Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,451 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 10,451 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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4.0
Feb 9, 2010

Good place to work

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Pros

Great work life balance. 360 process is very fair and allows for a wide variety of input on performance reviews. Senior management seems to be in touch and adapts well to changes in the market.

Cons

Has similar problems that any organization its size has. Thought the company promotes moving around, it is easier said than done. A lot of staff augmentation instead of true consulting work.

2.0
Feb 9, 2010
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Pros

The pay is good, better than most of the competitors and the benefits are very good. They put 10% of your pay into your 401K regardless of how much you contribute. My peers were some of the best and brightest people I have ever worked with. I worked at a Booz Allen Office, but not in McLean so location was great for me, with a short commute. The leadership of your team determines your experience, good leadership equals good experience. Also your team determines what you work on. If your team has work they dedicate who does what, since billability is king

Cons

Not sure of criteria for promotion to Senior Associate. There are no written criteria are for promotion to Senior Associate or the higher levels verbal guidance is from word of mouth from peers and is difficult to find and can change at a moments notice. Some make it and some do not. I know it is based on getting and maintaining business, but the goal line moves based on if you have a mentor. I had a mentor and I made it, but could not explain to others what they needed to do except go get business and do good work. If your team does not have work, you will be farmed out to a team with work to keep billability up, regardless of your skills and desires. If you work on government site it is hard to keep connected to Booz Allen. After a while you will be a extension of the government staff.

4.0
Feb 8, 2010

BAH

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Pros

Booz Allen offers great benefits and allows their employees the opportunity to work on mulitiple projects. The team I work on is great and unfortunately I cannot speak for other teams.

Cons

There are too many upper managers and it become chaotic. Sometimes it can be very top heavy with limited guidance at the bottom.

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