I interviewed at Booz Allen Hamilton (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Booz Allen Hamilton has a detailed interview process with multiple teams. Each interview was about 30 minutes and included one or two interviewers. Many of the interview teams repeated questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Booz Allen Hamilton (Fayetteville, NC) in Feb 2024
Interview
Short, sweet, and to the point. Straightforward questions and easy conversation. Interviewers were very prepared. A single interview with two levels of management. Received a job offer within a week of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you mitigated risk on a project.
I applied online. I interviewed at Booz Allen Hamilton
Interview
I applied via the Booz Allen Hamilton website and was given an initial screening interview with an Executive Recruiter for a Director role. Afterwards, I was told that I would interview with a Director in the business unit who was performing a similar job function (job function 1) to the role to which I was applying. This was then changed to a different individual, a Principal, in a different business unit performing a different job function, job function 2.
My interview with this individual focused exclusively on skills and experiences related to job function 2 and did not cover the topics and qualifications from the job posting (job function 1). In addition, the interviewer was 2 minutes late to the 45-minute interview, appeared to not be familiar with my resume and background, appeared uninterested and dismissive through body language and responses throughout the interview, and spent 41 of the remaining 43 minutes quizzing me on technical details related to the interviewer’s job function as opposed to the functions listed on the job description. I shared my feedback with the recruiter and asked to clarify the job role but did not hear back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have experience with machine learning engineering?
How important is machine learning engineering in product development?