Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,439 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 10,439 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
Dec 30, 2008
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Pros

The flexibility. My group is very understanding of taking time off to attend to personal matters and you can pretty much take time off whenever you like. Also, the company is very stable, so you don't have to worry about getting laid off. It's not an intense, high-pressure environment like you might encounter in the commercial world.

Cons

A lot of the flexibility comes from the fact that there is very little oversight. Everyone is off doing their own thing, working on their own little rice bowl, that oftentimes projects aren't big enough for small teams to work on, so some people are underutilized. For those junior staff that are utilized, it's pretty mundane and menial stuff. There is very little travel and "consulting" in the true sense of the word. I perceive the company more as "government seat-fillers" than management and strategy consultants. There is also a high focus on engineers, at least in the group I work in. I also think the company and its systems (HR, payroll, time charging, etc.) aren't well-developed, especially for a company that does so much IT work. Also, the compensation structure is very average. Your salary is on parr with everyone else, there are no bonuses, educational compensation is average, etc - nothing outstanding. Although I rated the company fairly high on the website's criteria, I'm not very enthused by this company and the work they do.

4.0
Dec 30, 2008
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Pros

I worked for Booz Allen Hamilton right after I got out from college. It's a competitive place to work. You either work for Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockeed Martin, Boeing, or BearingPoint. Those were pretty much the choices coming out from college. It's a very professional environment. You wear suits to work everyday. I am a IT person. If you like looking like a banker, it's a place for you. Also, people there are great. I had a good time working with all of my co-workers.

Cons

Company if very structured. It takes "forever" to move up a level. It goes from level Consultant -> Senior Consultant -> Associate -> Program Manager -> Principal -> Partner. If you start out from the beginning, you pretty much have to be there your whole career to make it up to the management level. I was young and wanted to gain a lot of work experience. I just couldn't wait for it. So I left. That was the biggest reason I left the company. Also, salary was very structured.

5.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Booz Allen Hamilton is engaged in solving a wide range of difficult problems for diverse list of clients. In pursuing these endeavors BAH provides and fosters a collaborative approach to providing the best resolution to the engagement. Their total compensation package is highly competitive and the work/life balance can be maintained.

Cons

Depending on the client and the contract you can sometimes get disengaged with your home organization.

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