Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,462 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 10,462 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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2.0
May 26, 2010
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Pros

Flexible work schedule 401K Quality Co-Workers Great for those desiring to become Project Managers

Cons

BAH is a classic pyramid scheme. In order to move up you have to develop business and build a team under you which creates plenty of internal politics. Emphasis is placed on Marketing and Business Growth. It is like a bunch of used car salesmen running around telling people what they want to hear. No real advancement for technical staff. One career model for both technical and non-technical employees which they are assessed against during the annual assessment. Different teams within the company compete for staff and bid on the same work. In my opinion it was an extremely disfunctional organization. Employees are also expected to find their own billable work within the company, sometimes upon initial hire. I cannot speak for the entire company, this was the experience I had. If you come from one of the many Defense Contractors in the DC area, you will be in for a "culture shock".

1.0
May 26, 2010
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Pros

Once a culture that allowed entrepreneurship

Cons

Since Carlisle Group take over, the place has moved inexorably toward an IPO or other liquidity event and they have not been straight with the workforce about what this means. They are now firing leaders and hiring staff in order to send conflicting messages to the community about the organization's health. The terminations of leaders will make already difficult and complex communications with staff more difficult particularly as they add less-experienced staff. What once made Booz special in terms of an entrepreneurial culture is gone.

4.0
May 25, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Dynamic work environment in terms of number of projects and scope of activities. Some very talented people work here - great benchmark for your own, professional development.

Cons

Lacking international presence and competitiveness in international development projects. Partnership firm is very heavy on BD -

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