Not a bad place to hang your hat for a few years - Anonymous employee Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

4.0
Jul 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Benefits are decent overall -Good training programs -The ethics program is taken seriously, so if you find yourself needing to invoke something from the Ethics Handbook, don't be afraid to do so.

Cons

-If a contract runs short on hours, you will have to scramble to find work regardless of having a positive variance in your required hours worked during the year or not. -It is easy to get pigeon-holed in a particular role and you will likely know about 2 years in whether or not you will get promoted -Promotions are VERY political and not related to merit. -Don't participate in extracurricular stuff unless it is mandatory or involves business development, it is usually a waste of your time. -Like most federal consulting firms, they will dangle the promise of a promotion to induce you to spend extra time on proposal-writing and business development. Like every federal consulting firm, take that promise of career advancement with a bucket of salt.

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Cons

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Pros

Work - Wide range of important and interesting projects to work on and ability to transfer between projects - Opportunity to get sponsored for a higher clearance - Great work life balance at lower levels and for those not involved in proposal work - Ability to telework depending on the needs of the client - Generally friendly work culture and people Benefits - Retirement benefits are 6% immediately vested every year in February - Ability to contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA) - Good benefits options like MetLife legal insurance and Maven Clinic services

Cons

- Luck of the draw as far as admin chain, which can accelerate or completely derail your growth and promotions - Significantly reduced bench time depending on profitability of the rest of your admin account

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