Great place to start your career - Consultant Accenture Employee Review

4.0
Jul 6, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

--Broad range of experiences - because of its sheer size, broad list of clients and industries, large number of services it offers and its geographic span Accenture can offer a huge amount of opportunities to be exposed to things you want to see and learn. --Great training and on-the-job learning - Accenture invests heavily in training its employees. Before going on his / her first project assignment each analyst or consultant spends 3 weeks in formal training. In addition, the majority of learning occurs on the job through mentoring from managers with more experience or others in the practice. --Great people to work with - even with its over 180,000 employees worldwide, Accenture manages to provide an atmosphere where you feel a part of a community or practice and are free to bond and exchange experience and ideas with colleagues with a broad range of interests and experiences.

Cons

--Accenture's focus is IT, even in projects that start out as non-IT. There is a lot of IT knowledge around and they lead the industry in that area. However, if you're not into IT Accenture may not be the best place to start your career.

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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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