More quality, less quantity - Consultant Accenture Employee Review

2.0
Apr 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

If you just completed university and no other strategy consulting firm has recruited you - then choose Accenture. However, if your expectations are not high and you're just looking for a job that can provide an individual with multiple industry experiences (good or bad) Accenture is an excellent place to start. For travel, you get to stay in a reasonably nice hotel. During recruiting, the Senior Executives provided a lot of information regarding the firm and they were incredibly polite.

Cons

There are many downsides to working at Accenture, which is associated with your expectations. 1) Do not expect to be involved in a strategy role as this is a very minor component to Accenture. 2) Prepare to apply for many projects that are uninteresting, soul crushing, time consuming yet very easy despite what individuals say. 3) If you are interested in healthcare and life sciences this is a very small segment of this organization. 4) If you come straight from university and do not have an MBA and you have little work experience, you will be thrown into the Systems and Integration Analyst position. Depending on how one views it this can be beneficial, you may like coding and you might like attending to scripts - but there are many individuals who are not interested in this. Similar to the comments I made earlier, this is not a strategy firm.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hands down the best company I've worked for. It's fast-paced, but Accenture genuinely empowers its people rather than micromanaging them. The benefits are a real priority — they invest in your physical and mental health, offer a generous amount of PTO, and there are legitimate opportunities for promotion if you put in the work. If you're someone who gets bored easily in a role, this is one of the few places where you can stay with the same company and reinvent your career multiple times. The investment in training and upskilling is heavy and ongoing. And the culture around authenticity is real, not just a poster in the break room — especially in the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ communities, you're encouraged to bring your whole self to work and be comfortable being you.

Cons

This is not the place for you if you don't like change. Pivoting is constant, and keeping up with the latest industry trends can be uncomfortable at times. The sheer size of the organization means it can be hard to find the information you need, and learning the internal infrastructure takes a while. You'll also run into some negativity from folks during tough stretches — but honestly, if you're coming from a turbulent work history elsewhere, you'll recognize that this is much better than most.

5.0
Sep 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of pros working for Accenutre. They have great career opportunities, a never ending supply of interesting work, competitive compensation, wonderful benefits, great people, wonderful training programs, a tremendous number of brilliant professionals in their fields ready to help, and great core values.

Cons

This is not an opportunity for those that do not want to work. At Accenture everyone has a load of work to do and often times under very tight customer time lines. It is a challenge that I enjoy but many might find it stressful.

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