Accenture On-Campus Interview Experience (Internship)

I recently had my on-campus interview experience for an internship at Accenture. The process was structured into several rounds, beginning with a resume screening.

Resume Screening Round

The first step was a resume screening. A critical point I learned was the importance of my PAN Card details; a friend of mine was unable to proceed due to an issue with theirs. Therefore, I made sure to fill out the form very carefully.

Round 1: Technical and Cognitive Assessment

This round comprised 90 questions, to be completed in 90 minutes, across various sections:

• English: I didn't specifically prepare for this, but I heard IndiaBix is a good resource.
• Logical Reasoning: Similar to English, IndiaBix was recommended.
• MS Office: I looked up "Accenture MS Office questions" on various websites to prepare.
• Pseudocode: This section was heavily calculation-based, with about 18 questions primarily involving bitwise operations. I found it helpful to have the binary representations of the first 20 natural numbers written down before attempting this.
• Network Security and Cloud: Like MS Office, I searched for relevant questions on random websites.

I also received a mock test link 2-3 days prior, which I attempted to familiarize myself with the test structure.

Round 2: Coding Round

This round commenced immediately after passing Round 1. It consisted of two coding questions to be solved in 45 minutes. The questions were generally easy; one was a basic problem, and as far as I recall, the other involved basic recursion.

Round 3: Communication Assessment

Approximately two days after the online assessment, I received a link for the non-eliminatory communication assessment. This round also had five sections:

• Reading: I was asked to read given sentences aloud.
• Repeating sentences: A sentence was spoken, and I had to repeat it accurately without seeing it, testing my listening skills.
• Jumbled sentences: I listened to 3-4 phrases spoken in a jumbled order and had to arrange and repeat them correctly.
• Summarizing Stories: After hearing a story, I had to summarize it in my own words, ensuring all key aspects were covered.
• Question and Answer: I faced two situation-based questions. One was related to nuclear families versus joint families, and unfortunately, I can't recall the other.

Many YouTube videos cover this round, which I found helpful.

Round 4: Interview

My final interview was primarily HR-based. I was asked a series of questions:

• Introduction: I introduced myself, including my majors, minors, hobbies, and the technology I was working on or interested in.
• Projects Discussion: I spoke briefly about my motivation behind my projects and how each one addressed a specific problem.
• Challenges in Projects: I was asked about the challenges I faced in my projects and how I resolved them, for which I aimed to be honest.
• Project Development Process: I explained my approach to making projects, covering how I choose a project (identifying a problem), my strategy for the problem statement, exploring options, actual implementation, and challenge resolution.
• Hobbies: I was asked about my hobbies.
• My Questions for the Interviewer: I made sure to ask questions specific to Accenture, as it's crucial not to say 'no' to this opportunity or ask generic questions.

Beyond these, I was advised to be ready for common HR questions such as my strengths, weaknesses, future aspirations, and situational questions. I also considered how I would handle a teammate not completing a task on time and why I was seeking a software role despite being from a core branch. I heard about unconventional questions, like how someone felt about India's World Cup Final loss, with the key being to stay calm and confident.