Getting into Consultancy - George Mendes, Accenture

On 29 July 2010, Bright Network hosted an evening event for bright students and graduates interested in careers in strategic or management consulting. The event featured speakers and representatives from OC&C, Accenture and Bain & Company. Here, George Mendes, a Strategy Consultant at Accenture, talks about how he got into consulting, what he loves about Accenture and what he wished he'd known as a graduate.

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture works with clients to develop practical strategies that capitalize on the opportunities presented by today's complex and uncertain global economy to deliver high performance. Drawing on ground-breaking research and hands-on experience with high-performance businesses, Accenture delivers insights and puts them into action.

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