Date: Thursday 28th November
Time: 14:30 - 17:30 (view the agenda)
City: Newcastle
Please note that travel cost reimbursements are available for attendees.
We're thrilled to be teaming up with Accenture to offer 30 of our brightest members with coding experience the opportunity to attend a prestigious insight event in Newcastle. It's your unique chance to connect with senior technology leaders and recent graduates at Accenture - learn why they chose Accenture and what it’s really like to work there, as well as how best to prepare for and succeed in the application process.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimise their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
We are a talent and innovation-led company with approximately 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
Agenda
14:00 - 14:45: Arrival and registration
14:45 - 15:15: Welcome from Accenture Technology Manager
15:15 - 15:35: Session on Gen AI
15:35 - 15:45: Break
15:45 - 16:05: Assessment process top tips
16:05 - 16:35: Q&A with Accenture Analysts
16:35 - 17:25: Networking
17:25 - 17:30: Event close
Why attend?
- Learn why Accenture is the perfect place to kick-start your career in Technology with their pioneering emerging technology, diversity of clients and leading tech partners
- Understand the opportunities available to you at the firm - from the robust tech-driven learning experiences available and the programmes you can apply for, to their unique culture of equality
- Connect and learn from Accenture employees - including Senior Technology Leaders, analysts currently on their graduate programmes, and their Graduate Recruitment Team
- Hear about Accenture’s assessment process and how you can prepare best for it
Who can attend?
Students studying at a UK university who are:
- Graduating in 2024 or 2025
- Interested in software engineering roles
- Interested in a career in Newcastle (or one of Accenture's other offices - Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh or Glasgow)
- Studying an undergraduate or master’s degree in IT, computer science, or a technology-related subject, or, a maths, science, or engineering degree with a real passion and flair for technology and some coding experience.
Fun facts about Accenture
- World’s largest technology consultancy with over 750,000 Accenture employees worldwide
- No. 2 on TIME’s World’s Best Companies
- Work with influence — 75% of Fortune Global 500 companies are Accenture clients
- 98 of Accenture's top 100 clients have been with them for at least 10 years
- Their core values include valuing diversity and fostering a trusting, open and inclusive environment where each person is treated with respect
- 47% of Accenture's global workforce are women and they expect that number to be at least 50% by 2025 — Accenture is committed to equality and equity
- Accenture have a strong focus on sustainability and the environment and is committed to playing a leading role in the change to a low-carbon economy
How to apply
To secure your spot at the event, click the Apply Now button at the top of the page and complete the application form. Spaces are very limited, so we recommend you apply as early as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.
All attendees will be eligible for a travel cost reimbursement. Accenture can reimburse up to £120 of travel receipts for standard class train and coach tickets. Details on how to claim the expenses will be provided to you during the event. Please keep hold of your receipts.