ACCENTURE

Accenture was established in 1989 primarily as a consultant and system

integrator. Apart from this it began offering a new breed of business integration solutions
to its clients. Solutions that aligned organizations technologies, processes and people
with their strategies.
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with
clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep
industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record,
Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve
their performance.
Origin of ACCENTURE
Joe w. Forehand, a partners of 30 years of experience, was named CEO in Nov,
1999 and chairman of Accentures board of directors in February,2001. Under
Forehands leadership Accenture became a public company in July, 2001 when it listed
on the New Yorks Stock Exchange. After nearly five years as CEO, Mr. Forehand step
down from that position on Sep 1, 2004, retaining the position of chairman. He was
succeeded as CEO by William D. Green, a partner with more than 26 years of experience,
who was previously served as Chief operator of client service.
Continuous innovation and transformation have been the theme throughout the
history of Accenture
Facts about Accenture

Accenture's Global Delivery Network, a global network of more than 44

integrated delivery centers in over 30 countries.
The network provides clients with seamless delivery of the services from multiple
geographic locations, with 24x7 coverage. Accenture India employs over 27,000
employees from different backgrounds with vast ranges of skills and experience.
Accenture is a global management consulting technology services and
outsourcing company with net revenues of US $16.65 billion for the fiscal year
ended on Aug 31, 2006.
Accentures family includes approximately 140,000 people in 48 countries.
It has been operating in India since 1987.
It serves more than 300 global clients, including Fortune 1000 companies,
through out various parts of India

Location
World wide: Australia Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,
Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR,

Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia , Mexico,
Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia
Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taipei, Thailand, United Kingdom,
Venezuela.
In India: Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.
Management
William D. Green, Chairman & CEO, Accenture world

Harsh Manglik, Chairman and Managing Director, Accenture, India

Harsh Manglik is the chairman and managing director of Accenture's group in

India. He is responsible for the growth and development of its business across all
of the company's Indian operations.
An engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and holder
of an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree in mechanical
engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
He joins Accenture from Symantec Corp., based in the United States, where he
was worldwide vice president, services solutions engineering, responsible for the
development of the company's new service offerings
Has more than 25 years of experience as a global business and consulting leader.

Sandeep Arora, Lead Executive, Accenture Delivery Centre for Technology, India

Sandeep Arora is responsible for managing Accenture's Delivery Centers for

Technology in India. The India delivery centers provide application outsourcing
and systems integration services across the full range of technology capabilities to
global clients.
Sandeep is a mechanical engineer from IIT Delhi and holds a master's in
computer science (MS) from Washington State University
Started his career with Accenture in 1994.
He has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry having worked both in
India and overseas.

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Sadeesh Raghavan, Managing Partner, India Domestic Businesses

He is responsible for our North Asia and South Asia Products Industry group. The
countries he is responsible for are Korea, Mainland China, Taipei, Hong Kong,
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
and India.

Mr. Raghavan obtained his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. He also has an MBA in finance and
MIS from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
He has more than 24 years of experience in the consulting industry, having
worked in many countries across Asia Pacific and the USA.

Rekha M. Menon, Lead Executive, Accenture Geographic Services, India.

Rekha M. Menon heads the Geographic Services in India, one of the largest
geographies for Accenture.
Rekha is responsible for human resources and recruitment, human capital and
diversity, marketing and communications, finance, procurement and corporate
citizenship functions across all of Accenture India.
A gold-medalist from the XLRI School of Business, Rekha has active interests in
hiking, long distance cycling and photography. Rekha is also involved with
numerous NGOs, working closely with underprivileged children.
Rekha joined Accenture in January 2004.

Why to choose Accenture

It is a company known for the quality of its people and its servicesAccenture
invested US$ 700 million on training in 2006. With 4,000 clients spanning the full range
of industries around the world, including 91 of the Fortune Global 100, Accenture is itself
an international brand name, with a 2006 brand value of US$ 6.72 billion. Here are some
of the awards and honors won by Accenture.

Fortune's No.1 Most Admired IT Services Company, 2007.

Ranked 14 in Business Week's Top 100 InfoTech companies, 2006.
Ranked 49 in Business Week's Top 100 Global Brands, 2006.
Featured in the Forbes A list of 400 Best Big companies, 2006.
Listed in the 100 best companies for Working Mothers in 2006 by the Working
Mothers magazine.

Working at Accenture will give you an opportunity to work with your global counterparts
on a range of technologies and industries. Joining Accenture translates into continual
opportunities to expand on what you can do. Its employees come together with a wide
variety of consulting, technology and outsourcing skills and backgrounds to create
talented teams of problem-solvers. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses.

Consulting people design, build and deliver strategies that can transform
companies into high-performance businesses
Technology: Solutions people do technology implementation including
architecting solutions and application development.

Business Process outsourcing: Services people work on Accentures outsourcing

projects such as finance and accounting, procurement, learning and training, and
HR.
Enterprise: Enterprise workforce manages and supports finance, HR, legal,
facilities, marketing and communications across our business.

Recruitment process
The consulting practice in India has attractive growth plans for the next three to
five years and we are committed to providing dynamic and diverse careers to candidates
who fulfill our needs and their aspirations.
Accenture recruitment process is thorough, transparent and thoughtful, and it is
committed to sharing updates and feedback in real time. Typically it invites candidates
for three to five rounds of interviews at which it discuss:

Your background, skills and interests.

Accenture overview, its services and offering, and the opportunities it provide for
potential candidates.
How it can create a mutually beneficial and long-term relationship.

It encourages candidates who are committed to a career in consulting to send their

resume, and it will get back to screened candidates as soon as possible on relevant
openings.
If you decide Accenture is right for you, you should search its jobs database for available
positions. You can then browse a full list of positions in any location, or refine your
search.

Currently resumes/CVs are being accepted for specific open positions.

Due to the high volume of resumes/CVs we receive, it is not possible for every
person to speak to a recruiter. You will be contacted if you are being considered
for a position.

Accenture campus question Pattern

The Questions for Written test Comprises of
1. Aptitude(Analytical(15)+Quantiapps(10)+Mental(10)) = 35 Questions
2. Technical (C(20) & C++(20) Questions) = 40 Questions
In C++, Mostly from Polymorphism,inheritence,virtual functions, constructors. In C,
Mostly from scope of variable, pointers, structures.Its quite easy when compare to C++.

The questions generally asked in HR Interview of Accenture

Tell me about your academics?
Tell me about your family background?
What you are doing now?
Rate yourself in C?
Briefly describe your main project?
Software development life cycle. Explain each phase.
Who is your role model, why?
Where do you see yourself after 2 years?
What is your goal in life? What if company's goal is different from your goals?
Why should i hire you?
Technical Interview
Tell me about your academics?
What was your engineering entrance rank?
Why u choose this college?
Why your aggregate is 68%?
What is your position in your class?
Which is your favourite language?
Can you compile c program in c++ compiler? What about the reverse?
What is a static variable?
What is the size of a float variable?
What is the size of a pointer variable?