| Topic Name: |
Offer from CAP and ACN |
| Message Name: |
hit it on the head |
| Date Posted: |
01/29/2006 |
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If you like Tiger Woods and better job titles, then certainly go to ACN ... but remember, you'll have a ton of people to compete with internally...
Capgemini is in a recovery and you'll probably get plenty of room to make things happen... it's a smaller outfit, and if I were a sales guy (and a good one at that), this might be a place to make hefty comp.
In the end, consulting companies are equally good/bad from a sales exec perspective... |
| Message: |
Hello Neo_CO,
I agree with your statements.
I have witnessed, either directly or through inquiry, virtually all of the points/behaviors/opportunities you have highlighted in your posting. ACN is focusing its pitch to me on the Accenture brand and placing a serious premium on it - not only eith their clients but also throughout the recruiting process. If I turn them down - I am certain they will be shocked and maybe even a little insulted. I will likely be labeled a simpleton for going to CAP and would also be dismissed as "not being a fit for ACN anyway...". I am seeing the internally high competive nature of ACN. Can't say I agree with this - I have seen it work well and fail miserably in my past lives. Maybe I am getting to be a softie in my older age but I would prefer a more collaborative and cooperative approach to business (especially when dealing internally).
I think you nailed the description of the CAP opportunity. It is a rebuild situation (especially in the Midwest). But that does mean that any professional sales person worth his/her salt will be able to have an impact on and influece in shaping CAP's future direction (at least regionally).
I definitely agree that most all consulting firms are the same. They all have their relative strengths and they all have skeletons in their respective closets - this is a fact of life.
Again - I'll let you know what I ultimately decide. Although painting coconuts in the Bahamas is sounding pretty good right now!
Cheers
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