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Conversation with Accenture Australia

Tom Spencer

I recently had the chance to correspond with Georgia Hewett who handles Corporate Communications for Accenture in Australia/New Zealand. Georgia was extremely helpful and was kind enough to answer some questions I had about Accenture and its recruitment process. Please read my questions and Accenture’s answers below.

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Finding Confidence as a Management Consultant

Tom Spencer

As a management consultant at Accenture in South Africa, many students, graduates, and aspiring consultants ask me how they can maintain confidence throughout their consulting journey. Above and beyond your immediate line of work, participate in workshops and training sessions. Truth is, I am still trying to figure it out myself.

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Is Consulting an Attractive Career Option?

Tom Spencer

Prior to Accenture offering me a position, one of my interviewers asked me “what attracted you to consulting?”. Throughout your career there will be many learning and development opportunities that will be presented to you; internally through training and internal courses and externally through qualification such as an MBA.

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An Overview of Software Consulting

Tom Spencer

The city hired Accenture to modernize its civil service, which led Accenture to create an app to manage daily maintenance in the city by alerting relevant technicians. Training the client’s staff requires strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.

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Do Employees Really Value Training as Much as a Raise?

LSA Global

Do Employees Really Value Training as Much as a Raise? According to a recent study of nearly 5,000 workers in Spain by Santiago Budría of the University of Madeira, company-provided training has the same effect on job satisfaction as a 17.7% If training, by itself, can boost job satisfaction as much as a 17.7% Could it be true?

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How a Collaborative Culture Can Attract Young Professionals

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms also need to invest heavily in a range of educational and training opportunities. Providing access to training that helps consultants to stay competitive as well as to pursue self-actualisation is good for business. Thanduxolo Love Mtsweni is a Management Consultant Analyst at Accenture in South Africa.

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Consulting Firms 101 Video Series

Management Consulted

Tier 2 Firms: Oliver Wyman, Accenture, Booz & Co., In this video series, we compare the firms using 6 different metrics: Branding/prestige. Salary/compensation. Exit opportunities. Interviews. Top 3 Firms: McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. Big 4 Firms: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PwC. Kearney, and more. Hope you enjoy the videos.