Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,445 total reviews)
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Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Booz Allen Hamilton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jun 1, 2014

Analyst

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Pros

They had a benefits and compensation package that was fairly competitive and seemed on-par for their industry.

Cons

Your supervisor can approach anyone that worked with you and ask if there were any issues with your performance and/or relationship. This creates a very invasive and biased per-review performance. My impression working for BAH is that they only care about presenting a polished image than about the quality of their product.

1.0
May 29, 2014
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Pros

compensation and benefits were good, but if you're not former military, a suck-up, or a partner's kid, you won't go very far up the ladder.

Cons

Haven't seen a more insecure bunch of people since high school, but maybe they have reason to be? In my Division, there was one female Sr. Associate who basically ran the committee that performed everyone's annual reviews. While the other members of the committee were expected to be replaced approx. every two years, a charter member, she'd been on it for at least eight years! How's that for objectivity?? If she liked you, you were golden. If not, she basically ran her own private mafia (she’s actually Sicilian, too). Her undergrad degree isn't even in anything remotely related to business - it's in theater, but then, she's a great actress.

1.0
May 6, 2014
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Pros

If you are looking for decent benefits and working only 40 hours per week then, the place is a good first job or stepping stone to something better.

Cons

Expect the pay to be below market value and no support when it comes to you achieving the career goals set forth yearly for your review. They are always advertising positions on their internal job board but, when you apply there is either no real job (just getting resumes) or you get one only for it to be taken away. You will be told it is a financial decision and you need to stay on the current contract. In other words, you are just a paycheck to them. Meeting with your CM or Sr. Associate about needing a change are met with "We'll see what we can do." Once again, there is no real intent to move you to somewhere where you and the firm can both benefit from your expertise. Instead, they attempt to temporarily appease you with award money and promises that they are "looking to move you over soon." Also, for a "consulting" company, this is one of the most technology behind companies I have ever worked for. They cannot figure out how to digitally sign documents. Everything is print, sign, scan, and then email (or snail mail). I worked in a company that was 1/2 the size and they could digitally sign documents. Finally, they will want you to pursue certifications that they want you to have even though you do not want them or interested in getting them. The idea is for them to market the certifications on proposals. Once again, they do not care about the individual; only what makes the firm look good on proposals and contracts.

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