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What’s the policy for leave during TN Election 2026 in Accenture?

I’m originally from Tamil Nadu, but currently working in another state location. Am I still eligible for election leave to go vote, or does it depend on the work location?

Has anyone faced a similar situation?

Hey all, I’m starting at AFS in 3 weeks, new hire as L9, I’m supposedly not in a project starting on a bench (I’m coming from a DOW/DHS or VA) project experience so they paying me 160K with my security clearance.

I’m in a field of Data engineering/science and generative AI/RAGs etc for the government for a long time.

I’m going to start at the Arlington location, I wanted to ask how are things at AFS right now? In the. genAI ROLES ? Do we have good projects and work I’ve read people saying they get benched for weeks to months and u can get fired for it ?

If they are hiring me at a high rate, will I get put on a project faster and easily or I’ll be stressing struggling ?

From my experience with the work, genAI things might be fast and good but need insights

Hi All,

One of my friend resigned from Accenture almost a month ago. He submitted the laptop on his LWD, everything went well. He was waiting for his F&F. He got an email stating that the asset was not returned and so a recovery amount had to be paid. Post submission of the laptop, the X amount will be returned.

Kindly let me know what needs to be done.

Thank you. any information will be appreciated.

Anyone having trouble finding project work?

I have a personal reason which I need to relocate to the Raleigh NC from Connecticut. I have project approval but I just informed HR via email after speaking to realtors on both my current house and in Raleigh. I wanted to make sure I could sell my house and understand the housing market before committing.

What is a reasonable timeline I could be approved on this transfer? My current house is going in the market May 1st. I may push that up if the approval takes longer.

I have been with Accenture 8 years and currently L8 with very possible L7 this cycle. I also understand my order of all this might have been wrong. Put our house on market then request for transfer vs request for transfer then put my house on the markets might have been better but this is where I am now. Any insight would be helpful

Hi,

I’m a CL11 in Spain earning €25k.

I feel this is below the current market rate for this level. Does anyone have insights on the current salary brackets for CL11? Am I underpaid?

Thanks.

Hi i have my final round interview for the summer tech analyst role i was wondering if anyone could share your experience with the final round interviews which apparently include 2 interviews consisting of the tech showcase, accenture scenarios, strengths, and skills. I'm more wondering specifically how the skills section went and how technical they get. 

Hi there! I’ve received an update that my application for the Entry-Level Technology role has progressed to the interview stage. I wanted to ask, should I expect technical questions during the interview, or will it focus more on my past experiences and thesis? Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Wish me luck!

So I have noticed that over the last week copilot suddenly started generating amazing notes post the meeting? I also ask it to write my mails at this point given the whole push to AI here and I just wanted to say the earlier copilot and the current version is MILES apart. Good coding you guys at Microsoft! Made my life a lot easier.

TLDR: If you’re a high performer, don’t wait around for the promotion cycle to catch up to you. Go to industry and take on real ownership. You’ll grow faster being accountable for outcomes than waiting for a title to validate work you’re already doing.

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I left Accenture about 6 mo ago (right as I hit L9) and joined a… let’s call it fairly high-bar startup. Won’t say where in order not to dox myself.

I’m genuinely glad I started at Accenture. It’s one of the best places to learn how to think, communicate, and structure problems early in your career.

And honestly, the relationships are a huge part of that. Your start class very quickly becomes a big part of your social life. It’s a group of people all going through the same chaos at the same time, and you bond over it fast. Especially if you’re new to a city, it’s kind of a cheat code. You instantly have people to grab drinks with, yap about work and personal life, all relatively at the same point in life as you.

Some of my closest friends today came from that. I’ve taken overseas trips with people I met through work, and when I left, there were some genuinely emotional goodbyes. That part of Accenture is very real and something I’ll always appreciate. But stepping out of it made something pretty clear: a lot of the friction inside the firm is literally structural inefficiency.

By the time I hit L10, I had built a strong reputation within my practice. I wasn’t really hitting the bench after year one. Projects would proactively reach out to pull me in. Reviews were strong, feedback was consistent, and I was regularly told I was operating at the next level. And yet, progression was incredibly slow and after a point, just disconnected from reality. Anyone who’s been through it knows the line: “you were P1, just didn’t have the spots, some people had more time at level”. At some point, that’s no longer development. By the time I was at L10, it was pretty clear there wasn’t anything I was going to learn at L9 that was going to materially change how I worked.

The system around it doesn’t really help. The whole staffing model is wildly inefficient and antiquated for a firm that prides itself on reinvention. You end up with a system where high performers get pulled in through relationships and reputation, while everyone else is left navigating a tool that doesn’t really reflect actual demand or fit. It’s not exactly maximizing resources. It’s just adding friction.

So I left. The bigger realization after leaving: Accenture (and firms like it) don’t really own outcomes. You can build a perfect deck, align stakeholders, and tell a compelling story. But if the client doesn’t execute, nothing actually happens, and structurally, that’s fine. You roll off, move on, and the machine keeps going. From a business model standpoint, it works. From a growth standpoint, it’s limiting. And you start to see how that shapes leadership behavior. There’s a heavy reliance on messaging, frameworks, and buzzwords to sell work. Sometimes that’s necessary. But a lot of times it felt like the focus drifted toward “how do we position this” instead of “what have we actually done.”

The AI push was the clearest example for me.

Huge emphasis on training, messaging, and go-to-market. Constant pressure to complete internal trainings, adopt the language, push the narrative. But day-to-day? I didn’t see a meaningful shift in how teams were actually delivering work. It felt like we were being asked to sell something faster than we were truly building capability around it. I was on a call where a client cut straight through it: “this all sounds great, but what have you actually used this for?”

And the answer was a whole lot of sputtering. Honestly was embarrassed to be in that meeting.

Now with where I am, there’s no leveling buffer, no “time in role,” no separation between you and the outcome. You own the problem. If it works, it’s because you made it work. If it fails, it’s very clear why. No amount of polish or messaging covers that up. And by nature, you’re way less protected. There’s a much lower tolerance for mistakes, and there’s no layered org structure to absorb them. If I mess up now, our P&L feels it. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s also the fastest I’ve ever learned.

The bar is also just higher. You’re surrounded by people who were top performers in their previous roles, and the expectation is that you operate at that level immediately, not after a year of proving it. And I actually use my degree now, which has been a nice change.

So if there’s any takeaway:

Accenture is a great launchpad. You’ll learn a lot, and you’ll meet some incredible people. But if you start feeling like you’re waiting for a system to validate work you’re already doing, or spending more time packaging ideas than proving them, it might be worth looking elsewhere. Because once you operate in an environment where ownership and outcomes are tightly linked, it’s hard to unsee the difference.

Curious how others are thinking about this! Especially those sitting in that L10-L7 range and have contemplated leaving.

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I’m a recent grad in Perth, managed to get into a group interview assessment tomorrow, I’m looking for any advice or information, what can I expect to have to do, what will make me stand out, any advice would be much appreciated :)

Hi

I will be joining accenture s&c GN, public services team next month, India office. I've read mixed rev I'd like to understand a little bit more about the team culture, WFH flexibility ( reporting to base location compulsory?), growth and exit opportunities

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I have given an interview on 20th January 2026.

After a month I received a congratulations mail on 24th Feb.

Then after few weeks I raised ticket of delayed process and no communication from their end as I see many were getting workday and bgv mails.

So after that I got a db expired mail. so I raised ticket again.

and this time the HR called me and she told I was not rejected and to wait.

but its been so long I am still waiting.

in my assessment I had solved all the 3 coding questions had a good interview and the panelist was impressed too.

so should I consider to drop this or should keep expectations.

The region was Kolkata. so do any Kolkata candidate has got the offer letter??

I have ~5 years of experience and currently earn 15.5 LPA (13.6 LPA fixed). I’ve received an offer from Accenture for 17 LPA (Band Level 10). The HR mentioned that this is the maximum budget for this band.

How accurate is this claim in your experience? Is there usually room for negotiation beyond what HR states as the “max”? Also, what strategies would you suggest to negotiate better compensation in this situation?

My partner (unmarried) is in the process of getting an offer from NYC and we are planning to move to NYC together. I’m currently working at one of ACN Nordic country offices, in strategy & consulting for financial services, L9.

Now I need to either get an office transfer in ACN or apply for B2-visa. We are not planning on getting married but that’s still an option to get a working visa for me as well - as I am unsure about the ACN transfer.

Any advice in this situation? How easy is it to get ACN to sponsor a tranfer for this level?

And primarily I would appreciate hearing anything about what it is like working at the NYC office and how easy would it be to integrate there as a non-local. Also how is the WLB? I am still learning English (pretty good at it compared to my peers at my current office but still learning to use it in business context), so it is a slight worry for me as well that I would have performance issues simply because I do not have as good oral/written skills as a native english speaker would.