of upper management. Some say because it's high expectations, more realistically it's because most of the managers and senior leadership are where they're at because of time with the company and not because of their leadership abilities.
Advice to Senior Management
If you want to promote merit based pay increases and promotions then do it. Majority of the work force acknowledges that the annual review process is not fair and impartial. Save unit re-organizations until the middle of the fiscal year, pulling someones direct supervisor and their direct supervisor does not provide for a fair review. Be as quick to recognize and congratulate employees as you are to educate them on their mistakes (we appreciate both but it's normal to let things get a little one-sided)
Dec 31, 2008
Details
Career Opportunities
2.5
Communication
4.0
Compensation & Benefits
4.5
Employee Morale
4.5
Recognition & Feedback
4.0
Senior Leadership
4.0
Work/Life Balance
5.0
Fairness & Respect
3.5
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Pros
This company has lots of real estate (pun intended) to allow a self motivated person to learn, grow and move around the organization. I would whole heartedly recommend Accenture for a new college graduate, technical person in developing country or technology / business professional whom has stalled in their career and needs some fresh wind/challenge. Overall Accenture is a great technology company that will provide a spring board and wealth of professional contacts as you grow, rebuild and reposition your career.
Cons
Accenture is investing heavily in low cost and developing IT areas for call centers and backend support. The financial incentives for experienced technology workers in the US are not what they used to be. Albeit there's still opportunity but its harder to get at. I guess this could be an indicator to the saturatng need for IT services and outsourcing in the American markets and Accenture's already large size.
Advice to Senior Management
Value your experienced technical employees
Dec 31, 2008
Details
Career Opportunities
3.5
Communication
4.0
Compensation & Benefits
5.0
Employee Morale
3.5
Recognition & Feedback
3.5
Senior Leadership
3.5
Work/Life Balance
3.0
Fairness & Respect
3.5
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Pros
Accenture provides very good compensation and benefits. It helps to be on a project away from your home location to make the most of their compensation. Also, they provide good stock options for its employees and good 401K reimbursement. For the most part they have good client relationships and work hard to maintain these relationships. I'm proud to work for Accenture and it seems that they have an excellent reputation compared to most consulting firms. You are expected to work a LOT of hours, however I feel that they have drastically changed my work ethic for the better and have allowed me opportunity for growth.
Cons
Accentures worklife balance is not exactly stellar. There have been many times that employees have asked for vacation only to have their requested days denied. I for one, have had to work numerous holidays in order to get things done for the client. Another major downfall for Accenture is that they sometimes have hostile relationships with their clients. Often times clients resent the fact that there are consultants on their projects helping them and they receive a lot of pushback. Also, it can be difficult to maintain any type of relationship while on a project as you are expected to work a minimum of 10 to 12 hours a day.
Advice to Senior Management
Senior management really needs to think back to when they were analysts and needs to respect that each individual needs to have a life outside of work
Dec 30, 2008
Details
Career Opportunities
4.5
Communication
3.5
Compensation & Benefits
3.5
Employee Morale
5.0
Recognition & Feedback
2.5
Senior Leadership
3.0
Work/Life Balance
4.0
Fairness & Respect
3.0
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Pros
The best reason to work for Accenture is this: Get your career jump-started fast.
There is a ton of information to be had within the organization. Whether you're looking at the Grapevine or the Knowledge Exchange, the amount of information and knowledge that is available to be shared is immense. Take every opportunity to learn more and make it a priority to advance your education.
The other biggest reason to work for Accenture is the people. The people around you are absolutely amazing. You work so hard to get to where you are and working at Accenture it's as if you've arrived. The people around you hold themselves to a higher standard.
Cons
The hours can be long and the recognition scarce. It's hard to know what management wants sometimes because management doesn't communicate expectations as well as they could be.
It seems as though the evaluation process is a dark, sealed process where you only get ahead by knowing someone inside the process. That doesn't feel good at all. If you are a shark, proceed with caution and network constantly.
Travel is a double edged sword. It can be a great opportunity to see different areas of the country and world or it can be a burden. Living life on a "business need" basis can be stressful. Potential applicant beware.
Advice to Senior Management
Communicate your expectations and processes more.
Dec 29, 2008
Details
Career Opportunities
3.0
Communication
2.5
Compensation & Benefits
3.0
Employee Morale
2.5
Recognition & Feedback
3.0
Senior Leadership
3.5
Work/Life Balance
2.0
Fairness & Respect
2.0
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Pros
Working for Accenture will mean plenty of travel (some good destinations some not so good), the opportunity to work along-side other smart people that have joined Accenture for the salary + brand and finally working for some very large clients.
Cons
Accenture doesn't offer the most personable environment and as a consultant you would be moved about onto projects sometimes without even your own knowledge. You are paid well and have a great name on your CV so in return you are expected to give most of your free time to the firm.
As an employee you will need to take charge of your career and should expect little help from HR. It's a big firm so expect a lot of politics.
Advice to Senior Management
Spend more time listening to feedback from employees and make tangible changes based on feedback
Dec 27, 2008
Details
Career Opportunities
5.0
Communication
4.5
Compensation & Benefits
4.0
Employee Morale
4.5
Recognition & Feedback
4.5
Senior Leadership
4.0
Work/Life Balance
3.5
Fairness & Respect
4.5
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Pros
The opportunities that is given, to employees. The employees at the firm make it a great place, due to the fact of the knowledge one can gain from others. Also a nice perk of the firm, but can be curse is the traveling.
Cons
Having incompetent management, and at times the long hours.
Advice to Senior Management
Keep the employees aware to the best of their ability, with what is going on with in the firm, and to start providing better programs that will help folks understand the promotion process.
