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    Booz Allen Hamilton Reviews

    Updated 21 October 2017
    3,909 reviews

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    Booz Allen Hamilton President and CEO Horacio D. Rozanski
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    601 Ratings

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    Pros

    • Great Work/Life balance (depending on your contract) (in 516 reviews)

    • Most projects make it easy to work from home a day a week, if not 100% of the time (in 84 reviews)

    Cons

    • Sometimes the work/life balance is not there (in 180 reviews)

    • If not, employees get lack of work notice (in 81 reviews)

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    1. "Fascinating Work Where You Own Your Career"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      The work at Booz Allen is fascinating - it is fast paced and impactful. It has given me the chance to understand the inner workings of the government and be incredibly close to decision making. Over the past decade, I have had the chance to work on multiple assignments, gain increasing levels of responsibility, and have never been bored. I have had high-quality managers and the Firm has invested in my growth (a graduate degree and multiple certificates).

      Cons

      Occasionally decision-making at Booz Allen can feel bureaucratic - especially things that go back to headquarters. You have to own your career - and build your network to identify new projects and growth opportunities. Your manager can guide you, but you alone are responsible.

      Advice to Management

      There can be a tendency to be disconnected from employees at client site - work on fixing accessibility (e.g., devices for those on client site) and focus on communicating where the Firm is going.

    2. "Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good people
      Manageable hours
      Good location in the DC area

      Cons

      Projects can be slow and tedious
      Government work is 99% of projects

    3. "Analyst at Molesworth, UK"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in Molesworth, England
      Current Employee - Analyst in Molesworth, England

      I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Our contract was just upgraded, we now make 20 days of paid time off per year, and 6% matching 401K contributions. Life insurance for one year's worth of salary is also included. Other benefits are available. A housing allowance is also provided.

      Cons

      No yearly bonuses, nor is there a way of increasing your salary other than apply for other jobs. The housing allowance is small, but better than nothing.

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    4. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      work life balance
      interesting client work

      Cons

      poor pay condition
      too much travel

    5. "Senior Associate"

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      Former Employee - Senior Associate in London, England
      Former Employee - Senior Associate in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Get experience in Strategic Consulting
      Meet executives in various industries
      Learn how to work in teams with high-level consultants
      Create strong connections with peers

      Cons

      Long working hours
      High-pressured job
      Travels outside town and very often
      Exhaustive and stressful
      Difficult to enter and stay
      Limited choice of clients and area of expertise

      Advice to Management

      Listen more to consultants to try to improve work-life balance

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Best years of my business career"

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      Former Employee - Partner in London, England
      Former Employee - Partner in London, England
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Highly professional environment
      Some of the brightest people on the planet
      Excellent teamwork
      Lifelong associations and friendships

      Cons

      High pressure for performance
      Heavy travel in the early years

      Advice to Management

      Management has done an outstanding job of growing the company. Keep it up.

    7. "short opinion"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      prestigious firm, international, world-wide, great opportunity

      Cons

      travelling, long working hours, competitive

      Advice to Management

      you can only grow as big as your staff

    8. Helpful (190)

      "Great people, terrible business"

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      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in McLean, VA (US)
      Current Employee - Senior Consultant in McLean, VA (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The people are great. Everyone -- even the difficult types -- are eager to work and excel. There are some senior officers with questionable morality, but most people here are great people to work with.

      Cons

      1. Federal clients. Don't forget that you'll move at their pace, not yours.
      2. The nature of the job means that sooner or later you'll be strategizing ways to get more money from the client (i.e. federal government), regardless of whether or not you'll actually add value. BAH runs on government money, a large chunk from DoD, and thus is part of the bigger problem we have in this country with fiscal responsibility.
      3. Living off the American taxpayer. Much of the money that flies around in DC is at the expense of everyone else everywhere else in the US, BAH is a major player in this system, particularly the defense technology sector.
      4. You'll never get paid what you're worth. The three lowest ranks (Consultant, Sr. Consultant, Associate) seldom make what they're worth, while senior management (looking at you, officers) make insane amounts of money.

      Advice to Management

      I'm leaving this job for two reasons, despite being hand-picked and groomed for greater responsibility by senior management.

      1. You weren't paying me enough to do the job; especially when you factor in the amount of stress this job puts on a human being, the amount of time I sacrificed with my family, the amount of guilt this job inspired in me as an American.
      2. The job is not meaningful to anyone who doesn't lust for profits. At some point each of us gets a look at how the sausage is made, and then it becomes clear that the government is basically asking (literally sending out solicitations and announcements) to be ripped off. They don't need what we're selling, but they buy it anyways because Congress tells them to. This buys Congress fancy retirement plans at the same businesses that profit. But everyone else loses, and Booz Allen isn't doing enough to be a part of our nation's long-term fiscal stability.

    9. "Professional folks with excellence in mind."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      There is room for growth, and this company takes care of its people. They feel empowered, productive and happy to serve their customers. They match skills with the tasks effectively.

      Cons

      Contracts are written in terms and may last temporarily, and sometimes unpredictable especially when dealing with government contracts. Companies are forced to cut back.

      Advice to Management

      Keep the communication line open to your employees.

    10. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Consultant in Lexington Park, MD (US)
      Current Employee - Consultant in Lexington Park, MD (US)
      Recommends

      I have been working at Booz Allen Hamilton full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      -great coworkers
      -flexible work/life balance
      -easy access to mgmt
      -engaging client facing work

      Cons

      -pay the good people that stand out

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