Maybe it is true. Before jumping in, you need to be aware of what claims really mean.

Compensation depends on a lot of things. Your performance in the interview, your grades, the skills that you bring to the table i.e. communication, interpersonal, programming etc. If you want to negotiate, you need to know how to negotiate well. Simply saying that it's low without giving adequate justification is a turnoff.

What's your value to them? You have to ask yourself this.

Employees from the solution workforce have the potential to be promoted every 6 months, and their career path is longer compared to those from the consulting workforce. Employees from the consulting workforce can only be promoted within a minimum of 1.5 years, and there are some people who have not been promoted yet at all in 3 years. Accenture is an equal opportunity employer whereby we reward people according to how brilliant they are.

Well, then it puts it into perspective.

New graduates or otherwise, everything depends on what you bring to the table. While a company the size of Accenture will have compensations bands for the different roles, compensation varies because of skill sets. Some people get more, the higher range within the band because of the package that they bring to the table. That applies to new graduates too.

As for working hours, do you know what project work would entail?

Fair enough. Will that company be able to match the opportunities at Accenture. I wouldn't look at it that way, they assess your skills to worth that much. You can still negotiate if you think you are worth more. This is where you have to know what value that you bring to the table.

Yes, but project works means what? If you are thinking of leaving work at 5pm everyday, then you should reconsider the offer. The point here is to be flexible, to understand that when the need arises, extra hours must be put in.

I think it's fair to expect some days, during peak times. It shouldn't be a daily occurrence though.