Hi all,

Would like some tips from those who have gone through (or have friends who have gone through) interviews@Accenture.

1. What's the process like? How many rounds of interviews do we have to go through before getting an offer?
2. Any aptitude or technical tests? Is the technical test hands-on or paper test? As in they give you a paper with 50 questions for you to do on the paper or put you in a room with a computer for you to code?
3. What kind of technical questions do they usually ask for people in .NET field? Some example/type of questions?


Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by wling: Mar 19 2006, 07:45 PM

i assume you're applying for technical position?
3 interviews for experienced people.

1- phone interview to ask your expected pay, notice period, and some basic stuff.

2- interview with senior manager. will last about 1 hour or more, with questions ranging from unit testing, technology questions, scenarios, etc. Basically about everything in terms of technical.

3- interview with dept head. he/she will let you know about what you're going to do, what they can pay you, etc. Just to meet up with you.

If not wrong, fresh grad might need to go through more interviews.

yeah, for experienced technical position with .NET skillset. I suppose the 2nd session is the most important that will determine whether you get it or not.

unkn0wn, from your description, does that mean the whole process is all verbal interviews? Or will there be hands-on as in they give a scenario, then you have to program the solution on a laptop or write it on a whiteboard or something?

everything is in verbal interviews. the questions are quite detailed. u need to know your stuff in order to answer those. that was last time. i'm not very sure about the current trend.

all the best.

p/s........technical position in accenture, your starting pay will be quite low. so be prepared.

be aware of the working hours tho...

yea, u have to work extremely long hrs though u get to claim bit bit of allowance

i tot accenture offering rm14 per hour for OT? for programmer
not that sure, jz heard from fren b4...

correct me if i am wrong...

woah... your nick! does it represent your name like mine does?

Looks like you work in many firm or went for many interviews before.

normally after the phone interview, how long you need to wait for the second interview, if you are shortlisted ?

depends. sometimes 2 weeks, sometimes 3 months. LOL. depends on their needs.

mner, its good to go for interviews once in a while to check your value in the market don't u think so?

There are actually two directions, if you are entering for a technical position such as a programmer then I am not too sure but if you are entering as an analyst under the consulting workforce the interview process is as follows.

1. Interview with manager
2. Interview with senior manager
3. Interview with senior executive

Usually the questions they ask are not that technical related. They are very thorough in their questioning so be prepared. They would expect you to have very good communication skills and be precise and deep in your answers. The last interview with the senior executive can be anything under the sun so it really depends on your luck.

For example, a simple question like, "Explain a situation you were in before where you had a hard deadline". You can give a very simple and broad based answer and mention that you called a few people to discuss etc etc. Then they will ask you what you said during that phone conversation and how did it impact the project/situation or how the end receiver of your call would react to the situation.

Remember to ask as many questions and do your homework. Check out the other interview sections of this forums. If you carefully study it and work with it, you shouldn't have any problems. It is also good to rehearse explaining certain situations you have been in.

The very common situations are:
- When you showed leadership qualities
- Hard deadline
- Had to work with a difficult member of the team





This post has been edited by Mavik: Mar 21 2006, 04:49 PM

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

Though i have a few more enquiries. Will they make an offer during the 3rd interview? Or they will call and let you know that you're successful later on? If so, how long do you have to wait after the 3rd interview for an offer? A week or so?

depends on how much they need your service. if they're desperate, they will even buy you out from ur current company

wah.. accenture got very high pay 1 wo..
good luck wling

u mean the consulting got very high pay as far as i know, the IT dept is still ok, the pay is not very high.

Sometimes it really depends on how well do you do during your 2nd interview. If you did very well then by the 3rd interview you would get a confirmation. But there are cases whereby people failed it during the 3rd interview.

Have you completed your 3rd interview? If you attend any interview and don't get a reply in a week's time, just give them a call and ask about your application.

yes.. fresh grad consulting got 3.5k le
IT also wont less than 3k

I don't think they give fresh grads RM3.5k anymore.

fresh grad consulting now is 3k
IT fresh grad is 1.9k (a year ago).

i got friends working in both departments

This post has been edited by unkn0wn: Mar 31 2006, 05:19 PM

Mavik, are you currently attached with Accenture? What's the working environment like? And no, i have not completed the 3rd interview but it has been arranged. I went for 2nd interview in the morning and the response was rather quick as i received a call from them in the evening itself to schedule for 3rd interview which they termed as a Closing Interview.

During the 2nd interview, i was told that they're recruiting for the Technology Solutions team and there might be 1, if not 2 (?!?), more interviews after that. Wonder what that's about since from what i heard they are only 3 interviews as told by Mavik and Unknown.

But since they said the upcoming one as a Closing Interview, i sure hope it's the last as it's rather difficult for me to keep taking leaves in my current company. Anyone under Accenture Technology Solutions workforce here? What's the working environment like?

As for the salary... fresh grad at 3K huh?? hmm... makes me wonder if i should have quoted my expected salary differently

He's working in Shell,if I'm not mistaken...

u will know how much they offer u in ur 3rd interview. my advice....try not to expect too much. for technology solution, it is wayyyy diff than the starting pay for consulting.

my fren jz go in half year ago..fresh grad
tat time is 3.5k
now oledi 3.75k

not sure bout ur fren. maybe he's lying or he's very good. from the ppl i know, tat's the info i got and its like 4 or 5 ppl telling me the same thing.

wling,

What kind of questions they asked you during the second interview?

This post has been edited by ctdino: Sep 8 2006, 10:52 AM

No I am not

Solutions workforce huh? To be honest, disregard what you have read here regarding Accenture Consulting. Its totally different.

hmm which part is different ? mind if you enlighten us a little? i know the work is stressful but the pay is good (well, if you divide it by the amount of time you spent at work...its not that good).

In general I would say that both workforces work just as hard but the pay is definitely different by miles apart. Also benefits differ for these two workforces.

yea, they are 2 diff entities. meaning, 2 diff companies if u wanna say. though both need to work extra long hours. guess the only nice thing bout it is u can learn a lot in there.

No they are not two different companies...

Sorry dude,I was mistaken..

they are not 2 diff companies, but their management n policy are a bit diff. tats what the HOD told me last time.

and u cannot transfer to consulting dept when u r in Tech workforce

During the phone interview, is it ok if I do not reveal expected pay,
and just say 'negotiable' as suggested in other post?

RM14 per hour is quite good

we OT here only get replacement

im agree

If you can survive Accenture's culture, you will make it in the real world.

Hi wling, during the 1st and 2nd interview, what questions do they ask you?? I was requested to attend an interview session at KLCC with them next week. The email stated it is the 1st round interview out of 3 rounds.

What are the questions they asked?? More to technical questions or IT management??

Btw, how is your 3rd round interview go? Did you manage to get the job??

what post job you apply?

correct you!












Okay joking, actually they got some acceptable ammount of 'meal allowance', and RM 14 is way too much slightly less then that.

and it also depends on individual, some poeple can get travel allowance, based on their travel distance to client side.

This post has been edited by pwk1983: May 26 2007, 05:54 PM

just a little information for u ..my friends have been offered by Accenture and they will start to work from 1st june.....not to make u disappointed..but the salary they offer for fresh graduates not really that high....

fresh grads for SAP trainee : RM 1200 for the first 4 months
fresh grads for Programmer : RM 2500

this is what accenture offering ....

fresh graduate for programmer with RM2500 is consider high already.

More than what Engineering graduates get at some companies as well

wah, now they offer so much already, hahaha ^^"

2 me Accenture is not really a very good company

they only pay their account analysts (fresh grad) for rm1,700, minimum need 2 work 48 hours per week exclude lunch, alternate saturdays need 2 go back also and d other sat are on call, if team member is sick or wat, u have 2 go replace them

and there is no OT paid, u can just use those OT to change it 2 leaves

This post has been edited by jean: May 28 2007, 06:51 PM

That is for their services line within the outsourcing group. Read this thread more or other threads and see that their consultants are highly paid.

ya i know, dat's y i said 2 me

and just some info for those in accounting/finance line

so jean.what is a good company please advise..i seldom hear of company payin fresh grad in it 2500..please share with us please?

2500?
did i mention anything about rm2500?

and different ppl have different perception
y u need my advice for dat?

i just think dat a company should pay its employee adequately, accenture working hours is a bit 2 long for me with dat pay

FYI, the fresh grad analyst basic salary is more then 3K ^^"

consultant rm 3500 starting pay for fresh .........

Hi, Everybody.

I apply a position called Datawarehouse architecture/Consultant in Accenture through Jobstreet. But it has been 1 month + , still no news from Accenture . the status of review has turn to view 1 ,in process for a month. Initially i thought i have no chance, but last week the view has increased to 3 times. I m wonder am i got chance to invite for interview? or i have no chance for that? Can anybody tell me..

Thanks a lot...

Hi. Anyone here has any idea about the pay for SAP freshie consultant? I'm abit confuse coz some say is 3k++ while some say is RM1200? What will be the pay like after training period?

By the way, would also like to get some idea about the pay range for accounting team leader which they are currently posting on Jobstreet.. Thanks guys.. hugss

You can try applying to BAT GSD @ Technology Park Malaysia. I left IBM for BAT because the staff benefits are much better. While I was with IBM as a total fresh graduate, my salary was 2500+300 of shift allowance. Currently, at BAT as a fresh graduate with only 6 months of working experience, my salary is 3400. I told my manager that my expected salary was 3000 but to my surprise, I was offered 3400! In addition, you can claim OT allowance when necessary. Working hours are not very long and flexible. I work 8 hours everyday including the 1 hour lunch break whereas most other companies require you to work 8 hours everyday excluding your 1 hour lunch break.

Oh..So BAT also follow flexible working hour?
currently..i 'm woking in MNC cj
normally..working hour around 6-7 hour a day.but friday go back after lunch....

then..how they compute your OT in BAT?

somehow working in BAT feels so....wrong. Especially if you're a non smoker.

MY colleague's fwen is an SAP Trainee at accenture and she earns only RM1k/per month...not sure about the pay after the training is completed.

Btw,bout the interview..guess it kinda depends on ur luck too...as in when u're gonna get called(if u get called)

In my case,
1st week
- Monday morning clicked to apply the job.
- Monday afternoon they called to enquire a little about what im doing now and my skills.
- Wednesday morning they called to inform about my 1st interview

2nd week
- Monday..1st interview.HR told me there will be 3 interviews altogether; 1st related to skills.2nd related to behaviour and personality. 3rd with the higher mgmt.
- Wednesday..they called and tell me i am required to go for 2nd interview

3rd week
- Monday..2nd interview..the interviewer informed that there will be no more interviews coz i've reached the decision point already..
- Monday...30mins after interview...they called to tell that they are taking me in.


I've got a colleague who also applied for the positions i applied for....til today...no news yet....

Hmm...this is an interesting thread. To those who are affiliated with accenture, what are the positions that could be offered to those in the engineering field? A quick overview of the main website gives a few ideas but i would like to hear some opinions from those on the inside.

A friend's brother actually works at accenture and is sent out to handle a project in Sarawak lasting 2 years. Which section/department personnel are most likely to be sent out and about? Or is it more to a position/seniority/skills issue? Speaking of long hours without OT, National Semiconductors and Infineon (not to sure on this) also practise this policy. However, the starting pay for fresh graduates is quite good (RM2.8k) in the IT field considering that the expenses in Malacca aren't as exorbitant as in KL.

I got an interview session with accenture...
They offered me associate software engineer position
What question will be then?

How much do I expect to be paid?

This post has been edited by M|cRo: Oct 23 2007, 03:06 PM

how mch experinece u got?
wonder how they hire u?
even question u also didnt think before ask ar
hehe

Dont have any experience...
Just graduate from local university

associate software engineer position is programmer post, i heard around 2.2k if not mistaken

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Added on October 29, 2007, 10:37 pmIt's the type of skills that a project needs and depending on your availability. In other words, luck plays a big part too.


This post has been edited by Jabber: Oct 29 2007, 10:37 PM

how bout Consulting Analysts Opportunity position? can a programmer apply for this position?

Yes you can but high chance you might get the post of a programmer instead.

Mavik is right. it's harder to get offered analysts position.

associate software engineer, they are willing to pay you 2.5k basic.. if your result is good enough for fresh grads(cgpa 3.5 above)
if + OT + allowance everything, you can get up to 3k...

The interviewer also told me that within 3 years you can be promoted up to 5 positions (if i'm not mistaken) and your salary will be within 4-6k (depending on your latest position)

The office is really nice.. they got this bar and then place where people can lepaking...

Hahahaha... tempted to join them but still considering my options

ooo.. tq for d advise

if apply programmer post, i hv 2 yrs experience..would they gv higher salary??

anyone working in the accounts line? it seemed really hard to get into this company.

whenevr u applying, check which "Accenture" is posting the job.

If its mentioned Consulting, then you can expect 3K+ for fresh grad. If its mentioned Solutions or Services, you can expect the same rate as outside.

Yes, Consultants are golden babies for Accenture. So when u joined ACN, its really affect which workforce u r in. More benefits, less benefits, different scheme and all. Consultants work hard and they get solid cash. Solutions (programmers) and Services work hard too, but you definetly got lesser that what the Consultants get, hehehe... fair?

ACN very suitable for ppl who want experience, and dare to work late and so on.. after all, u got the brand name in ur CV.

This post has been edited by mudzao: Nov 8 2007, 11:27 AM

i think it would be 2.2k also...
not sure about other allowances etc.

guys, any comment on the consultant post?

I heard in accenture, there's a specific order of career progression. When you joined, you'll be an analyst , and then after 3 yrs, you'll progress from there onto more senior roles.
Any idea what's the benefits like now?
Appreciate your comments on this.

dun join accenture they pay u good .but treat u like shit. work from morning to 12am... so dun join

Accenture pay super high thru the ceiling,but expect to work for every sen !
Sometimes or more of,most of the time you have to work your ass of on Sat n Sundays too! Yes,they pay 6k for 2 years experience in consulting which is pretty high but you really have to work and sacrifice a lot of time .Besides,your work has to be supremely good if not your appraisal will be shit!

Accenture pays extremely well,but they really demand alot from you.Sometimes its too taxing thats y my friend with RM 7.5k job left Accenture.

Typical sales spiel.

Do you even see yourself at the company in 3 years' time? With the current climate for jobs, anyone staying above 2 years in the same company is considered extraordinary, especially in companies like Accenture.

They're good but quite overrated.

I have second interview in java technology as SSE position can any one please tell me what are the question they ask.

i have telephonic interview please help

Actually what kind of the question that they will ask in second and third stage of interview?

hey, guys.. may i know how long accenture would take to reply ur job application? thanks a lot

hmm.. very dilemma.

Actually i want to try my luck with Accenture. I currently working in a shtting company for more than 4yrs as Java developer. After so many replied, i can see that

Accenture is
- paying u high if u r capable.
- work for long hrs
- work in weekend
- squeeze u until last drop.

Compare with my company
- working hr start ard 9 - 10:30 depend.
- work for long hr is needed. I worked 24hrs be4, and tat is not my jobscope >.<
- involve in deployment pahse as well. And normally start from 12am to 6am. which is not my jobscope as well.
- now need to do everything from A to Z due to lack of developer. Meeting with client/internal staffs, development, train fresh grad, compose technical spec.
- step into production support if any issues that too technical for support dept to handler.
- work weekend claim OT based on salary. Which means, salary/22/8*1.
-bonus very subjective, need to fight n fight with mgmt to get, feel like begger.
- no company event, no refreshment, only company dinner provided once a year.
- Any allowance claim submitted need 3 - 6 months to process.
- work alone as all exp developers resigned. And if u r senior, need to do all tasks tat they think u might capable to do so.
- salary pay can be unstable. Last yr economy crisis, i get half pay @ the early of the month and another half pay @ the middle of the month and this scenario last for more than 6 months.

So what u guys think about? which company is better?

This post has been edited by aarondotcom: Mar 22 2010, 12:06 PM

Hi, I sincerely hope I'd receive some tips here, I'm going to have my closing interview this coming friday, is there any1 here that can possibly provide me with some insight info on what that interview would be like, how long it'd take, questions asked, etc?

I've searched this forum and the official site, but it seems that the information provided on the closing interview is very vague..

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Added on May 4, 2010, 12:26 pmI've got the job =), and thanks for all the good tips on the previous pages

This post has been edited by matrixation: May 4 2010, 12:26 PM

matrixation,

Since you've gone thru the final interview, can you share with us how it's like? Who the interviewer is, what you guys discuss about, etc.

I joined accenture under the training programme... Just want to ask anyone experienced it b4...after the training period...what procedure have to go trou to get myself convert to permenant staff?

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Added on June 3, 2010, 3:10 pmI joined accenture under the training programme... Just want to ask anyone experienced it b4...after the training period...what procedure have to go trou to get myself convert to permenant staff?

This post has been edited by junfu1988: Jun 3 2010, 03:10 PM

I can't speak about consulting, but I did get offered under tech team, fresh graduate program. Standard phone interview, then one f2f interview at Menara Telekom. Interviewer was quite specific on technical ability, experience and knowledge. Rejected offer though due to better offer elsewhere.

which training programme is this? is it junior siebel admin? how is it? what do u do?

Ya...on the siebel...there's always ez days for freshie...
The training programme is totally different than the permenant recruitment...just wondering anybody know hows the training period ends..

^ if u dont mind me asking does it involves programming?

i think the women whom i spoke to regarding the job told me the candidate will be converted to permanent staff based on ur performace

I'm still new in siebel...basically u do have chances to have hand on the scripting part....that's how they told me...

Can you share more about fresh graduate program. Is it in-house training , training-period, allowance and so on? Will we get a chance to get absorb on a permanent position afterwards?

Any idea how much is the pay now for fresh consulting position at Accenture?
I have 1 year experience though but I applied for the graduate consulting program and they just called me for an interview

Pay related thread

@sebrina, whats your 1 year experience job related too? issit also in consulting?

i just went for my 2nd interview on tuesday and i just want to share my interview experience here. hope this will be able to give applicants a rough idea about the interview.

the 2nd interview is a behavioral interview, very different from the first interview. gather all details on your past experiences-latest events and projects (1 or 2 years ago). depending on the interviewer, you might be asked about 3 to 4 questions. i got 3.

questions are such as:
"describe a recent event where you face the toughest situation, describe in terms of when, how, what happened, using key points such as meetings, discussions and etc. "

"...an event that you feel is your personal achievement..."

"...a situation where you feel you had more problems then you can handle..." (i can't remember word by word but close).

"...why do you think communication is important..."

during the interview, they will probe you so as to direct you to the right direction. they will ask in between, "so, what is your feeling at that moment?", "what is your/their reaction?","can you describe what happened during the discussion?", "who initiate the meetings?","were you satisfied with the result?", and sometimes, they ask for the names of your project team members. throughout the interview, they will jot down details but dun worry about this. basically, if you prepare your answers using the STAR approach, i think you should be fine.

my interviewers are very friendly. they briefed me on the interview before we started. the interviewing environment is comfortable, kinda like chatting.


but i guess i din make an impact then because i have not recieve any phone call from them. keeping my fingers crossed.

good luck to you guys!

From the way you explained it here and you also know how to use the STAR approach, i think your chances are still high.

My experience with the ACN interview process was good. They were very efficient, so the whole application process took me about 2 weeks only.
Basically, they are quite structured in their hiring process. Just like what the company does. haha!
As far as I know, the 2nd interview is the most crucial part in your application. The 3rd one is just a formality interview, a closing interview whereby you'll meet their partner. It was also quite a nice chat with the partner, just a casual chat and discussion about your expectation at ACN.

Goodluck to you pacmann!

Did anyone here go for Accenture Solution graduate program? pls share your experience as i'll be going for my first interview somewhere next to Telekom Tower:)

Does all freshie who enter into the SAP consultancy field get bonded by the company?

I think Yes. 9 months if be referring to my case.

I'm applying for SAP trainee early this month. Got a phone call interview last week, later then go for an interview yesterday and aha! got a confirmation call today. Maybe for trainee it's not so sophisticated as other experience job in Accenture.

hey dude... i will be also attending the same interview. what are some rough ideas discussed during the session? any tips?

Great to hear that!

Basically, it’s a non-technical interview. Just they want to see that u have some ideas what is SAP, how this platform helps businesses, good logical and analytical thinking, plus your commitment towards the program if being selected.

It’s a good to have some basic IT knowledge but for me isn’t compulsory. Since according to the manager interviewed me, even a non-IT background also being hired after this 3 months SAP Graduate Trainee program.

I reckon that the questions that they may ask could be differ from one person to another.

BTW, All the best to u then!

Under consulting line? or solution?

ya... the manager didn't ask me about SAP at all.. we discussed about my working experience (tho its just only for 10 months) for the entire interview session...

but i forgot to ask, this grad trainee program would they push us into solution line or consultancy line. LOL. i prefer to be in the consultancy line rather than solution...

for trainee program...i think u're in solution line...