Accenture Named Australia’s Employer of Choice

Accenture was named as the employer of choice in the Australia HR Award 2008 announced last week on 30 October 2008 in Sydney.

Apart from the multinational consulting firm, Teachers Credit Union, Sparke Helmore Glen Eira City Council also won similar award for 3 other separate cateogies.

Accenture bagged the Full Circle Feedback Award (company with more than 1,000 employees) and was credited for its swift and impressive implementation of strategies in attracting and retaining talents and top employees.

The firm, which has specialization in a wide range of consulting fields, including business, entrepreneurship, goverment, technology and IT, consistently demonstrates its forward thinking to move the company towards the top of the corporate ladder. With groundbreaking training and development methods, Employees working with the firm are often considered the best in the business and are highly sought after in the job market.

The top employer of choice award is organized annually by the Human Resource magazine, Australia’s largest publication in the field of HR, and is sponsored by Aon Consulting.

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Author's bio: Zul is the founder and principal contributor for the SKOR Career blog. He is the author of two books, The Malaysian Job Seeker's Dilemma and Buat Duit Tanpa Kerja Makan Gaji (How to Make Money Without a Job), available in major book stores nationwide. You can reach him at zulkiflimusa[at]gmail.com.