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Developer and Technology

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Build an end to end understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle as you experience life as a developer at Accenture

At Accenture, our commitment to our 624,000 people from a variety of cultures, beliefs and backgrounds makes us more innovative, and lets you bring your true self to work.

Every day around the world we work with exceptional people, the latest and greatest tech and leading companies across industries.  

With the Accenture Technology Foundations Job Simulation, you’ll get to experience what it is like to work on a project that mirrors the skills our teams have and the work they do in the real world. You’ll build valuable skills in areas such as understanding the software development and testing lifecycle, understanding the two most commonly used software development methodologies, Waterfall and Agile, and the best use cases for each, as well as have the opportunity to practice thinking like a programmer using Algorithmic Thinking (including Pseudocoding and Flow Diagramming).  These are skills that will give you an edge in anything you do, from your academic studies, to pursuing personal projects and launching your career.

Whether you already have an idea about your future career direction or are still looking to be inspired, the Accenture Technology Foundations Job Simulation will give you a first-hand insight into the world of consulting and technology, and help you to decide if it could be the right career for you.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Discover Career Opportunities in Technology
    Research and communicate opportunities and benefits from a career in Technology.

    • Technology Careers
    • Career Benefits
    • Ideaboarding
  • The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
    Understand the lifecycle for developing software applications and identify key current trends in software development.

    • Software Development Lifecycle
    • Trends Analysis
  • Software Development Methodologies: Waterfall and Agile
    Understand the two most common software development methodologies – Waterfall and Agile – and analyse the advantages, disadvantages, and best uses for each.

    • Waterfall
    • Agile
    • Comparative Analysis
  • The Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC)
    Understand the lifecycle for testing software applications and the different types and levels of software testing.

    • Software Testing Lifecycle
    • Software QA
  • Algorithmic Thinking
    Practice thinking like a programmer by using Algorithmic Thinking.

    • Algorithmic Thinking
    • Pseudocoding
    • Flow Diagramming
  • Code Debugging
    Apply your algorithmic thinking skills to fix syntax and logic errors in code.

    • Algorithmic Thinking
    • Code Debugging
  • Knowledge Check
    Take a short quiz to check what you have learned about software development, software testing, algorithmic thinking, and careers in technology.

    • Knowledge Demonstration
  • Finish Line

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.
  • Find career data by selecting keywords Keyword Search
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Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

  • 01 Occupation Description
  • 02 Employment Trends
  • 03 Top Employers
  • 04 Education Levels
  • 05 Annual Earnings
  • 06 Technical Skills
  • 07 Core Competencies
  • 08 Job Titles

Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

These companies are currently hiring for .

    Education Levels

    The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

    Annual Earnings

    Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

    Technical Skills

    A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

      Core Competencies

      The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

        Job Titles

        A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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