1. SCOOPS Session Thursday, January 22, 2004
Hello, My name is Ian Russell and a Manager out of our Chicago office
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SCOOPS Session Thursday, January 22, 2004
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2. Agenda Introduction About Accenture & Consulting
The Consulting Analyst
Characteristics & What We Look For
I’ll begin with an overview of Accenture – our business, industries and culture that makes us who we are – as well as what consulting is in general.
Then I’ll describe the role of the consulting analyst and try to depict a day in the life for you.
I’ll give you an idea of the continuous training and learning that is part if our everyday environment.
After that, we will take a look at some of the characteristics we are looking for in an analyst and some that you may be seeking in a company to make sure it is a good fit.
I will also go into a little more detail on what we are particularly seeking in our consulting analysts.
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3. Accenture in a Nutshell
Global management consulting and technology services company
80,000 people, 47 countries
US$11.6 billion
Expertise:
Consulting
Technology
Outsourcing
Alliances
Accenture is much more than a consulting company. We have deep industry expertise and broad global resources.
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Consulting – consulting is at the core of our business and opportunities for consulting entry-level analysts will be the emphasis of our discussion today.
Before we go into detail about consulting, here is a brief description of other equally important areas of our expertise.
Technology – we are a leader in the technology marketplace. We develop and implement cutting-edge technology on a daily basis.
Outsourcing – we enter into long-term relationships with our clients to transform, manage and continuously improve their critical business processes, such as finance & accounting, logistics and information technology.
Alliances – central to our strategy, our client service business, and the way we deliver value to our clients. We have approx. 100 relationships with established and early-stage companies whose capabilities complement our own.
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4. Consulting – the Ins and 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.
Let’s take a closer look at consulting – why companies hire consultants and what consultants actually do…
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5. Our Unique, Dynamic Culture
Variety of challenging and interesting work
Creative, collaborative teams
Flexible work environment
Diverse, inclusive culture
Continuous learning
Inspiring leadership
Accenture has a unique culture that thrives on the people that make us who we are. The list of positive characteristics about our culture is endless, however, here are a few that try to get the meaning across.
Variety of challenging and interesting work that makes an impact
Creative, collaborative teams on every assignment. Teamwork is the fabric of our culture.
Flexible work options could include things like our Flexible Fly-Back Policy, Part-time Job Sharing, Flextime, Modified or Compressed Work Weeks, and Telecommuting that help employees balance careers and personal lives
Diverse, inclusive culture from the top down. Mention Chief Diversity Officer, diversity committees and several US diversity programs
Continuous learning environment where formal and informal training is basically a mouse click away
Inspiring leadership always available to share ideas and mentor
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6. 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
So how does the consulting entry-level analyst fit in?
Consulting analysts usually work on one client engagement at a time right at the client site, alongside other people at their organization. The team size varies based on the project but traditionally consists of a client Partner lead and other consultant/manager level people.
Responsibilities can vary across client engagements. On any given day, an analyst may expect to build and leverage skills like those seen on this slide.
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We don’t require that individuals have technical experience, but an interest. Our training will help them get up to speed.
Technical skills are truly the building block in an analyst’s career development. They need to have a solid understanding of how a system is constructed, right down to the programming and coding. This is turn significantly helps them down the road in doing a better job designing a system and then, ultimately, actually managing the development of a system. So, these technical skills are nurtured in your first few years and will provide a solid platform for future performance and development.
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7. Continuous Learning Professional and personal growth
New Employee Orientation
Core Analyst Program
Local
St. Charles
Continuous Training
Centralized
Local Courses
Computer-based
On-the-job experience
Accenture sells the knowledge, the know-how, and the expertise of its people to its clients. Therefore, it is vital that our people are equipped with the latest and greatest technologies and industry developments, which is supported by ongoing training throughout your career. Training equips Accenture people with the tools and skills that will enable them to grow personally and professionally.
(New analyst training is done in teams)
The Core Analyst Program helps our people develop the skills required to make successful contributions throughout their career. These core skills cross industry segments and service areas have a focus on business skills, leadership and personal development, systems delivery fundamentals and client service skills.
During an analyst’s first several weeks, they complete New Employee Orientation and the Core Analyst Local course. This course is the first in a curriculum designed to provide the support necessary for success in our company, particularly on your first engagements. Upon completion, you are then scheduled to attend the Core Analyst School at the Center for Professional Education in St. Charles, Illinois. This course is designed to simulate a client engagement. Our people enjoy going to St. Charles because they meet Accenture people from all over the world.
As part of all continuous training throughout a career at Accenture, training can be done both in-person or virtually.
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8. Are we right for you? Are you right for us?
Are you looking for…
Variety
Development opportunities
Challenging and interesting work
Working with creative, collaborative teams
Diverse colleagues and clients
Possible travel
We seek…
Outstanding academics
Leaders
Interest in technology
Effective communicators
Analytical problem-solvers
Team players
Quick learners
Flexibility
A career at Accenture affords a challenging environment with opportunity for professional and personal development.
Are We Right for You?
Your first job is a momentous decision, and it needs to be the right platform on which to build your career. We believe Accenture affords a unique career opportunity – and a continuing business education.
If you’re looking for these characteristics in a new career, then we could be on the same page to delivering results together.
Are You Right for Us?
The type of individual that could be right for Accenture possesses the qualities you see here.
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9. What We Look For Preferred majors
Engineering
Computer Science
CIS
Business & Quantitative Business (Finance, Economics, Accounting)
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship for employment visa status
If you plan to graduate this year – congratulations! You made it! Accenture will be seeking recent and/or upcoming graduates so stay tuned. And for those of you who are not graduating, stick around and learn about this potential career path.
We have opportunities for individuals from a variety of backgrounds and majors. However, there is an emphasis on the majors you see listed.
Please note that anyone who wishes to work Accenture must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring (now or in the future) sponsorship for employment visa status.
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