Preparing to make the transition from college to a full-time career is an exciting step in your career journey. As a business analyst less than two years out of my grad program at Duke, I can still remember the sheer elation I felt when recei...

For roughly the past year, I was staffed on a local project here in Chicago and, overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it. This experience gave me insight into a very influential and unique client, it introduced and bonded me to an exception team of Accen...

At Accenture, there is never a shortage of networking events and other opportunities to meet and mingle with others in the firm. I believe in the value of strong network of colleagues, and I try to attend as many of these as possible. In doing so,...

Hi everyone! I used to contribute to an Accenture video blog and have now restarted my efforts through this Consulting Careers Blog. Since it has been awhile since my last blog entry, I got to reminiscing and realized that my first entry had been ...

One aspect of working at Accenture that I truly enjoy is the seemingly endless network of brilliant and fascinating individuals which I am able to interact with each and every day. A little while back, I had the unique opportunity to participate in ...

Most people would probably agree that the consulting industry draws many highly intelligent individuals into its workforce. Consulting firms recruit sought-after graduates from some of the finest programs in the country, and the results of this ef...

Hello and welcome to my first blog entry!   To get acquainted, I’ll start with a brief introduction. I am a Business Analyst based out of our Chicago office and have been with Accenture for about 18 months. I started full time after graduating f...

Howdy Readers! It’s been a great run with Accenture over the last few years, but I have recently made the decision to explore other career opportunities, including graduate school. However, I most certainly had to provide one final contribution to ...

A fellow Management Consulting Development Program Business Analyst sent me this quote:   “The Crown. Place it upon your head and you assume a different post--tranquil yet radiating assurance. Never show doubt, never lose your dignity beneath th...

Last year I rented an amazing apartment; it was spacious, filled with light, and had a fantastic kitchen. I was so proud of my beautiful home - I hung curtains and chose art for the walls (no more college posters!) I filled my bookshelves and purc...