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02 / Hiring process
Five stages, and one of them decides it
5 stages from application to offer. Online assessment is reported to be the one that decides it.
5stages
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Online application Workday, resume and role fit
An online application through Accenture's own Workday careers site, reported to be the entry point for every practice and level.
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Online assessment 30 to 90 minutes, auto scored
Reported to run thirty to ninety minutes and be scored automatically against a fixed threshold, before any recruiter reviews the application closely.
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Recorded video interview HireVue, no live interviewer
A recorded round run through Accenture's HireVue partnership, reported for many candidates ahead of any live conversation.
04
Recruiter screen and skills interview case added for consulting, coding added for tech
A recruiter screening call followed by a skills interview with a hiring manager, reported to add a case interview for Strategy and Consulting candidates and a coding assessment for Technology candidates ahead of this round.
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Final round and decision 2 to 3 senior practitioners, then an offer
A final round of two to three interviews with senior practitioners, reported to average twenty nine days from application to decision across the full hiring loop, with consulting roles running closer to thirty three days and graduate program roles closer to forty three.
Ask before the interview: what will this round cover, who will I meet, and is there anything I should prepare?The question almost nobody asks
03 / Question library
Interview question practice library
The online assessment, the recorded video round and the six core values apply across every practice, so the core set below covers that ground. Each practice then adds the technical depth specific to it.
60questions
Asked in every interviewAsked in every Accenture interview
01 Why Accenture, and why this practice specifically? Motivation Open guide
Find your angle. Checks whether a candidate chose Accenture for a concrete reason tied to the specific practice, not just the brand's scale.
Build your answer
- Name the actual practice. Not just 'Accenture', the specific team applied to.
- Tie it to something you've actually done. A project, internship or course pointing at that practice.
- Say what you want out of your first year there. Concrete, not a generic career statement.
Bring the evidence
One specific fact about the practice you applied to that most Accenture applicants wouldn't know.
What weakens it
Accenture is a huge global company with a lot of opportunities.
Likely follow upWhich other consultancies or tech firms are you also interviewing with?
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.02 How would you pace yourself through a ninety minute assessment you know is auto-scored against a fixed cutoff? Online assessment Open guide
Find your angle. The online assessment is reported to run up to ninety minutes and be scored automatically, which rewards real pacing strategy over raw speed.
Build your answer
- Describe your pacing plan. How you'd allocate time across sections.
- Explain how you'd handle a section you're weaker at. Rather than letting it eat the whole budget.
- Give a comparable past instance. A long, sectioned test you've paced before.
Bring the evidence
A specific past experience with a long, multi-section timed assessment, and the actual pacing decision you made.
What weakens it
I'd just work through it as fast as I can.
Likely follow upWhat would you do if you finished a section early with time to spare?
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.03 Tell me about a time you had to convey confidence on camera without any real feedback from the other side. Video interview Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.04 How would you summarize your background for someone who has thirty seconds to read your resume before this call? Recruiter screen Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.05 Describe a time you had to demonstrate a skill in the moment rather than just describe having it. Skills interview Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.06 Walk me through how you'd start a case when the client's real problem isn't the one they stated. Case round (Consulting) Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.07 Tell me about a time you had to fix a bug in unfamiliar code under real time pressure. Coding assessment (Technology) Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.08 Describe a time you had to make a consistent impression across several different people in the same day. Final round Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.09 Tell me about a time you delivered something a client or stakeholder valued more than what they originally asked for. Client value Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.10 Describe a time you pulled in help from outside your immediate team to solve a problem. Global network Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.11 Tell me about a time you changed how you worked with someone based specifically on what mattered to them. Respect Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.12 Describe a time you invested real effort in developing someone else's skill, not just completing the task in front of you. Best People Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.13 Tell me about a time being honest actually cost you something. Integrity Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.14 Describe a time you made a decision for the long term benefit of a team rather than the easiest short term outcome. Stewardship Locked
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6 questions
The questions this role actually gets asked
The core set above is asked whatever you applied for. These 6 are specific to Sales, and they are usually what the decision turns on.
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Role specific
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A guide for every answer
What the question is testing, three steps to build your answer, and the evidence to bring.
Prepared, not guessing
You walk in knowing the shape of the round and which of your own stories fits it.
04 / In the news
Worth mentioning in the room
The strongest answer to why this company is something that happened last month.
4stories
Free account
What happened at this employer this month
Stories screened from everything published about this employer, chosen because they can be used in the room rather than because they are recent.
- Each one carries a line on how to use it in the answer
- Crime, recalls, litigation and share price moves are excluded outright
- Refreshed daily, so it is different the week of your interview
05 / The six values
What is actually being scored
Accenture publishes six core values in this exact language, consistently across its own career pages. Bring one real story for each rather than a general answer about wanting to work at a large firm.
6stories
Client Value Creation
A time you delivered something a client or stakeholder valued more than what they originally asked for.
One Global Network
A time you pulled in help from outside your immediate team to solve a problem, rather than handling it alone.
Respect for the Individual
A time you adjusted how you worked with someone specifically because of what mattered to them, not a general approach.
Best People
A time you invested real effort in developing someone else's skill, not just completing the task in front of you.
Integrity
A time being honest cost you something, rather than a story where honesty was easy or free.
Stewardship
A time you made a decision for the long term benefit of a team or organization rather than the easiest short term outcome.
06 / Before you apply
Where candidates lose it
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Where candidates lose this before anyone meets them
The part of the process that eliminates most people is not the interview. It is what happens around it, and almost none of it is written down anywhere.
- The assessment answers that read as dishonest rather than confident
- What the availability question is really deciding
- The application detail that cannot be edited once submitted
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