Booz Allen Hamilton
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One of the best-known firms in the government contracting realm, Booz Allen Hamilton has deep expertise on everything from digital transformation to bleeding-edge cybersecurity. With almost 30,000 employees, there is no shortage of opportunities at the company, but it can also be easy to get lost in the shuffle. Those with existing security clearances hold a significant advantage in the hiring process, while the firm is also a destination of choice for current and former members of the military.
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Vault Verdict
Assessing culture at a firm on the scale of Booz Allen Hamilton is no easy task. With almost 30,000 employees spread across the globe, achieving a unified firm culture is a major challenge—and one that, for the most part, leadership at BAH appears to have risen to. Insiders report that the firm’s core values shine through in everything from its commitment to furthering diversity and inclusion efforts, to ensuring that employees are able to attain a reasonable work-life balance.
Of course, in a firm that size, it can also be easy to feel like little more than a number—and there is certainly some evidence to suggest that it is difficult for BAH consultants to have much say in terms of how, where or when they are staffed on ...
About the Company
Edwin G. Booz founded Booz Allen Hamilton in 1914, on the eve of World War I, to help businesses succeed through an outsider’s perspective and a human touch. Over the past century, Booz Allen Hamilton has carved its own place in the consulting industry as an indispensable advisor to the U.S. federal government, particularly in administering IT strategy and integration to numerous agencies and departments.
There is hardly an area of government that has not felt Booz Allen’s influence in one capacity or another. The firm has been involved in some of the United States’ most important moments in the 20th and 21st centuries. Booz Allen was the first consultancy sought out by NASA at the agency’s inception and has advised on major advancements in the Space Race—from the Apollo 11 moon launch in 1969 to the design of the Hubble Spac...
Employee Reviews
- “At Booz Allen, you can grow your career. The company will help you figure out your career goals and help you find training, mentorship, and opportunities to grow in those directions. BAH's B3 promise (Be You, Be Booz Allen, Be Empowered) isn't just a tag line - the message and the practice flows from senior leadership to the folks on the ground floor.”
“Booz Allen Hamilton is a truly remarkable firm in every way. All the government consulting compani...
Getting Hired Here
- “Booz Allen is seeking perceptive, creative, communicative candidates who get excited by helping clients solve their most challenging problems, sometimes with incredibly limited resources. In essence, someone who wants to do exactly what the Booz Allen tagline suggests: ‘Empower People to Change the World.’”
- “Firm has strong ethical values and conducts extensive background check. Interview with senior project leader before submitting resume. After interview, the...
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