I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Accenture (Houston, TX) in Oct 2013
Interview
Four stages of phone interview followed by one on one with Director. Two were technical/case study type interviews with subject specialists (supply chain, procurement) , one was a general aptitude interview and one a personality type interview. After the final interview having been told I passed all stages including the final with flying colors I was told there was no longer a position available due to a slowdown in the work pipeline. I felt I had wasted my time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you manage the centralization of procurement activities between merging companies that were previously competitors.
The interview process and systems to track progress were clearly communicated and available throughout the process. On attending my scheduled case study the interviewer did not show up, no reason was ever given for the no show. Despite the talent person confirming the interview would be rescheduled there was then a significant period of non communication and delay before this was rescheduled so I certainly did not feel Accenture were actually looking to progress my application.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Accenture
Interview
First had skills interview over the phone, then a second phone interview with HR a couple of weeks later. 3rd interview was on site. Overall, was very posative throughout the process.....
Followed up to find out is I was successful or not. No response, the whole process took a number of weeks.
I expected a company of this size would have been more professional in giving feedback or tell me if I was successful or not..... I can only presume I was not, a little in the dark if I'm honest.
1:1 interview was the final stage and was very pleased the way it went.
It would have been nice to be told, or informed. But, hay...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No mention of selling services or targets in the job spec, the role was around service delivery.
The selling of services caught me off guard if I'm honest.
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Accenture
Interview
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter who was very friendly. I informed the recruiter that I was interviewing with other companies and nothing was in final stages yet.
Next I had a behavioral interview, followed by 2 interviews with senior leaders in the team. I really enjoyed the conversations however there was considerable gap between these discussions. After that there was radio silence for a couple of weeks. Then they reached out and wanted to do a final onsite interview. We agreed on possible dates but after that I did not hear back.
Meanwhile I had multiple attractive offers and had to make a call. I delayed the decision as much as I could and then accepted a different offer. Unfortunately, this is the second time in my career that Accenture has gone all the way to final interviews and due to significant delays I have opted for a different role.
am not upset or annoyed. I understand that they have scheduling limitations due to travel and often changing client commitments of interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to disagree with your leader. How did you do it.
Management Consulting Senior Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Accenture with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Management Consulting Senior Manager roles take an average of 68 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Accenture overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Accenture as a Management Consulting Senior Manager according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
Personality test: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 4%
Presentation: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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