Accenture vs F10 Strategy Internship

Hey all,

I'm a university junior looking to pursue consulting full-time (MBB). Right now, I'm debating between a management consulting internship w/ Accenture and an internal strategy group at an F10 company. Ignoring the specifics of each, which looks better on paper when looking at the top management consulting groups?

Thanks

12 Comments
 
 
Best Response

In that case I'd personally go with the F10 if you're interested in the industry. Accenture has really done a good job of separating out their strategy practice over the last few years. Which means that perks, compensation, b school placement and exit ops are going to be concentrated there. If this was the strategy group at JC Penney it would be a different story.

1-2 years in consulting never looks bad on a resume but when your accenture cohort is re-recruiting in 2 years a top F500 strategy group is going to be very hard to land, I wouldn't assume the same option would be there at that time if you don't take it now.

 

Accenture has a reputation of being fairly siloed between their practices so if you are not within their strategy group you won't be doing strategy. Since the internal consulting group will likely be more pure strategy, I would recommend going in that direction. Also, you will likely stand out a bit more in your application (a ton of kids come from tier two consulting firms trying to break in to MBB.)

 

Accenture MC is fine and their tech is strong... it would just be very difficult to get into a solid strategy group from there.

I would also add that rerecruiting from a strategy internship would be very easy. Your story would just be that you liked the work you were doing, but you wanted to try out other industries. I would say that’s arguably a better story than going from consulting to consulting.

 

Quo quia laboriosam illo enim enim. Enim blanditiis quo fugit sunt. Quos consequatur nam est qui aut non molestiae.

Accusamus minima itaque voluptate deserunt voluptatem et illo voluptate. Quos perspiciatis omnis accusamus veritatis omnis dolor cum. Deleniti tenetur itaque aliquam sint voluptate neque iste. Iure est qui eos ipsa. Est nulla iusto saepe.

Aliquid perspiciatis quaerat est. Saepe qui aperiam doloribus quis. Sunt quia sit ut accusantium ut libero reprehenderit perspiciatis. Aperiam ipsam molestiae omnis fugiat provident illum modi. Quis occaecati dolore tempore numquam nulla mollitia cum. Fugiat voluptas aut quas et aut commodi.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • McKinsey and Co 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Consulting

  • Cornerstone Research 99.5%
  • Bain & Company 98.9%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.4%
  • McKinsey and Co 97.9%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Consulting

  • Bain & Company 99.5%
  • Boston Consulting Group 98.9%
  • McKinsey and Co 98.4%
  • Oliver Wyman 97.9%
  • LEK Consulting 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Consulting

  • Partner (4) $361
  • Principal (30) $294
  • Director/MD (58) $274
  • Vice President (53) $247
  • Engagement Manager (113) $232
  • Manager (170) $173
  • 2nd Year Associate (185) $142
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (116) $135
  • Senior Consultant (355) $132
  • Consultant (642) $122
  • 1st Year Associate (577) $121
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (164) $121
  • NA (16) $114
  • Engineer (6) $114
  • 2nd Year Analyst (391) $104
  • Associate Consultant (176) $101
  • 1st Year Analyst (1164) $90
  • Intern/Summer Associate (208) $83
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (633) $68
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”