Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,422 total reviews)
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Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,422 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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3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Booz is such a large company that there are endless opportunities to move around and experience a number of different consulting experiences. The makeup of the firm is very diverse - business, military, non-profit, advertising, etc. Additionally, BAH takes professional development very seriously. There's a minimum number of hours of training that everyone is required to take during the course of the year. Building the BAH brand outside of the office is also taken very seriously - there's dozens of groups devoted to softball, basketball, gardening, sailing, almost anything you can think of. Another bonus of working for such a large company is the perks - tons of discounts, free tickets to theater/music/sports. Profit sharing is another nice perk; everyone gets an automatic ~10% of their annual salary put in to a 401k after their second year.

Cons

Each employee is assigned to a "home team", and if a project you want to transfer to is run by someone from another "home team", your bosses will fight tooth and nail to keep you from leaving. They've paid for your training and time, and are very stubborn about losing you to another team, even if the project is one you're very interested in and would do well at. It's all the same company, people! Also, they combine vacation and sick days under one group, meaning that a long vacation = no sick days. The profit-sharing mechanism is far from perfect - you're not 100% vested until your sixth year with BAH, and the fund options offered under the 401k are incredibly limited - literally less than 10 choices. Better get an IRA.

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent people, and a good structure. Benefits are very good. Most management is very understanding for time off, etc.

Cons

With the split, there are no opportunities to break outside of the US Govt market. They don't give any bonus unless you are very senior (Senior Associate) level Cost cutting measures will probably take a toll on the culture now that Carlyle Group owns most of it.

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-Life balance is a focus at BAH and the opportunity to get a broad experience in IT and Development is a huge plus! The 401k plan is one of the best in the IT world, especially in DC. Health care costs are low and internal training is the best in the business.

Cons

If you are a true introvert then BAH may not be the place for you. Networking within the company is a large component of success and getting promoted to the higher levels of management can be a challenge but there are paths defined within the company to get you there.

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