Compensation depends on a lot of things. Prior experience, performance during the interview, skillsets etc. There are instances of starting salaries at the higher end of the allowed range. RM3.8k-4k.

All in all, depends on what you can bring to the table.

Please don't compare Accenture against the likes of MBB. They are very different entities, in terms of organisation and the work that they do.

I have a buddy who works for ACN within the MC practice. She was doing a project with Bayer. Mckinsey got the contract to do the thinking and indeed, the report was a joy to read, an impressive piece. Superb analysis. However when it come to the part on recommending a way to move forward. It was just a piece of crap. She explained that it was like this.



So Accenture was brought in to implement a thought into a tangible solution after a fight with IBM. They have the best implementors around. She agreed that Accenture's strategy folks are not on par with those at Mckinsey and that is nothing to be ashamed of.

Of course, MBB claims that they can offer everything, from thinking to doing. I feel that to save their skins, they intentionally charge a premium so that their clients get turned off from asking them to implement, thereby saving their skins. Most if not all clients are just willing to pay for the analysis/first part of the project. There are instances in which MBB successfully poached seasoned consultants from Accenture and its implementation peers.

The reverse is true too. Accenture tries its best to improve its strategy teams though as you all know its main revenue generator is tech consulting. Deloitte has recently bought Monitor, it tells you so much about the area that it wishes to improve. KPMG bought SECOR, also for likely the same reasons. All these firms want to improve their strategic practices to edge out MBB. If you can truly offer good service from thinking to doing at an affordable price, who would want to break up a project unless it is necessary?

Compensation is obviously different. MBB can afford to pay in USD, though at a lower rate because of the way it is structured again. There might not be more than 10 people in each of their offices in KL. MBB consultants are arguably more mobile when it comes to projects, they(the people) are likely organised by regions. Accenture and the rest work within national borders with the occasional fly out.

This post has been edited by kalbwurst: Apr 7 2013, 12:31 AM

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.

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.