I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Booz Allen Hamilton in Jan 2009
Interview
A recruiter contacted me in response to my online application at the BAH career site. The screening interview with the recruiter covered the job description and duties, location of the job, career growth prospects, my background and experience, and the compensation package that I received at my previous employer.
Following the screening, I had onsite interviews with three team members - a senior associate, an associate and some type of project or program manager (possibly a senior associate). The first two interviewers covered mostly technical aspects of the job. The last interview was more situational/behavioral.
Following the on site interview I had a follow up telephonic interview with a senior associate and associate at a different location since they were part of the extended team.
There's really nothing about the interviews that are hard. My guess is they are looking for good team players, self awareness, and confidence.
The interview scheduling process was good and well organized. The actual interviews were somewhat less well organized (in terms of interviewer prep as far as i could tell) but still good. The post interview phase process was bad - I did not hear back from BAH. Very strange and definitely a negative.
Also, one of the senior associates I spoke with (on the phone) was somewhat curt and perhaps verging on rudeness by cutting me off mid-answer to his open ended questions. He apologized each time by saying that he had very little time. I would have expected him to make the time for an interview - especially if he had to ask open ended questions - but thats just me :)
At one point his attitude got to me and I gave him a bit of his own medicine - that might explain the no offer :)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Booz Allen Hamilton in Nov 2008
Interview
Their recruiter contacted me because she saw my resume on my school's career center website. She wanted me to go in for an interview for an internship position but I declined and interned somewhere else. However, I kept tabs with her and was able to get an interview for a full-time position.
At the site, I was with about 15 other people and about 5 people were there to interview us.
It was like a free for all, we all took turns, trying to interview with as many of them as possible. I ended up talking to at least three of them.
Questions were all the same... asked me about my resume, my experiences, how I worked in teams, and why I applied. No technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time where there was a conflict, how did you resolve it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Booz Allen Hamilton (Rockville, MD) in May 2009
Interview
I first spoke to an outside recruiter over the phone who asked me questions about my background, resume and future goals. One week later, I had an over the phone interview with an inside recruiter who asked the same questions - inquired about my background, resume and future goals. A few weeks later, I came in the office for in person interviews. I was there for 2 hours and first met with the in-house recruiter and then 3 employees who I would be workiing with, all with different backgrounds. Everyone wanted to know about my past experiences and what I wanted to do at Booz Allen. it was a very positive experience with very friendly and professional people. The environment at Booz Allen is very team oriented so they are looking for individuals who work well with others and do well in a fast-paced environment. It seems like a great place to grow professionaly and the company itself appears to be solid and strong. And, the benefits are out of this world.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Since we work with a variety of different clients, please describe how you were able to communicate with a variety and diverse group of clients effectively? What were your secrets to success?