WRITTEN TEST: NO

GROUP DISCUSSION: YES

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Guesstimates Case analysis

INTERVIEW GUIDELINES

Round 1 : Presentation Round

Round 2 : Behavioural Interview

• Checks if you are fit for the job or not
• Checks how you approach situations

Questions

• Tell me about your most challenging project and how you overcame the challenges faced?
• Describe your experiences leading a team.
• Describe your experiences managing client expectations.
• What would have to be true for you to join Accenture?
• Give me an example of a time you have been facing a complex situation in the workplace environment and explain how you deal with it?
• How would you provide a consultative improvement?
• How do you deal with quantitative problems?
• We all make mistakes we wish we could take back. Tell me about a time you wish you’d handled a situation differently with a colleague.
• Tell me about an instance where you failed in one of your past roles.

Round 3 : Case Study Round

• Standard competency based questions
• Case study questions on business model and revenue generation

Questions

• How would you organize the consulting team for X type of project both on our side and the client’s side?
• How do you stay up to date with industry standards?
• Which of our service offerings are of interest to you and why?
• How would you go about designing an Agile framework for a client?
• What is the difference between a heterogeneous and homogeneous database?
• What is the difference between a process and a thread?
• What are some challenges you might face when launching the product?
• If you had to live your life over again, what one thing would you change?
• If you were running a multi-national utilities conglomerate how would you align your European operations?
• If an EC site company is planning to enter the QR payment market, how should the company lead the QR payment business to monetization?

Round 4 : HR Interview

• Basic HR questions
• Resume based questions
• Salary Discussions

Questions

• Tell me about your background.
• Why do you want to work at Accenture?
• Summarize your strengths and weaknesses in the workplace.
• Where do you see yourself in five years?
• What critical feedback do you most often receive?
• Describe your teamwork experience.
• Name one weakness you have identified and how you are working on it.
• Why should we hire you?
• What are your interests and hobbies outside of work?
• Tell me something about yourself that is not in your CV.

MPLOYEE.ME TIPS

Be clear about why you want to work for Accenture and not other big firms like Deloitte, IBM etc. Guesstimates can also be asked. Be clear about why you chose consulting over finance and investment banking.