Application Process & Interviews at Accenture New Zealand

The most organised process by far. Also the recruiter was the best I've worked with. She was organised and professional, but also incredibly understanding and flexible.

Submit a CV, and any supporting documentation. Complete an aptitude assessment. Complete a self paced video interview to text based questions. Complete an interview with a manager/senior manager. Complete an interview with a managing director.

Number of interviews are high. But the responses are very quick. Progression to next stage happened within days

There were multiple steps with online, phone and face-to-face interviews but overall the process was quite fast. Once I was employed I had a number of months to wait until I started in the job.

The Interview process was long, having gone through: * a phone call interview * an online video interview, * a manager interview * a managing director interview (if you get this far, I have heard that you have already got the job and this interview is purely formalities)

The online testing and interviews were an appropriate way to select their employees. I believe that with the advancement of technology, people are definitely using technology at various places but i believe that human connection should still be required to make final decisions.

It was great - the process was fast and I was given feedback as to what to expect during each interview round, and how I could prepare better.

There was slightly less communication than there should have been. There were long periods where I didn't hear anything, and I didn't know what was going on.

Nothing too challenging, as long as you know what you want to do in the company

Began with online application. Then recorded interview (I was recorded asking questions sent through one at a time). Then was video interviewed before offered the position.

Like most grad programs, there are a series of stages you must go through in order to get a job at Accenture. First there is an online submission of resume/cv and academic transcript, then a series of online quizzes/tests, online video interview, face-to-face HR interview and finally and interview with the Managing Director of the area they are looking to hire you into.

Personality quiz, video interview, and a face to face interview

There were 3 interviews. 1. Phone interview with the Recruiter. 2. video interview 3. Final interview with a MD

I didn't hear from them for about 6-8 months after I put in the application. There was no rejection email. There was online testing and two interviews. One with a senior manager, and the other with a managing director.

Initial online testing. Series of skype interviews as I was interviewing from another city.

I did 5 interviews and an assessment day. The process took 6-8 months. Way too long!

It was smooth and to the point,

Very interactive, highly informative and pleasant to be in. It wasn't as stressful as some of the other companies I interview for, which allowed us interviewees a chance to really showcase our skillsets.

Application, then questionnaire before proceeding to recorded video interview. Afterwards a phone interview with a Graduate recruiter, a live video interview (in lieu of Face to face) with a Manager and a follow up conversation with the Graduate recruiter for the offer.

The interview and assessments were good. The assessment day was much better assessment centres in other companies. It was a lot of great fun

Previous experience, situational behavioural questions etc.

About my previous experience, what i would bring to the company, working/leading by example, work life balance

General personal and previous experience questions.

How I dealt with Projects at University that had issues where team members weren't pulling their weight? Or the project was not going well?

Standard resume questions, a few character questions and general background and future aspirations.

Behavioural questions like "Describe a situation where you displayed .."

There were a real range. I did multiple case study interviews as well a behavioral interviews, and then some interviews were quite casual.

About myself, what I know of the company, ambitions and expectations of the role.

Past experience, when I�ve been in high pressure situations, etc.

Behavioral Case Questions Personal (interests, goals etc.)

Mainly behavioral and technical

Resume/University/Career related Some behavioural questions.

To describe my field of interest, background, skills, passions etc.

They were behavioural questions. I remember being asked about my experiences (describe something really hard I went through) why I wanted the job, my strengths, my weaknesses, where I wanted to be in 5 years.

Why do you want to work at Accenture, rather than a competing company I received a graduate offer for.

I was asked about my experiences in life and how have a reacted and behaved in certain scenarios.

Why do you want to work at Accenture? Give an e.g. of when you had to take on responsibility. Give an e.g.. of when you had to juggle tasks with limited time. Give an eg. of when you had to put your job first.

Generic questions about my past experience, but with a bigger focus on who I am as a person

Normal interviews questions, mainly around what I know and what I want to get from the company

Questions centered around career aspirations and how well I understood the company, its business and structure.

Review your achievements and responses to behavioural questions. Stay up to date with the industries that you are interested in working with, and also the new trends in technology.

Just be relaxed and be yourself.

Practice case studies and know the industries of the managers who are interviewing you in the case study round. Other than that, just be yourself, because the managers are very understanding and just want to get to know you.

Search company background. culture. your future plan, field of interest what you know about that field

Research the company and know the background and the values of the company prior to interviews.

Remember examples of different uni projects you were involved in and how you played a part in each project.

You cannot anticipate where you will placed as a graduate, especially when coming from a non business or legal degree. So make a good case of where you believe you will fit within the organisation before your interviews.

Research is key. Know the ins and outs of the company, particularly their values. Work out how these relate to you as an individual and why you want to work for them. Generic responses (i.e., international company) won't get you very far - be a bit unique and demonstrate that you have genuinely thought about the company and want to work for them.

Understand the company you're applying to

To know why you are the best person for the company - it boils down to having more than a great academic transcript, but if you are an interesting person, who is willing to go above and beyond, without the guarantee of recognition. For example, I volunteered at university - and did this because I really enjoyed it (rather than using this as a vehicle to enhance my CV. I believe in my interview it could be seen I was genuine about this, and I think the interviewers could really see who was and was not genuine about extra-curricular activities and their motivation for them). Also, as Accenture is a people company, being able to freely converse is a big plus.

Do a bit of research on company structure.

Have a good understanding of Accenture: its structure, competitors, service offerings and major clients

Research their website well. Show that you want to be at Accenture, rather than they are one of many places you are applying

Don't focus too much on case studies etc. that are required for traditional management consulting companies. Understand where you would like to fit in the company, and demonstrate how you think, what you know about current issues etc in the market which that business group operates

Be yourself and be honest. Do not force answers and make sure to do your background research.

Talk to your interviewer as if they were a friend, and ask questions of them too.

Start to build a foundation of general knowledge around new technologies.

Build your digital literacy.

I would say be yourself and show everything you have done to date whether it is volunteer experience, university assignments or any type of experience.

Preparation is similar to other graduate program applications.