Technology Consulting Analyst Review

In regards to a first placement I think the amount of work and responsibility you get is second to none. Not many companies would give university 1st year students as many responsibilities as Accenture does.

I felt vary valued by my colleagues and that the work I was doing actually had an impact on the project I was on. Accenture's internal structure means that it isn't obvious what rank people are in the company. This means that it is easy to have face to face interactions with senior people and feel like they value your time/opinions

I was given a lot of support by my manager, however this is extremely dependent on what project you are on and who your manager is. My manager was particularly good at providing a lot of support at the end of the role - emailing my next manager to clarify what work I had been doing/skills I had developed and what work would be good to do to build on a different skill set.

I feel that at the start of the project I wasn't too busy, however this is expected. Like i can imagine most roles, some days I felt overworked and some days I felt that I didn't have too much to do. It was very easy to manage this by asking what tasks take priority and balancing accordingly.

I feel like I was given a lot of responsibility which I really enjoyed. Initially my tasks were quite back-end, but my manager increased the responsibility of my tasks as the project developed. I don't think I realised the extent of the role until I rolled-off and handed over my work to an Analyst -writing down a list of what I had done and what work/tasks I owned showed me how much additional responsibility I had been given since the start of the project.

The skills I developed on the project itself probably wasn't that beneficial to my university degree - my project involved a lot of technical/IT specific knowledge which my Management degree does not require. However, I developed and built on so many skills that are required in everyday business. I'd say the skill I have developed the most is networking and realising how to portray yourself to clients and senior members. By finding my second role myself meant that you put into practise selling what your strengths are and networking with people in the company. I'd also say that my communication, excel skills and presentation capabilities have also improved a lot.

Working on projects means that the atmosphere in the office is very dependent on who the client is and who your team are. My project was based out of town, which meant I was client site 4 days a week so staying in hotels 3 nights a week. This meant that there was a real sense of being a team, as I was spending breakfast/lunch/dinner with them as well as working alongside them. However, being based in a clients office can be quite difficult to manage if the client isn't happy with the work that you are doing. Fortunately I did not find this too much, however it was clear that not everyone was happy with having a consultancy firm in their office.

I think it was really well organised. Particularly the fact that over 6 months we have 2 placements. You can source your second placement yourself as well which gives you a lot of flexibility and control over what work you do.

In the first week there was a lot - excel training, networking talks, how to present yourself talks etc. But once on project it is very much up to line manager to how much is done.

Think it would be a really good organisation to go into after university

Lots of young people, lots of networking opportunities

Living out of town 3 nights a week meant expenses covered all costs of living and socialising. In London prices are obviously very high

Out of town was non-existent. In London on a Friday which was good

I think this is an area Accenture should work on - there really aren't that many sporting clubs etc that they support. For someone who goes to the gym every day it was hard to fit this in