Consulting Intern Blog

Customer Loyalty and the DC Area Summer Social

Dolan, Siobhan — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:51:00 GMT

The Customer Loyalty Institute, Jesus and many others agree on one thing for sure as a golden rule, “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. Throughout my experience with Accenture this summer I have talked to consultants, managers and senior executives about how they build and mai ... (More)

I'm glad being busy

Dolan, Siobhan — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:14:00 GMT

A lot has changed since the first few weeks at Accenture. To bring you up to speed, I’ve been to Accenture’s Student Leadership Conference where I met a ton of awesome people, including Kelsey Larsen one of the other intern bloggers. On my project, when I originally thought I could use a heavier w ... (More)

Giving of time and energy

Dolan, Siobhan — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:24:00 GMT

Fond of saying that "the man who dies rich dies disgraced," after Andrew Carnegie sold his empire to J.P. Morgan for 480 million dollars and became the richest man in the world he then turned his attention to giving away the fortune. He abhorred charity, and instead put his money to use ... (More)

Work-life balance

Dolan, Siobhan — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:35:00 GMT

Semaj Rashad’s post the other week about Work-Life Lifestyles got me thinking . . . Something that I have noticed about myself over the years is my ability to become a workaholic: I want to do the best and most I can with the time I have. This type of hard-working personality meshes well with ... (More)

Already in full gear!

Dolan, Siobhan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:04:00 GMT

Hi! I’m Cara Petonic. I recently completed the first year of my MBA at Johnson at Cornell University (Go Big Red!) and am currently interning out of Accenture’s New York City office. I am officially in my 5th week with Accenture as an MBA intern and 4th week with my client, and I’m already in a ni ... (More)

Half-way there…

Dolan, Siobhan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:03:00 GMT

Hello. I’m Erinne, an MBA student from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. This summer I am interning with Accenture Management Consulting’s as part of their Talent and Organization (T&O) practice. The other week I gave a presentation to my fellow MBA interns and had a ... (More)

Week Two - On the Road

Dolan, Siobhan — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:52:00 GMT

During week two I started my first week of traveling. As an intern, I think it is so neat that Accenture has provided me with this opportunity. I spent the week in Des Moines, Iowa where I worked on various projects the team had waiting for me. Des Moines is actually a really interesting city. We ... (More)

Work-Life Lifestyles

Dolan, Siobhan — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:43:00 GMT

According to USA Today, the average person makes 35,000 decisions each day. What tie they will wear, flats or heels, what to eat for dinner, where to get gas...you get my point. Every one of those decisions correlates to a weight on our life, no matter how insignificant it may seem. The summation ... (More)

Advice from an Intern

Dolan, Siobhan — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:16:00 GMT

Hi! My name is Sneha, and I’m a second year Accenture Student Empowerment Program intern working out of the New York office. I am a rising senior at the University of Michigan, attending the Ross School of Business. Currently, I am staffed at a retail client doing forecasting, replenishment and tr ... (More)

The first chapter of my story here at Accenture

Dolan, Siobhan — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:06:00 GMT

Hey everyone, I’m excited I to share my internship experience with you. Let me start with an introduction. I’m from the Washington, DC Metropolitan area and will now be spending my first summer on the East Coast since 2008. I love DC, but I’ve spent the last three summers interning in Albuquer ... (More)