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as very useful. By meeting other analysts regular communication sessions to allow
from around the world, it really made me understanding of what roles we each play
understand how big the global presence of on the project.
Accenture is.
I am currently an analyst working in an
“It was quite
integration solution architect role. This is
challenging
quite ‘techy’ and, having come from a
software background, I have never been
learning new
exposed to architecture solutions before.
concepts...
I received training while on the project
and it was quite challenging learning
particularly as I
new concepts of the service orientated
Lucinda Young
had to put them
architecture, particularly as I had to
analyst consulting Group put them into practice immediately by into practice
accenture designing an integration middleware layer
for a telecoms company. This involves
immediately”
BSc in Geography with Computer working side by side with a mixed team
Science, Birmingham University of Accenture people, the client and other
consultancies and vendors as the platform My tips for graduates thinking of applying
I really enjoyed my first few weeks at will need to integrate into various systems. to Accenture would be that if you like to
Accenture. I had four weeks of core be challenged on a daily basis and be
training for basic consulting skills as well as I am also a ‘My Life @ Engagement’ surrounded by very talented people as
skills in visual basic followed by two weeks representative (a scheme to encourage well as have the opportunity to do many
of Java training. Within a few months work-life balance) on my project, through different roles, from the very technical to
all the analysts in the analyst consulting which I get to organise fun events for the more business focused, then joining
group get more training in St Charles near the team. We are currently planning a the analyst consulting group at Accenture
Chicago, which I found great fun as well summer barbeque as well as holding is the right move for you.
being with BT. Like most people I used to business processes, watching call centre
believe that BT (as my friends put it) “just agents at work, designing, developing and
do phones” and didn’t see it as an exciting testing software solutions (even developing
company. However, after attending a Facebook applications!).
presentation given by BT, I was pleasantly
surprised to hear that BT did a lot more BT has been great with my career
and had a wide range of jobs and plenty of development; in the year since I joined I
opportunities to keep me interested! have gained SCRUM certification as well
as vast knowledge in a wide range of
“Outside my role I
areas including project management and
Java. Outside my role I have had plenty of
have had plenty of
exposure to other areas of the business, for
exposure to other
example I have been involved in volunteer
Jon robson work with a local school. As a result, I
software developer
areas of the business,
showed school children from Uganda a
BT design
for example I have
computer for the first time; I have been
involved in BT’s open source arm of the
Computer Science, University of York
been involved in
company; and even helped design an office
volunteer work with
to support better working practices!
Technology has been part of my life from
a young age. Whether it be developing
a local school”
As a finishing note, I’d encourage people
websites or playing more computer games, to find out more about careers within
since my father first put a Spectrum game It has been an amazing experience for me BT. It’s a global company with strong
in front of me I have been hooked! So it has so far. I have had roles as a business analyst resources, with an excellent graduate
been obvious for a long time that I would and now as a Java software developer, programme – with interesting projects to
end up working in the IT world, however, developing a web-portal application. In these work on, intellectual colleagues and plenty
until last year I wouldn’t have dreamed of it two very different roles I have been analysing of opportunities to change and improve.
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