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Booz Allen Hamilton

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Booz Allen Hamilton reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(10,437 total reviews)
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Horacio D. Rozanski

79% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Booz Allen Hamilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 10,437 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Booz Allen Hamilton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews
3.0
Sep 8, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good reputation and past performance gains respect of clients

Cons

When I was hired by Booz Allen (in a position I found) I was told that Booz Allen hires the person, not just for the contract. When my position was migrated to another company, Booz Allen did little to nothing to retain me even though I was more qualified than people working in other positions. They are more interested in keeping people billable than they are in providing the best value and qualified people for the client. Definitely has the perception of favoritism. Booz Allen is also top heavy which drives up cost and weakens ability too compete.

2.0
Aug 13, 2014

Stay away, competitive culture, frequent lay offs, below to average talent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance Can work from home at times Good for people in defense industry

Cons

If you're reading this, you have some level of career savvy. If you see a mixed bag of reviews(or below average), you're likely joining an average(or below average) company. Before you discover all of this once you join, think about staying away from Booz Allen. For reasons, refer below. When a company begins to make cuts on how it treats its people rather than invest in them, it's a sign that bad times are looming. When this happens, a good number of the most talented people usually leave(and they have been in the last 1-2yrs) and the average to below average stay. In an industry where people represent a key asset, it's a downward spiral for the firm from there. And it's been showing as the firm has been losing many many bids for work as of recently. Last year, the firm drastically cut salaries for a key position and it prompted many to leave. The firm cut its bonus plan to a 401k plan, it then cut that 401k plan this year. Career managers(people who are supposed to help you with your career) are a mixed bag. They're not really put in a position to value your career all that much, most are looking after themselves and aren't really incentivized to help you. People are fairly territorial with their work. Divisions compete with one another for work. Lay offs happen pretty much non-stop throughout the year. You see/hear people desperately looking for work all the time.

1.0
Jul 23, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Bench. I got to participate in some pilot training courses.

Cons

I get pulled in to only sit on a bench and do marketing work (IRAD), then get told to look for work (billable) -- thinking I thought I had a job. My bench buddies then start getting LOW's (Lack of Work) letters and everyone becomes desperate to take anything billable. I took a lame billable position and realize 'kids' are promoted to leadership, who have no business being team leads, which eventual results in turnover of unhappy team members. I reported my leads behavior to only be brushed under the table. Bad timing for me as the company seemed to be in a contract losing streak. Used to be a good company, from what senior folks have told me.

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