According to the reports of Livemint, An Irish-American professional services company, Accenture is delaying onboarding for new-hire and considering the start date of new hires.
The reports further emphasized that the company’s recruiter apologized for the delay and said “The decision was made to create the best possible new joiner experience.
One of the joiners affected by the delay of onboarding (identity unknown) said she had accepted the offer with Accenture in the UK.
The position was for a full-time consulting and the joining was supposed to be in June. Perhaps her joining has been delayed twice. The joining was delayed to October, post this it is delayed to early 2024. She ultimately decided to pass on the job rather than keep waiting.
The reports also suggested that Accenture is offering an additional signing bonus to some people whose start dates have been pushed back. However, the company has yet to comment on this.
“In some cases, for example for some recent graduates, we are adjusting start dates based on the needs of our clients and business,” Accenture spokeswoman Rachel Frey said by email Thursday, declining to provide further details.
The delays have affected the professional services field including the following companies:-
- Big Four accounting firms such as KPMG and Deloitte
- The blue-chip consultants McKinsey & Co. and Boston Consulting Group.
However, recently Accenture was also hiring for multiple roles after sacking 19,000 employees which is nearly 2.5 percent of the company’s workforce.
The company has now posted multiple job vacancies on LinkedIn including services marketing executive partner, media relations – capital markets, analyst relations writer specialist, and more.
While applying for the job it redirects the candidate to Accenture’s job portal. To know about the current hiring with the company, visit the LinkedIn Page.
However, Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO of Accenture said, “Our strong financial results this quarter again demonstrate that our ability to bring together industry, functional, and technology expertise as well as managed services continues to differentiate us with our clients.”
“Our record bookings reflect the confidence and trust that our clients have in us to create value and help them transform at speed. We are also taking steps to lower our costs in the fiscal year 2024 and beyond while continuing to invest in our business and our people to capture the significant growth opportunities ahead”, Julie Sweet added.
Earlier, According to India Today reports, Accenture noted, “While we continue to hire, especially to support our strategic growth priorities, during the second quarter of fiscal 2023, we initiated actions to streamline our operations and transform our non-billable corporate functions to reduce costs.”
