Hey, I am in the same boat but different career path of course. Can't really comment on CD&O as it is not familiar to me. Do note that reviews you read on third party platforms/word of mouth may be biased in the sense that people who have opposite views may not necessarily speak out about their positive experiences in CD&O. You might only be exposed to one side of the spectrum. Hope you take those reviews with a grain of salt, best to clarify your doubts with the recruiter/management when you actually get the chance to attend physical interviews or speak to them personally.

I applied, passed the pymetrics assessment, and finally submitted my video interview (Hirevue) last Saturday.

If you are a freshie, don't worry about anything technical. The interview I had was completely behavioural based, like how you handle team work, your achievements etc..

Still waiting for their response

Wow! Haha I didn't know the process could be so different. The chances seem to be in your favour though

Yes I am applying for a fresh grad role in data analytics.

How did your face-to-face interviews go? I am assuming you interviewed at one of their overseas offices or perhaps through Skype? How is their response time? Do they get back to you fairly quickly (less than a week, 2 weeks, etc.)?

Yay!! Congratulations on your offer

Agreed, they do vary. Thanks for the insight with the response times

Hey eddydo, sorry for the late response I haven't been on LYN for quite some time.

This is my process so far (applying from Sydney Australia for KL position):
1. Submitted online application through careers portal;

2. Pymetrics testing (20 Feb 2018);

3. Video interview invite #1 (I didn't do it because of hectic uni schedule, 21 Feb 2018);

4. Video interview invite #2 (I did it after 1/2 weeks of receiving the second email, 10 Mar 2018);

5. After more than 3 weeks of no-response, I submitted an enquiry (4 April 2018) through the official US website (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/contact-us). Note here that my first attempt was to email the HR directly but I received an automated reply "The email address you have used goes to an account which is not monitored", hence I went to the aforementioned website to submit an official enquiry. Even though the website is for USA, the form allows you to choose the country/branch.

6. Received an email from HR in Accenture Malaysia the very next day (5 April 2018) asking me to explain why I wanted to return to KL and my expected graduation date.

7. Received an email from HR today (20 April 2018) to schedule for a Skype Interview with a manager on 23 April 2018.


My advice to you is to contact them through the portal https://www.accenture.com/us-en/contact-us under "Job Seekers" to explain your circumstances. Hopefully they'll give you another shot at the video interview.

Cheers.

Thanks unknownvin, I think it's because of my location so I can't attend any physical interviews.

I'm not sure about something though, hopefully you can clarify this for me since you got your offer (congrats again haha!). The ad I applied to was the "Graduate Consulting" programme, but HR's email reply indicated that my application was for "Analyst" instead. Reading through the Accenture threads here I'm assuming there's nothing wrong on HR's side.

So if I'm applying as a fresh grad into the consulting line, I'll start off as an analyst right? I'm trying to prepare for the interview, but I don't want to talk about my wanting to go into "consulting" when I should really be talking about my interests in being an "analyst".

Thank you in advance:)

Right-o, thanks for the clarification _nick. Yeah, that's what I have in mind as well. So far I've assumed that the "analyst" part is due to my being a fresh grad (bachelors) and that I'll eventually move onto "consultant" once I up the ranks. I'm happy as long as I'm on the right track onto consulting (non-academic). I was just worried that Accenture might have something different in mind, but what you are saying does make sense. I'll focus on expressing my interests in consulting then

All the stuff I know about ranks/career paths (consulting) in the Big 4 are based on what I've been told during networking events in -Sydney-. I'm actually rather curious to know if things are different in Malaysia. In Australia, fresh grads are employed by the Big 4 under a "Graduate Programme" which ends once you get promoted to senior consultant. I met a civil engineer doing analytics consulting, who joined PwC Sydney as a fresh grad Jan last year and just got promoted to senior consultant last month. Is it the same case with the Big 4 in Malaysia? (Apologies, this might actually be better put in the Big 4 thread.) From what you're saying, perhaps "analyst" + "consultant" in Big 4 Malaysia is the equivalent of a grad programme in AU?

Thanks in advance.