Accenture reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(177,824 total reviews)
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Accenture has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 177,824 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Accenture employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Apr 29, 2010
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Pros

If you feel stuck in your current job and need a push, Accenture is the best place to push you out of your comfort zone. I started as an entry level analyst with previous work experience. I soon found that my previous work experience didn't really count for much at Accenture. Expectations are high, but rewards are high as well. Make no mistakes, it's a tough place to work because of all the things you've read about IT consulting companies. It's pretty much true, but Accenture does have an amazing corporate culture and every day I'm happy to not be working directly for the client. Great people too.

Cons

The travel sucks (at least for me), but by far the worst is the work/life balance issues. On my project, it's nearly impossible to control the work/life balance. Client has my cell phone number and feels free to call whenever. The intensity level never seems to end, so having good professional endurance is something to develop quickly. It's tough to be the "outside contractor" as well because the client often holds us to a different set a rules than employee resources, or even other consulting companies we've had to work with on the same project. That double standard wears thin. Also frustrating is upper management who has no technical experience and thus can't understand technical concerns. PMs seem to get promoted heavily and getting into upper levels is good for somethings (like client interaction and statusing), but bad for others (helping protect the technical team when something goes wrong).

3.0
Apr 29, 2010
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Pros

1. You get to work with some really smart people and learn a lot from each other. 2. You are exposed to many nteresting large scale Projects. 3. You get to work in a very challenging environment which will truly test your consulting skills.

Cons

1. They pay very little attention to individual career objectives; their main concern is to make people chargeable. 2. They can make it extremely difficult to roll off a project to pursue other projects within the firm. 3. Promotions are largely based on how well you can form a relationship with senior management as opposed to actual "performance". Very poor expectation management when it comes to promotions and salary.

5.0
Apr 28, 2010

Great work/life balance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Management very supportive and respectful of their employees. Understanding about work/life balance as well. I have never had any issues getting time off when needed.

Cons

I do not like the performance appraisal process. Very lengthy and everyone's reviews are due at one time of the year. If you are over a large team, it can be overwhelming.

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