Accenture - Pretty fun, but definitely just a stepping stone - Analyst Accenture Employee Review

3.0
Mar 10, 2009
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Pros

People you work with are pretty cool and its easy to make friends. Accenture seems to hire mostly hard working people who actually have personalities, which is cool. Projects are pretty diverse and all the perks - healthy vacation time, rewards programs, almost weekly sponsored happy hours, etc - can make for a fun experience. Sr Managers and Execs are usually very approachable and will talk to you about anything. Accenture has a good brand name and hopefully having it on your resume reaps returns later on.

Cons

Pay is pretty good when your first starting out, but subsequent increases have been miniscule. The laddering process for promotions, like many here have mentioned, is prone to bias and not done effectively in my opinion. Your life pretty much depends on like one Sr Exec somewhere who probably hasnt ever worked with you. As an analyst, most of the work is very low level, and doesnt command anyone's repect and attention. Accenture keeps hiring liberal arts/business majors and tries to force them to do technical roles which they dont want to do. Every analyst wants to get into the strategy group, which isnt even that good compared with the industry.

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5.0
Mar 26, 2026
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Pros

Great culture Growth opportunities Early opportunities to lead projects and have an immediate impacts on projects given teams are very lean

Cons

Consulting hours Some projects are more travel heavy than others

5.0
Sep 21, 2015
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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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