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Management consulting firm
Associate (Current Employee), Aberdeen, MD –
Management consulting firm, dramatic change in company culture since going public.
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Above Average IT Consulting Firm
Associate (Current Employee), Washington, DC –
Above average government IT Consulting firm. However, they are still struggling with properly defining a true "Technical" track for non-business development managers and staff to truly excel in.
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Pretty good place to work
Lead Associate (Current Employee), McLean, VA –
Pros: see above
Cons: see above
Pros:
Some excellent projects and great work life balance. Great autonomy for those that can carve their own path. Excellent benefits. Politics is not too bad.

Cons:
Typical dysfunctional management you'll see at other firms. Some sharp elbows. Not very personable environment (people frequently wear the corporate mask). salaries lower than similar – more...  companies in mgmt. consulting. – less
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Poor work replationships with Minorites
Sr. Consultant, Business Analytics (Former Employee), North Charleston, SC –
Cons: too much favoritism.
Not flexible.
If you don't fit into their culture, your not welcomed.
Favoritism.
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Excellent 90+ yr old company, strong values, just gone public in 2011
Director of Global R. E. & Facilities (Former Employee), McLean, VA –
Extremely hard to get hired in the upper levels from outside, requires an act of congress, but doable. Lot of long term employees 15-30 yrs but a lot of politics as a result.
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So so
Senior Consultant (Current Employee), Herndon, VA –
Pros: strong company legacy, provides high quality products clients
Cons: backwards hiring process, considerable changes internally
I wish I had asked very specific questions when I was being interviewed like what contract they plan to place me on, what is the job title, and what is the contract period of performance. The recruiters and senior management who interview you lead you to believe that there is a firm job for you to be hired into and there really is no job. Booz Allen – more...  hires good talent and then hopes that a job opportunity arises once the person has joined the firm. Sometimes a job comes up for the new hire and sometimes one doesn't and the employee finds himself in a layoff situation.

Booz Allen recently went public and the change is causing tons of dysfunction internally. I think Booz Allen is a good company but I think the firm is trying to learn how to meet the shareholders demands while trying to maintain employee engagement right now. I am hoping over time, they will get better at that challenge.

My only recommendation to those interested in employment at Booz Allen is to be sure to ask all the right questions during the interview phase and make sure you receive a responses to your questions that you are comfortable with before taking a leap of faith on a job opportunity with Booz Allen. Beware of "fluffy" responses from management and listen to your gut feelings before accepting a job. – less
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Ohio – May 21, 2012

OMG! You took the words right out of my mouth. You know I applied for one position and then they placed me in something totally different only because I had the systems knowledge...but I HATE MY JOB. I should have known better when they asked me what is was the I wanted to do. I thought, "well aren't I applying for this job that I'm interviewing for." This is one of the most accurate reviews that I've read. I would never recommend any of my friends to Booz Allen. I would also add, that if you are on the client site, you need Booz people to accept you and you have to make sure your client likes you too. Otherwise, get out if you can.

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Well respected, large government consulting firm
Associate (Current Employee), Denver, CO –
Pros: large, diverse network of prfessionals
Cons: complicated hierarchy, management matrix. difficult to navigate.
This has been a fantastic firm to work for but I desire a smaller, more personal work environment and a culture that emphasizes creativity and collaboration. Throughout my tenure, the Denver satellite office has not received the attention from senior management that other, more corporate offices have. This has led to infrequent opportunity to excel, – more...  and has significantly hindered growth potential for local colleagues. – less
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Great IT company to work for
Certification Accreditation Engineer (Former Employee), McLean, VA –
Great company, I was contracted for a short time duration of three months at NIST. The IT Security work was completed on time, and the customer was happy.

Thank You-
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High caliber workforce; offers challenging yet work/life balance-friendly environment
Communications Team Lead, Associate (Current Employee), McLean, VA –
Pros: high caliber workforce, growth opportunities, pay, hoteling, diversity
Cons: long hours, publicly-held, consulting environment can be uncertain at times
Booz Allen recruits top professionals in their fields of expertise, and it's clear from the caliber of people you work with on a daily basis. The firm advocates a diverse, core-value-based environment and it shows. Projects and clients are varied, challenging, and interesting, and provide multiple growth and leadership opportunities for hardworking – more...  consultants. – less
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The sun has set on this once great company
Associate (Former Employee), Arlington, VA –
Pros: some good people still left there
Cons: no job security, lousy leadership, body-shop staff augmentation jobs
Sadly, Booz Allen is all about cutting cost now: eliminating benefits, reducing awards, firing any staff caught unbillable for the smallest periods of time, etc. God help you if you find yourself unbillable for more than a week - your head will for sure be next on the chopping block.

Booz used to be a special place to work with lots of opportunties – more...  to get on interesting projects. Not so anymore. It's gone from a place where people tried their best to stand out, to a place where people try to keep their heads down and stay billable.

It's simply not a safe place to work anymore. Check out the reviews on glassdoor and elsewhere.....see the pattern. – less
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Lots of changes
Lead Associate-Project Manager-Portfolio Manager (Current Employee), Arlington, VA –
Changes are happening very rapidly after the release of the IPO...it remains to be seen if they are positive changes.
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Government Consulting
Associate (Current Employee), McLean, VA –
Booz Allen will challenge you as a consultant and a business manager. The firm teaches the value of professional relationship building in the context of delivering value and results to clients. As cliche as it sounds, my colleagues are the best part of the experience. As a team, we tackle some of the government's most enduring problems. When we help – more...  our clients make progress in the face of these problems, few thing are more professionally rewarding. – less
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Horrible company who doesn't care about their employees or clients
Principal (Former Employee), Mclean –
Pros: you have to wear suits every day?
Cons: top, heavy management
Booz is known for being a tech and management consultant firm who can't manage their own. Employees out at client sites spend more time doing mandatory training and business functions than servicing the client. They also force employees to do this on their own time or to illegally charge that time to the client. That is fraud. Bozz also has no issue – more...  with backstabbing its contracting partners sharing the same contract. They have been known to poach people or have the client remove another contractor's billet so they can create a billet for their own people. I've seen them add at least 10 extra people on contracts this way. Booz is a shady company which should be investigated for its business practices. Yes, I worked for them for over 15 years so I know first hand how they run their operation. Avoid them like the plague as they have downsized two times in the last two years because they are top heavy and rely on a non-working hotelling way of life. – less
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Ohio – May 21, 2012

Wow, now that saying somethis, especially from a Principal position.

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Poor place to work if you're trying to advance in your career
Senior Consultant (Current Employee), Rockville, MD –
I've been at the firm for almost two years. Nearly all of the employees in their 20's are unsatisfied. I think it's for a few main reasons:
-Lack of interesting work: People who are young have energy and want to learn a lot. I personally feel that the work isn't very intellectual and not that relevant to the greater business world.
-Culture: The culture – more...  is extremely hierarchical. You're "good" if you're in one group and you're a "loser" if you're in another group. Of course, all of the various promotion levels make it extremely hierarchical.
-Lack of Innovation: Most of the contracts are programs. They keep running and maintaining the same government ideas. With the exception of the Ideas Festival, there isn't that much focus on creating and implementing awesome, great ideas for the client. It's just bill, bill, bill, and try to get more funding.
-Lack of Integration: The firm has too many staff living in bubbles. People in McLean don't know the people in Aberdeen. People in Herndon have no clue what kind of work is going on in Rockville. Plus, the internal systems are horribly integrated causing a TON of data entry and manual processes. It's quite sad that a $5B company resorts to so many manual processes in their accounting, finance, contract maintenance, pricing proposals, etc. – less
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Keeps you busy as long as ther eis work
Engineering Consultant (Current Employee), San Antonio, TX –
Pros: when there is plenty of work they keep you busy
Cons: when work dries up they might send you packing
Overall good company. They have a lot of resources and try their best to keep you busy.
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Great place to start a career
Associate (Current Employee), California –
Pros: benefits are great
Cons: hit a ceiling within your team at some point
great company to start a career. as you rise through the ranks promotions get hard and there is not enough focus on domain expertise for promotion opportunities
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Strong values and excellent leadership
Senior Consultant (Current Employee), Ohio –
Pros: expertise, core values, work/life balance
Cons: compensation, communication
Booz Allen Hamilton cherishes a strong foundation of core values. Employees are highly intelligent and profesional. Core capabilities are not limited to one area, employees become experts in many fields.
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Good resume builder
Associate (Former Employee), McLean, VA –
Pros: 401k matching, training programs
Cons: suit & tie required
Booz offers a good name and some career training for those right out of school - but you don't want to stay there too long, b/c the higher your rise the less "real" work you do and the more you're asked to build business and the politics begin.
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Extremely work driven environment.
Senior Consultant (Current Employee), McLean, VA –
Pros: management and client relations.
Cons: assessment and promotion process.
The assessment process at Booz can go either way for you and it's solely based feedback from other individuals. Perception is key at Booz and people will over exaggerate what you do during your breaks so be careful.
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Great People and Great Place to Work!
Consultant - Operations Research Analyst (Current Employee), San Antonio, TX –
I have really enjoyed my time spend at Booz Allen Hamilton. The company cares about its people and that is easy to tell.
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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of management consulting for businesses and governments for more than 80 years. – Read more