Accenture - Management Consulting
UCD Careers Week
8th February 2011
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Agenda
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An introduction to Accenture
Accenture – have we met before?
Life as an analyst
Recruitment /Graduate Profile Overview
Q&A
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Who We Are
• Global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company
• We help our clients in every part of their businesses from:
– Strategic planning… to
– Technology implementation… to
– Running their day-to-day operations
"we make difficult stuff happen and
complex problems seem simple"
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A Global Business
• Revenue in FY10 … $21.5 Billion
• People worldwide … 204,000 and rising
• Countries of operation … 120
• The vast majority of the world’s great
organisations as clients
• Global brand, global leadership, global
network, global workforce.
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A Local Business
Business
• People in Ireland … 1,400 and growing
• Office locations … Dublin and Belfast
• Most of Ireland’s top companies & many
government departments
• Global brand, local leadership, global network,
local workforce
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Our People & Values
• Best People
• Stewardship
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Respect for the Individual
Our Global Network
Client Value Creation
Integrity
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Our Capabilities
Comm. &
High Tech
Financial
Services
Public
Service
Products
Resources
Accenture Management Consulting (AMC)
Customer Relationship Management ; Finance & Performance Management;
Human Performance; Strategy; Supply Chain Management
Technology Growth Platform (TGP)
Information Management Services; Enterprise Solutions; Integration;
Infrastructure Consulting Services; IT Strategy & Transformation;
Microsoft Solutions; Mobile Solutions; Research & Development
Outsourcing
Business Process Outsourcing; Application Outsourcing;
Infrastructure Outsourcing
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What makes consulting different?
• Formal and on the job training
• Teamwork in an enjoyable and
productive environment
• Challenging and diverse work
• Working with varied clients
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Accenture & Joe Public – The Story?
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Accenture? Have We Met Before?
GNIB
Customs
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Life as an Analyst
Douglas Stewart
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A career with Accenture
Life as an Analyst
Doug Stewart
Started: 8th Feb 2010
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My background
Training
First client
Work and lifestyle
Career progression
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A career with Accenture
Life as an Analyst – My Background
UCD Smurfit – Master of Business Management (2009)
MIT/UCD – Master of Engineering Science (2008)
UCD – Mechanical Engineering (2007)
...but that’s just me!
Accenture graduates come from a diversity of backgrounds
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A career with Accenture
Life as an Analyst – Training
Consulting:
4 Weeks
 2 wks: Core Analyst School (CAS) – Chicago
 2 wks: Solutions Fundamentals Delivery (SDF)
– Dublin/London
+ Continuous on-going Internal and External training
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A career with Accenture
Life as an Analyst – First Client
Internal Accenture project – “myTE”
Global installation of time reporting software across all
Accenture offices worldwide.
 Project Management
 Customer Service
‘Virtual’ teamwork
Based: Grand Canal Plaza, D4
Duration: 6 months
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A career with Accenture
Life as an Analyst – Work and Lifestyle
Q: What does Accenture do?
A: Accenture design, build, test, deploy and maintain large scale computer
software systems. (Coding, PM, Testing, Data analysis, etc)
Q: How much to I get paid?
A: €31,000 + benefits
Q: What are the hours like?
A: Depends on project...but you do get paid overtime. I’m 9 - 5.30pm!
Q: Are there opportunities to travel?
A: Yes – mainly in the UK, but roles further afield are possible.
Q: Is there any craic?
A: Yes - Plenty of social nights.
- Clubs and societies (Golf, rugby, photography, surfing, football, etc)
- Project events (Tag rugby, karting, bowling, virtual golf, etc)
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A career with Accenture
Life as an Analyst – Career Progression
In theory: (Varies with market conditions)
Analyst
Consultant
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2 years
3 years
Manager
Senior Manager
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5 years
5+ years
Senior Executive
CMD or International
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if you’re very good!
if you’re seriously good!
Based on performance reviews every 6 months
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Life as an Analyst
Hilary Allen
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A Career With Accenture
• Life as an Intern/Analyst
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Hilary Allen
Start Date Intern: May 14th 2010
Start Date Analyst: October 4th 2010
Client: VHI
Projects:
– Patient Verification
– MyVHI
– Benefits by Renewal
• Brilliant Social Life!!!
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A Career with Accenture
• Taking a Different Path
• BA in Political Science
• Worked as a World Bank researcher following college
• Internship
– Getting to know the ‘real’ Accenture
• Decided to stay with Accenture following an excellent
experience
• Going training in March
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A Career with Accenture
Life as an Intern – External Client
• Working directly with the client each day
• Teams are mixed – Accenture & Client
• Team member
• You won’t just be photocopying all summer!
• Training
• Presentation skills, interview skills, management consulting
• Role: Technology & AMC
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A Career with Accenture
• Internship Application Process
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Internship applications online in March
Internships 3-6 months
Start dates April onwards
Application Form
– Work experience, education, extracurricular activities
– Questions section
• Interview
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Recruitment /Graduate Profile
Overview
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Our Grad Profile
We accept applications across every discipline.
Some of the grads we’ve previously hired:
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Commerce, MBS Marketing NUIG
Commerce UCD
Engineering Trinity
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Information Technology LIT
BSC Finance UCC
International Commerce UCD
Business Information Systems UCC
Business IT Queens
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We are currently recruiting Grads for:
• Technology Consulting
- 40 Grad Demand for 2011/2012
- Majority to start in Aug/Sept
• Management Consulting
- 10 confirmed for September
- Further numbers TBC
• Accenture Technology Solutions
- 20 JSEs confirmed for intake throughout the year
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Accenture Recruitment process
Visit our website to find
out more:
www.accenture.com/irelandgraduates
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Apply on-line
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Once received, your application is
acknowledged and screened
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2 stages to selection process:
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First Round Interview with Manager
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1-to-1 interview with Senior
Executive, panel interview with 2
Senior Managers & a Fact Finding
Case Study
If successful, offer made
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Accenture Internship
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Hire a small number of interns each year – 4/6
Usual start date April
CVs accepted through referrals/ received on campus
Manager level competency based interview take place on campus
Come from a variety of universities and disciplines
Aligned to different parts of the business
Structured Programme
Formal Induction and excellent training provided
Assigned a Buddy
Feel part of the Accenture Community
Next intake April 2012
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Accenture Academic Innovation in
Computing Award
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Accenture Academic Innovation
in Computing Award
• The Accenture Academic Innovation in Computing Award seeks to
recognise, reward and encourage excellence in the area of
innovation.
• Open to all IT/Computer Science final year or postgraduate students
in Ireland, the award provides students the opportunity to submit their
final year/masters college projects for the chance to demonstrate their
project to the Accenture Leadership Panel and be in with a chance to
win a cash prize of €2000.
• All submitted projects for the award are assessed by the Accenture
project review board resulting in five finalist projects being chosen for
the final round demonstration. This demonstration is a chance for
students to present the innovative aspect of their project and gain
exposure and feedback around their submission.
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Accenture Academic Innovation
in Computing Award
• Projects are submitted by 7th May 2011
• Keep an eye out for our emails and posters
next March/April 2011
• 2010 winner Conor Higgins from University
of Limerick whose project was about, “The
Use of Surface Electromyography to Create
and Control Audiovisual Content”.
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Questions?
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