I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Accenture in Jan 2014
Interview
I applied through a college recruiter late last year (2013). Began the process in January of 2014 with a phone interview with a recruiter which was basically a resume/background parse in which they want to confirm everything on your resume and see if you could fit into the company.
Shortly after this interview, I was invited to do 2 back to back case and behavioral interviews on the phone with Managers/Senior Managers of Accenture. The interviewers were really laid back and nice. Didn't even feel like an interview but felt more like a conversation with a friend who happened to be looking to hire you. In regards to the case interview, spend some time reading Crack the Case. It is a very good resources. After reading this book, look up practice case books from MBA schools and use them as practice. At a point, either you understand consulting or you don't, if you are struggling throughout the practice then maybe consulting is not a good fit for you.
After this round, I was invited to final rounds at office. They directly pay for your airfare and hotel expenses and will reimburse you for other reasonable expenses. Final rounds consist of a case interview and a confirming interview with Managers/Senior Managers. I didn't do a lot of prep for this round, just two practice cases on the flight into the city. Confirming interview is mainly a conversation about yourself to see if you are the kind of person Accenture can trust to send to a client. Offer came two days later via random phone call from recruiter. I almost had to mute myself because I was so excited to get the job and be done with the job search process. The process was very well organized and all of those involved in the recruiting process were nice, even my fellow recruits were nice!
My biggest advice is to relax, be yourself, and just let the pieces fall however they may.
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Question 1
None really, cases are something either you get it or you don't. If you don't, do not try to fake it because they will see through it. Have a good answer for "Why Accenture". You cannot apply for a job in a company and expect them to hire you if you, yourself, do not have a good reason why you want to work there.
The recruiter reached out to me to check if im interested to apply.
After initial contact it took a follow up to get a first round. I was immediately pushed to the next round which went ok in my opinion.
But after that its been more than a couple of weeks and I havent even heard back from them despite following up once.
This is a very poor interview process if the recruiter cant even send an automated rejection email.
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Question 1
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Accenture (Atlanta, GA)
Interview
I cried after my interview. The recruiter ended the interview with telling me that I did everything wrong, that I answered every question wrong, and that everything on my resume was useless. He had 0 words of kindness, and was not at all encouraging to me.
I applied online. I interviewed at Accenture (Portugal)
Interview
I did my application through the company website. after this, i had a meeting with HR. the second fase i did languages tests and after pass a interview with a TL.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About my background, if i had problem with sensitive information, what i would do if i had a problem or dont know how to solve something.
Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Accenture with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Analyst roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 320 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Accenture overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Accenture as a Business Analyst according to 320 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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