Great Consulting Company and Culture - Anonymous employee Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

4.0
Aug 11, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people are bright, ambitious and leadership at all levels are happy and willing to help you. The company invests in their people more than the other government contracting companies I've worked for. They do lots of strategic investing in new insights, so you can always find something interesting to work on if you do not have a current client engagement or want to put in some more time on the side. Most of the management were genuinely kind, wonderful folks interested in your best interest.

Cons

The company is very management heavy. They promote very inexperienced people into executive positions. It was almost shocking when I saw the resume of a principal/director at the company. Their inexperience shows with their people strategy, budget management, and especially their ability to handle more difficult or subtle situations. The often promote based on likability - which is important in consulting, but it does not give them the credibility or experience to lead.

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Cons

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Booz Allen will hire individuals without a position in mind and force them immediately on to the bench. This means that after hiring, they have to conduct more interviews and networking for an “internal job search”, which I feel is disrespectful and not professional. It also means that the interviewers and hiring staff will not know what you will be doing which may result in being mislead about the true nature of your position. However the bench is very nice for existing employees who have a contract ended, allowing them to find a new one without being laid off. Health care could be more competitive. Very high deductible for what you pay. Finally, the company is attempting to transition to a technology company, which doesn’t seem to be going well.

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