Overall a good experience - Consultant Accenture Employee Review

4.0
Jan 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Accenture recognizes people and skills from all academic and work backgrounds For the most part the people are great Training is good and easily available You get to meet and work with people from all over the world

Cons

The completely off, work life balance goes without saying but you can get lucky and land a good project. You definitely get thrown in the deep end and its a case of sink or swim, again just know what you are getting into. If you are on a smaller project, promotions from your level will affect your review and or rating. Perfectly brilliant people get rated a 'below' with no other explanation than 'we had to put someone there and x, x and x are up for promotion so we couldn't give it to them' I have worked with a couple of seriously questionable Senior Execs - unable or unwilling to accept that they are in over their heads - when you are working for them, there is nothing you can do about it either

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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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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