A great place to start your career, but very political and growth beyond Associate requires luck as well as performance - Associate Booz Allen Hamilton Employee Review

4.0
Apr 14, 2010
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Pros

Opportunities to develop business proposals, lead high profile projects and receive feedback from seasoned consultants. Looks great on a resume. Very flexible in choosing work location and projects. Extremely collaborative and there is opportunity to utilize information from similar projects. Great internal training program with certifications in a wide variety of functions.

Cons

Very political. Promotions require "socializing" performance through an overkill of network. Few opportunities to move beyond Associate and earn big bucks. Doesn't value an MBA as much as other consulting firms. Only values experience so there aren't too many young managers.

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