Accenture: An insider guide - Gymkhana

5:00 My manager has a cube in both buildings, so I just stay at the other
building and work on more detail analysis from his desk.
6:00 Time to head out. But first, I’ll stop by another consultant’s cubicle for
an update on our project’s softball team. They got the jerseys. But who
decided we were the Mariners?
A Day in the Life of an Experienced Analyst
8:00 Arrive at client site. Spend 45 minutes checking client e-mails, voice
mail, and Accenture e-mails. There are so many! Working with people in
different time zones means my inbox really fills up when I’m not here.
9:00 Meet with the internal team to discuss any problems and what we need
to get done today.
10:30 Back to my desk to tackle my ongoing work for this project. This time,
it’s mostly trends analysis and market research.
12:15 Time for lunch. That means walking down to the sandwich shop,
grabbing something, and eating at a private table in the corner—my
workstation.
1:00 Time to meet with the clients, who are right down the hall. We go over
progress to date, discuss certain initiatives, make sure we’re on the same
page.
3:00 Back at my desk, working on deliverables—the work we’ll present to the
client. If only I can concentrate on it for a few hours . . .
4:00 Not so fast. My teammates have some questions about a technical aspect
of the project they know I’ve handled before. We talk and go over the
problem.
5:00 I might just have enough time to finish up the presentation before I
leave. Now where was I?
6:00 I’m on track to meet this week’s deadline, so I leave earlier than usual.
Tomorrow’s going to be a long day, so better take off while the going’s
good!
On the Job
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