Welcome!
Career Information Session
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Agenda
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Who is Accenture?
Career Path
The Consulting Analyst
Training
What We Look For
Next Steps
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Who We Are…What We
Do?
• Global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company
• 95,000 people, 48 countries
• US $11.8 billion
• Expertise:
– Consulting
– Technology
– Outsourcing
• Help our clients become high-performance businesses
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Our Clients
• We work with clients in nearly every major industry worldwide
AT&T
Best Buy
British Airways
Dell
Microsoft
Miller Brewing
United Parcel Service
• 87 of the FORTUNE® Global 100 and over two-thirds of the
FORTUNE® Global 500
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Consulting:
The Ins & Outs
• Why do companies hire consultants?
– Specialized experience not available in-house
– Assign resources to yield greatest value
– Objective assessment of business operations and strategy
• What do consultants do?
– Listen
– Investigate
– Analyze
– Recommend
– Implement
– Collaborate with our clients to not only innovate but execute
and create tangible value
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Accenture Workforces
• Accenture is a multi-workforce company. Each
contributes to our business in a different way
and offers a different career experience
depending on your skills.
Consulting
Services
Accenture
Technology
Solutions
Enterprise
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Global Operating
Groups
Communications
& High Tech
• Communications
• Electronics & High
Tech
• Media &
Entertainment
Financial
Services
• Banking
• Insurance
• Capital Markets
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Government
• Defense
• Justice/Security &
Election Services
• Human Services
• Immigration
• Postal
• Education
• Revenue
Products
• Automotive
• Industrial Equipment
• Pharmaceuticals &
Medical Products
• Transportation &
Travel Services
• Retail & Consumer
• Health Services
Resources
• Chemicals
• Energy/Natural
Resources
• Utilities
• Forest Products
• Metals & Mining
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Our Consulting Groups
• Business Consulting
• Solutions Engineering
• Technology Consulting
Where You Might Fit In…
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Focus on Specialization
Industry
Alignment to consulting group
Industry + Consulting Group = Assignments & Training
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Why choose a career in
consulting?
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Platform for future success
Work with big name clients
Outstanding training
Develop your career
Acquire great skills
Work in teams with other highly talented people
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Our unique, dynamic
culture
• Variety of challenging
and interesting work
• Creative, collaborative
teams
• Flexible work
environment
• Diverse, inclusive culture
• Continuous learning
• Inspiring leadership
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My consulting
experience…
• What is the consulting experience really like?
Project Example
Objective
Timeframe
Roles and Responsibilities
Team Dynamics
Challenges
Project Resolution
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Creating a diverse
environment
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Diversity training available to all employees
Chief Diversity Officer, Kedrick Adkins reports directly to CEO
Workshops, forums & programs targeted specifically to minorities
National Diversity Networking Groups
– African American
– Asian American
– Gay & Lesbian
– Hispanic American
– Women’s Initiatives
– Work/Life Strategy
• Mentoring Programs for employees
• Various initiatives to promote and advance women at Accenture
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Career Path
PARTNER/ASSOCIATE
PARTNER
Entrepreneurial
Skills
SENIOR MANAGER
SENIOR MANAGER/
MANAGER
Industry
Skills
Managerial
Skills
CONSULTANT
Supervisory
Skills
ANALYST
Technical
Skills
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Business
Skills
Administrative
Skills
Design
Skills
Communication
Skills
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The Consulting Analyst
• Roles and responsibilities:
– Build industry skills
– Develop technology-based solutions
– Analyze, design and implement business process improvements
– Define user requirements
• Gain and specialize skills in:
– Business process design
– Business validation concepts
– Testing and quality assurance
– System building concepts
– Programming and development
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No Typical Day!
Build
Technical
Skills
Training
&
Development
Project
Assignments
Exposure
To
Leadership
Communities
Teamwork
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Continuous Learning
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Professional and personal growth
New Employee Orientation
Core Analyst Program
Continuous learning throughout your career:
– Entire website dedicated to computer-based
training (mylearning.com)
– In-person courses
• On-the-job experience
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Are we right for you?
If you’re looking for…
• Variety
• Development opportunities
• Deep, specialized skills
• Challenging and interesting work
• Creative, collaborative teams
• Diverse colleagues and clients
• Possible travel
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Are you right for us?
We are looking for…
• Outstanding academic performance
• Strong leaders
• People with an interest in technology
• Effective communicators
• Analytical problem-solvers
• Team players
• Quick learners
• Flexible people
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We are currently
seeking…
• Preferred graduation dates
• Preferred majors
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Engineering
Computer Science
MIS/CIS
Business & Quantitative Business (Finance, Economics,
Accounting)
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring
sponsorship for employment visa status
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Next steps –
Stay in touch!
• Talk to presenters and recruiters and get to
know our people
• Visit the U.S. careers website for information
and upcoming events
campusconnection.accenture.com
• Inquire at your career services center for
resume collection and interview schedules
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Optional slides
• Optional slides on the following topics:
– Outsourcing
– Capability Groups
– Internship Program
• Insert in general presentation where
appropriate
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Outsourcing
• A single, long-term assignment at a client site
• Preferred majors include: Engineering, Computer Science,
MIS/CIS, Decision Sciences, and select Business and Liberal Arts
majors for specific client engagements.
• Outsourcing roles include:
– involvement in a particular stage of the life-cycle of new and
existing software applications
– full end-to-end service for the creation, delivery and operation
of enterprise-wide packaged applications such as SAP,
PeopleSoft
• More limited travel than traditional consulting roles
• Flexible and user-focused training
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Capability Groups
Technology
Global
Architecture
&
Core
Technologies
(GACT)
Global
Business
Solutions
(GBS)
Business Consulting
Technology
Research
&
Innovation
(TR&I)
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Financial &
Performance
Management
(F&PM)
Supply
Chain
Management
(SCM)
Customer
Relationship
Management
(CRM)
Human
Performance
(HP)
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Internship Program
Overview
• Locally-based summer internship
• 10 weeks, paid
• Analyst-type roles in a client or internal
engagement setting
• Accenture Student Leadership Conference
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Internship Program
What we look for
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Undergraduates entering senior year in the fall
Demonstrated leadership, quantitative and analytical skills
High motivation and self-confidence
Ability to work in a problem-solving environment
Minimum of one semester of programming experience (C.S
majors, Engineering majors, MIS majors, etc)
• Capacity to work individually and as a team member in a
professional, client environment
• Intellect, evidenced by an outstanding academic record
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring
sponsorship for employment visa status
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Sample Intern
Assignments
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Defining user requirements
Programming/Coding
Testing applications
Researching work on a proposal
Supporting project administration
Developing training
Analyzing, designing and implementing
business process improvements
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My personal experience
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Joe Intern
Summer 200X, Chicago office
Bullet point the project and Joe’s role…
Greatest thing about being an Accenture Intern
What I’ll take back to school with me…
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