Vantaggi
I loved some of the ERGs in the local office as some of the events were covered and paid. First Friday events in the office provide some festive in-office connection. Work-Life balance on most Technology-focused projects were good relative to other service groups.
Svantaggi
As with most consulting, networking for a new role can present specific challenges depending on the local office and regional/service group politics. The apprenticeship program that I went through wasn't really all that helpful in gaining hard skills that will make you sellable to new clients. Because the company isn't performing well at the moment a lot of the clients that Accenture normally works with want people with hard experience. The company also doesn't do a good job with HR support (if you can even call it that) relative to other companies I've worked for. The HR team is more talent fulfillment and "recruiter" focused and not ethics/compliance/benefits focused - making it difficult to find support. Many clients also don't know much about the apprenticeship program and expect the standard to reach the level of a "normal" employee which isn't always clear- so the resources apprentices are getting to match what clients are asking for.