Booz Allen Hamilton Reviews

Pros

Good values and work ethic

Pros

The CEO seem like a good guy.

Advice to Management

Stick with the pick

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.

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.

Pros

The people are bright, ambitious and leadership at all levels are happy and willing to help you. The company invests in their people more than the other government contracting companies I've worked for. They do lots of strategic investing in new insights, so you can always find something interesting to work on if you do not have a current client engagement or want to put in some more time on the side. Most of the management were genuinely kind, wonderful folks interested in your best interest.

Advice to Management

You should find ways to reward without promotion. People really jockey to get to Senior Associate, because they want the bonuses, find a way to spread that around so people aren't being promoted for the wrong reasons. Also, consider their people experience when promoting - I worked with executives from technical fields at the firm and it was painful to interact with them.

Pros

Great benefits and leadership. You’re always allowed to take the individual initiative

Advice to Management

N/A

Pros

Wonderful culture, supportive teammates and job leaders/career managers, and constant feedback (versus an annual review.)

Pros

Stable work and and incredible mentoring culture! Decent health/dental insurance and 401K matching. Options for continued education at the expense of the firm.

Depending on the project, there’s options to work remotely, have a flexible schedule, and take time off.

Advice to Management

Its traditional business model could increasingly hurt the firm down the road.

Management ought to be looking at ways to keep up with competition by exploring benefits that employees are looking for. Innovative ideas like being able to bring pets to work, not have a dress code, work remotely, and have unlimited vacation seem like they would never be allowed at Booz Allen.

Pros

There were many growth opportunities and a lot of project variety

Pros

The people always make a job great and the team in KC was wonderful. Great benefits and support throughout my employment.

Pros

Awesome company, super incentives, and benefits packages

Advice to Management

I would like for management to be more forthcoming with details concerning contract re-compete status.