Analyst Review

The scheme itself is really good, you are treated exactly the same as the graduate analysts, over time once i had proven myself i was given a lot of responsibilities. I have worked on 2 extremely different projects, one at Vodafone and one in RBS which has given me a good experience of 2 different industries. At Vodafone there was a lot of client exposure and regular interactions with senior stakeholders from Accenture and the client. I also was working out of town for 3 months which was a good experience. At RBS it is very different, i am based in London and haven't been interacting with the client. On a day to day basis, to put it simply its a lot of microsoft excel/powerpoint, data analysis and reporting, and chasing down via email

Over Christmas when the office was particularly quiet i was able to do a training course, also in the induction week there was a lot of excel training and other general training courses. I would say that i have learn't a lot of new skills, most of all using microsoft office programes but also more specific things like working in international teams and managing offshore resources

Fundamentally, i have been working 9-6, monday to friday when the majority of my friends are at university going out clubbing every other night, so 'enjoying the programme isnt the best way to put it. However i definitely do not regret taking the year out in the slightest, its been a fantastic experience, it looks great on a CV and i have learnt a lot about myself and have been involved in interesting projects. At the same time, its been hard work at times but that is to be expected

I feel valued inside my team, the people i work with are always very forthright with appreciation and positive feedback. At the end of each project i get a feedback form completed which is good, and good work is normally rewarded with more social nights out etc. Obviously being an intern, external recognition is very hard to come by but that is expected. Accenture is a huge company so i wouldnt say i feel valued by accenture they have 10,000 employees in the UK alone but inside the team i definitely would say i feel valued

The first week induction was pretty average to be honest, the training was okay but nothing special and i wouldnt say it has helped me that much for the work i have done since. They arrange the first role for you but once you join your first project you are left pretty much on your own bar the occasional intern social. Now that isnt a bad thing, once you have your first role you are treated exactly the same as every other graduate analyst which means that its up to you to find your next role for yourself. All of the support comes from inside your project rather then the HR guys that organise the programme but that is a good thing. Overall i would say that its actually very good because it gives you a fantastic idea of what it would be like to work at Accenture

there isnt that much training apart from the original induction week, but to be honest you learn the most on the job and the people i worked with were always extremely helpful

The people that i have worked closely with have all been fantastic, extremely helpful and understanding of the skill set/training that i had. When

I lived at home for the length of my internship so i didnt really have any costs so i was able to make a good, amount of money, however the people that had to rent houses i think really struggled. You get £1,300 a month after tax and as a minimum you will spend £300 on lunch and travel. I heard on average people were being charged £700 a month in rent so it doesnt leave much however i was lucky. At the same time though i probably would have worked for free just for the opportunity

It depends on the team that you are in and the account but i was very lucky being on two large accounts (Vodafone & RBS) and therefore as a minimum there would be some sort of social at least every other week. There tends to be large events every 2 months and smaller informal ones very often

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The scheme is a fantastic opportunity and i would 100% recommend because you learn a lot in terms of skills, it opens up so many doors due to it improving your CV and it will help educate what you want to do with your career

for trying to get into the scheme, they are looking for 2 things 1) is this person a good talker/confidant/easy to get on with/sociable 2) how much does this person know about accenture The role at accenture is for a people person. you have to be able to hold a conversation and get on with people and the interviewers are looking for people who genuinly are interested in accenture and have done a lot of research into the role and the company